Trimble Sentinel vs Backlog by Time Engine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trimble Sentinel
Monitor your Trimble equipment in real-time with GPS tracking. Adjust settings, receive alerts for geofence breaches, and track impacts. Access critical data for your fleet from anywhere.
- Real-time equipment location tracking
- GPS tracker integration
- LTE connection module support
- Modify equipment settings
- Configure alerts for geofence breaches
- Impact detection alerts
- Reporting interval updates
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Trimble Sentinel provides Users access to track Trimble equipment that is enabled with a GPS tracker and LTE connection module. View the real-time location of equipment, update, modify settings and alerts for reporting intervals, geofence breach, and impacts.
Backlog by Time Engine
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Backlog is a time based todo list, add an backlog, add items and subitems to it, associate it with a time amount representing a how much it will take to be done with it. Backlog adds all your items time and show how much workload you have. Simply check and uncheck items, move them to prioritize them or delete them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Backlog by Time Engine at every 3 weeks against Trimble Sentinel's every 4 months. Trimble Sentinel's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Trimble Sentinel ships an update every 4 months, Backlog by Time Engine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trimble Sentinel | Backlog by Time Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trimble Inc. | 100-8 Studio |
In-app purchases
Trimble Sentinel
No in-app purchases
Backlog by Time Engine
No in-app purchases
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