Comparison

Gargoyle Sentinel vs Oureon

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

Head to head
About

Gargoyle Sentinel

Features
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Sentinel by Gargoyle Systems is your window into the low-altitude skies. Built for homeowners, enterprises, and security providers, Sentinel connects to the Gargoyle rooftop node network to deliver real-time insights, alerts, and data on drone activity in your area. Features: • Live Drone Detection: See drone activity around your location in real time. • Smart Notifications: Get alerts when drones enter your monitored airspace. • Interactive Map: View coverage zones and nearby Gargoyle nodes. • Decentralized Network: Powered by Gargoyle’s rooftop hardware and blockchain incentives, providing privacy-first, community-driven coverage. • Secure Data Layer: Monitor not just threats, but also emerging aerial infrastructure like deliveries and autonomous flight paths. With Sentinel, you’re not just observing the skies you’re helping build the next layer of infrastructure for secure, scalable, and autonomous air travel.

About

Oureon

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Oureon — Real-time Airspace Awareness Oureon gives security, operations, and flight teams a live tactical picture of the airspace around their people, sites, and assets. Manned aircraft, drones, weather, and restricted airspace — fused into one real-time map and one set of alerts. Built for control rooms and the field. Open Oureon on iPhone or iPad and you’re looking at the same real-time picture your operators see at the desk. Tower View — one live map, every signal • Live ADS-B aircraft tracking • Drone tracking with Remote ID • Radar-grade returns fused with cooperative tracks • 2D and 3D scene modes powered by Mapbox • Altitude range control to filter the picture by floor and ceiling • Tap any track for identity, altitude, speed, and trail Airspace context, baked in • Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) • VFR sectional context • Weather overlays • Special-use and custom zones Keep-In Zones & incursion alerts • Draw geofences around sites, events, and operations • Get instant push notifications the moment an aircraft or drone enters • Tap an alert to jump straight to the offending track on the map Planning tools • Geomarkers to annotate sites, hazards, and points of interest • Ruler tool for distance and bearing • Place search to fly the map anywhere in seconds Operations Manager • Manage your organization’s assets and zones • Review incursion history and analytics • Share a single source of truth across your team Archie assistant • Ask questions about the picture in front of you and get answers in plain language Designed for the way you work • iPhone and iPad • Streaming updates, low-latency alerts • Dark, mission-style UI built for long shifts Whether you’re protecting a stadium, running a drone program, securing critical infrastructure, or coordinating a flight operation, Oureon turns raw airspace data into something your team can act on. An Oureon account is required. Some features depend on your organization’s subscription and coverage area.

Screenshots

Gargoyle Sentinel4 screens
Oureon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Oureon at none against Gargoyle Sentinel's shown. Oureon also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gargoyle Sentinel ships an update every 2 months, Oureon every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Gargoyle Sentinel versus Oureon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGargoyle SentinelOureon
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGargoyle Systems, LLCOureon Technologies

In-app purchases

None

Gargoyle Sentinel

No in-app purchases

None

Oureon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gargoyle Sentinel free?
Gargoyle Sentinel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oureon free?
Oureon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gargoyle Sentinel or Oureon have ads?
Gargoyle Sentinel shows ads; Oureon does not.
Which is updated more often, Gargoyle Sentinel or Oureon?
Gargoyle Sentinel ships an update every 2 months, and Oureon every 11 days. Most recently, Gargoyle Sentinel was updated on October 3, 2026 and Oureon on October 1, 2026.

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