Comparison

Sentry vs Manage Devices

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sentry

Enhances situational awareness for law enforcement and first responders involved in alarm monitoring strategies. It supports partnerships with government and businesses to protect strategic assets globally.

Highlights
  • Elevates situational awareness
  • Supports alarm monitoring strategies
  • Partners with government and first responders
  • Protects strategic assets globally
Features
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Sentry-SECURE elevates situational awareness amongst law enforcement stakeholders that are critical to the alarm monitoring strategies being implemented by the Office of Radiological Security’s Protect strategy. The Office of Radiological Security uses these strategies to partner with government, first responders, and businesses to protect strategic assets around the world.

About

Manage Devices

Features
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-Locate your Devices & Assets in Real Time View the current location of your Devices and Assets. Mobile phones and tablets are automatically added to your device list. -View Past Device Locations View your Device location history.

Screenshots

Sentry4 screens
Manage Devices4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Manage Devices at every 3 weeks against Sentry's every 3 months. Manage Devices also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sentry ships an update every 3 months, Manage Devices every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sentry versus Manage Devices: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSentryManage Devices
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVPI EngineeringAdvanced Innovation

In-app purchases

None

Sentry

No in-app purchases

None

Manage Devices

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sentry free?
Sentry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Manage Devices free?
Manage Devices is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sentry or Manage Devices have ads?
Neither Sentry nor Manage Devices shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sentry or Manage Devices?
Sentry ships an update every 3 months, and Manage Devices every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sentry was updated on August 10, 2026 and Manage Devices on May 17, 2026.

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