Comparison

Sentry vs LockVault

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

LockVault

Organize, prepare, and manage life's significant moments with this utility app. It helps users keep track of important events and information.

Highlights
  • Organize life's moments
  • Prepare for events
  • Manage important information
  • Secure data management
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To introduce a better way to organize, prepare, and manage all of life's significant moments. Terms of Service: https://app.lockvault.com/termsofservice

Screenshots

Sentry4 screens
LockVault3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LockVault at 5.0 against Sentry's 3.7. LockVault also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Sentry's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. LockVault sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Sentry asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LockVault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sentry ships an update every 3 months, LockVault fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sentry versus LockVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSentryLockVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVPI EngineeringDimensional Asset Solutions, LLC

Customer experience

Sentry

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

LockVault

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sentry

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

LockVault

Subscriptions6
  • Individual2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Family$15.991 Month
  • Ultimate$29.991 Month
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  • Individual2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Family$159.991 Year
  • Ultimate$299.991 Year

Questions

Is Sentry free?
Sentry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LockVault free?
LockVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sentry or LockVault?
LockVault is rated higher. Sentry averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while LockVault averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Sentry or LockVault have ads?
LockVault shows ads; Sentry does not.
Which is updated more often, Sentry or LockVault?
Sentry ships an update every 3 months, and LockVault fortnightly. Most recently, Sentry was updated on August 10, 2026 and LockVault on September 14, 2026.

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