NetBird P2P VPN vs Sentry Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NetBird P2P VPN
This app establishes a secure, point-to-point network for your devices and teams, eliminating the need for traditional VPN servers. It enables seamless and automatic connections across various environments, including cloud and on-premises infrastructure, for easy access to internal resources.
- Point-to-point networking
- WireGuard-based
- Automatic connections
- Cross-cloud and on-premises support
- Secure access to internal resources
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NetBird replaces traditional centralized VPNs with a WireGuard®-based point-to-point network that automatically connects your servers, containers, and remote teams. It works universally across clouds and on-premises, allowing your team to quickly and securely connect and access internal resources.
Sentry Connect
This app allows you to manage your Sentry USB dashcam device remotely. Monitor your device's status, browse and manage files, view driving history, and receive real-time alerts.
- Remote device management
- File browsing and management
- Driving history and route playback
- Live system logs
- Push notifications for events
- Bluetooth setup wizard
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sentry Connect at 100% against NetBird P2P VPN's 46%. Sentry Connect also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). NetBird P2P VPN's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Sentry Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetBird P2P VPN has 56 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of NetBird P2P VPN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sentry Connect's.
NetBird P2P VPN ships an update every 3 weeks, Sentry Connect every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetBird P2P VPN | Sentry Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NetBird GmbH | Scott Vandereems |
Customer experience
NetBird P2P VPN
Sentry Connect
Bugs and requests
NetBird P2P VPN
Reported bugs
16 issues- Lost connection after opening other applications
- Connects briefly then immediately disconnects
- App says disconnected even when connected (version 0.0.15)
- Disconnects in the background, crashes, hangs
- Disconnects after phone is off for more than 15 minutes
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- Routes sometimes not working when reconnecting
- Runtime version consistently behind other platforms
- Custom DNS servers behind peer relays not resolving
- Lack of logs for WireGuard connection
- Custom DNS resolution sometimes requires disconnect/reconnect
- DNS queries leak through during startup
- Connection goes into a dormant state when phone is locked for ~2 minutes
- Connection does not automatically come back when phone is unlocked
- Agent not updated on iPhone
- Login process not smooth
- Custom DNS server not available and cannot resolve private DNS
Requested features
10 requests- VPN on demand
- Allow turning on and off entire Networks
- Define trusted Wi-Fi for automatic connect/disconnect
- Configuration for connection medium
- iPad app development
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- Integration into Shortcuts for on-demand VPN
- Copy IP address option
- Connection on demand
- Auto-disconnect on trusted WiFi
- Trust WLAN auto-disconnect
Sentry Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NetBird P2P VPN
No in-app purchases
Sentry Connect
No in-app purchases
