Comparison

Sentry MS vs Homey NYC

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

Head to head
About

Sentry MS

Manage your transportation reservations and trip details. Track your pickup and enjoy a safe ride to your destination. Provides a seamless experience from booking to drop-off.

Highlights
  • Reservation management
  • Trip detail checking
  • Pickup tracking
  • Safety ride features
  • Drop-off confirmation
Features
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Choosing Sentry is easy! Find your reservation, check upon the trip details, wait for pick up, enjoy your safety ride and have a successful drop off. Questions? Send your questions, feedback or suggestions to info@sentryms.com. Loving your experience so far? Throw us a 5-star rating. Your feedback helps us improve! By downloading the app, you agree to allow Sentry to collect your device’s language settings.

About

Homey NYC

This app simplifies the process of applying for affordable housing lotteries in New York City. It helps manage paperwork and applications, aiming to make the complex process easier for users. Offers a free trial period for new users.

Highlights
  • Housing lottery application management
  • Paperwork simplification
  • Free 7-day trial
  • Unlimited applications with subscription
  • Subscription management
Features
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Try the Homey NYC App FREE for 7 days, cancel anytime. Winning a housing lottery can change everything—but the paperwork is a headache. That’s why we created Homey. Homey Affordable Housing, Inc. is an independent company with no affiliation to any government entity. This Homey NYC app also doesn't represent any government entity. The Housing Connect website: https://housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/, as well as NYC HPD listed here: https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/index.page , is the source of NYC affordable housing eligibility requirements. Good luck with all of your applications! Subscription pricing and terms: Homey NYC offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $14.99/month and an auto-renewing yearly subscription at $79.99/year to provide you with unlimited housing lottery applications while you maintain an active subscription. Both offer a 7 day free trial period. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Read full Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sentry MS4 screens
Homey NYC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Homey NYC at 64% against Sentry MS's 0%. Homey NYC also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (660 vs 8). Sentry MS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Homey NYC sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Sentry MS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Homey NYC holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Homey NYC has 660 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Sentry MS's written reviews are positive against 64% of Homey NYC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sentry MS ships an update every 3 months, Homey NYC monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sentry MS versus Homey NYC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSentry MSHomey NYC
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (8 ratings)4.8 (660 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8660 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTransIntel Technology IncHomey Affordable Housing, Inc.

Customer experience

Sentry MS

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Homey NYC

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

None

Sentry MS

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Homey NYC

Subscriptions2
  • Homey Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Homey Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Sentry MS free?
Sentry MS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Homey NYC free?
Homey NYC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sentry MS or Homey NYC?
Homey NYC is rated higher. Sentry MS averages 2.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Homey NYC averages 4.8 from 660 ratings.
Do Sentry MS or Homey NYC have ads?
Neither Sentry MS nor Homey NYC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sentry MS or Homey NYC?
Sentry MS ships an update every 3 months, and Homey NYC monthly. Most recently, Sentry MS was updated on November 3, 2026 and Homey NYC on November 5, 2026.

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