Comparison

Auth app for Tesla vs Sentry Connect

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

Head to head
About

Auth app for Tesla

Generate secure Tesla API authentication tokens with this utility. It allows you to keep custom shortcuts alive by providing token access for third-party services. Your credentials are sent directly to Tesla, and tokens are stored encrypted locally.

Highlights
  • Generate secure Tesla API authentication tokens
  • Support for custom shortcuts
  • Convenient clipboard access to tokens
  • Open-source code available
  • Secure encrypted token storage
Features
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Auth for Tesla gets you a working Tesla API token in seconds — then helps you check it, prove it, and put it to work. Sign in once with your Tesla account and your refresh and access tokens are one tap from the clipboard, ready for Shortcuts, scripts, home-automation tools, or your own app. A TOKEN TOOL, NOT A CAR APP Auth for Tesla doesn't drive your car, wake it up, or try to replace the Tesla app. It does one job well: hand you a valid OAuth token and make it easy to use. ONE TAP TO COPY • Refresh token and access token side by side, each copied with a single tap. • A live "Valid for…" countdown on the access token, and a clear "Long-lived" badge on the refresh token. • Refresh both with one button — or with ⌘R on Mac. • Turn on token details for issuer, audiences, scopes, region, and expiry at a glance. YOUR PASSWORD STAYS WITH TESLA You sign in on Tesla's own website in a secure in-app browser. Your username and password never pass through this app or any developer-run server. Multi-factor sign-in works as usual, and sign-in survives a hop to your password manager. PROVE IT WORKS Test Your Token runs a few read-only calls against the Owners or Fleet API — your account, your vehicles, your scopes — so you know the token works end to end before you paste it anywhere. DEVELOPER TOOLS BUILT IN • JWT Inspector — paste any token, or pick a stored one, and see the decoded header, payload, scopes, expiry, and a clear Valid/Expired status. • Snippet Exporter — copy the active token as ready-to-run cURL, HTTPie, Swift, or Python, bearer header included. OWNERS API AND FLEET API • Owners API — the token most Tesla-compatible apps and Shortcuts ask for. • Fleet API — Tesla's official API for developers with a partner account, with the region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, China) detected for you. EVERY ACCOUNT, ONE TAP APART Keep personal, work, and test accounts side by side for each API. Switch, rename, and add accounts without signing in again. SIRI & SHORTCUTS Get and Refresh actions for both APIs appear automatically in the Shortcuts app and work with Siri, and each can target a specific account. Build automations that always have a fresh token. IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC The same tools on every device, in a Liquid Glass design. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Tokens are stored encrypted in your iCloud Keychain and sync only across your own devices. No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. OPEN SOURCE Every line of code is public and auditable at github.com/TeslaBuds/AuthAppForTesla. Disclaimer: Auth for Tesla is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Tesla, Inc. Use at your own risk. No guarantee of proper function is given. You are solely responsible for any changes to your vehicle caused by the use of this app. Made in Denmark.

About

Sentry Connect

This app allows you to view and manage dashcam footage from your car's USB port. It provides real-time car status, playback of drives with overlays, charging history, and secure cloud storage. It's designed for easy access to your vehicle's data.

Highlights
  • View car status (battery, range, temps)
  • Playback dashcam footage with overlays
  • Replay drives with speed and map data
  • Track charging sessions and costs
  • Secure encrypted cloud storage
  • File management and alerts
  • Metric/imperial unit selection
Features
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Sentry Connect is the companion app for Sentry USB, the Raspberry Pi that turns your car's USB port into a smarter dashcam drive. See your car, watch your footage, replay your drives and track every charge, all from your iPhone or iPad. No web browser needed. Version 2.0 rebuilds the app from the ground up. HOME Your car at a glance: battery, range, temperatures, tire pressures and Sentry Mode, with Sync, Keep Awake and Away Mode a tap away. CLIPS Smooth playback across every camera, with live speed, gear, turn signals, braking and self-driving overlays, plus a map that follows the car. DRIVES Every drive on a map you can replay, with your self-driving share, speed charts and tags. FSD tracking works for all cars, even Hardware 3. CHARGING Charge, power and range charts for every session, with costs that follow your rates and schedules. SENTRY CLOUD Sign in and your drives and charging history come with you, encrypted so only you can read them. MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN iPad puts everything side by side. On iPhone Duo you get two pages when folded like a book, one big screen when flat, and a cover screen layout of its own. AND MORE Pair your Pi with your car as a key, browse and manage files, get alerts for Sentry events, choose metric or imperial right down to tire pressure, and let your Pi install stable updates on its own. Not set up yet? Explore the Demo shows every screen with sample data. Requires a Sentry USB running v3.26.4 or newer. Learn more at sentry-six.com. Built by Tesla owners, for Tesla owners. Sentry Connect is not affiliated with Tesla, Inc.

Screenshots

Auth app for Tesla4 screens
Sentry Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sentry Connect at 100% against Auth app for Tesla's 41%. Sentry Connect also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Auth app for Tesla's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Auth app for Tesla sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sentry Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sentry Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Auth app for Tesla has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Auth app for Tesla's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sentry Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auth app for Tesla ships an update every 3 months, Sentry Connect every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Auth app for Tesla versus Sentry Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuth app for TeslaSentry Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDansk Rumskrot ApSScott Vandereems

Customer experience

Auth app for Tesla

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative55.6%

Sentry Connect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Auth app for Tesla

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$19.99
None

Sentry Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Auth app for Tesla free?
Auth app for Tesla is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sentry Connect free?
Sentry Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Auth app for Tesla or Sentry Connect?
Sentry Connect is rated higher. Auth app for Tesla averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Sentry Connect averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Auth app for Tesla or Sentry Connect have ads?
Neither Auth app for Tesla nor Sentry Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auth app for Tesla or Sentry Connect?
Auth app for Tesla ships an update every 3 months, and Sentry Connect every 3 days. Most recently, Auth app for Tesla was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sentry Connect on November 5, 2026.

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