Comparison

Waites vs E Sentry Systems

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

Head to head
About

Waites

This app provides field maintenance personnel with a mobile view of monitored equipment and required actions. Access details, communicate with analysts, and report completed preventative maintenance, including time and cost savings.

Highlights
  • View action items/maintenance tasks
  • Communicate with analysts
  • Report preventative maintenance
  • Track DT hours
  • Record cost savings
Features
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The Waites Full Service mobile app brings the power of the Waites dashboard to your phone with a customized overview of monitored equipment in your facility, giving field maintenance personnel the ability to access details about required actions at their fingertips. You can use the app to: * View action items (maintenance tasks) * Have conversations with Waites analysts about action items * Report preventative maintenance that you conducted, including DT hours and cost savings as a result of your work

About

E Sentry Systems

Features
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Activate and manage your E Sentry System assets. Users with an NFC compatible device can inspect asset tags to view and submit information, updating its history with the cloud. Activated users can view their assigned routes and designate their current route as needed, showing them which assets require an inspection and cataloging their progress through the route. All check-in information is synched with the cloud service allowing admins to review completed and assigned routes, create new routes, and review inspection history on each asset tag. Historical information is converted into trends and can be exported into an excel compatible document for review and maintenance.

Screenshots

Waites4 screens
E Sentry Systems4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: E Sentry Systems at every 3 weeks against Waites's every 2 months. 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

Waites ships an update every 2 months, E Sentry Systems every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Waites versus E Sentry Systems: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaitesE Sentry Systems
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWaites Sensor Technologies, IncIRISS Inc

In-app purchases

None

Waites

No in-app purchases

None

E Sentry Systems

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waites free?
Waites is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is E Sentry Systems free?
E Sentry Systems is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Waites or E Sentry Systems have ads?
Neither Waites nor E Sentry Systems shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waites or E Sentry Systems?
Waites ships an update every 2 months, and E Sentry Systems every 3 weeks. Most recently, Waites was updated on October 11, 2026 and E Sentry Systems on October 13, 2026.

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