Dashcam Viewer vs Sentry Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dashcam Viewer
Review Tesla Dashcam and Sentry Mode footage directly on your iPhone or iPad. Visualize driving telemetry like speed and vehicle status overlaid on videos. Automatically detect key moments and easily export footage.
- 4/6-channel video compositing
- Driving data overlay (HUD)
- Automatic highlight selection
- Drag to seek playback
- Camera switching during playback
- GPS location and time display
- Easy export to Photos
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Unlock Encrypted TeslaCam Footage Sign in with your Tesla account to unlock and play encrypted footage you are authorized to access. Review TeslaCam dashcam and Sentry Mode recordings with Dashcam Viewer: for Tesla. - Play multiple camera views together and switch between cameras. - View speed, gear, turn signals, accelerator and brake inputs, and Autopilot/FSD status. - Find and play event moments in Saved and Sentry recordings. - View recording locations on a map. - Drag on the playback screen to seek to another moment. - Zoom single-camera video up to 4×. - Export combined 4-camera or 6-camera videos, or save screenshots to Photos. Available cameras and driving and location information depend on the contents of each recording. Videos are processed on your device and video files are not uploaded. Tesla sign-in and decryption require internet access. Your login information is securely stored on your device. Tesla authentication information is used only to unlock encrypted footage and is not sent to external servers other than Tesla. You can sign out at any time in app settings. Connect your Tesla USB drive and select the TeslaCam folder or a parent folder containing it. An unofficial app compatible with USB recordings from Tesla vehicles.
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 price: Sentry Connect at Free against Dashcam Viewer's $7.99. Sentry Connect also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Sentry Connect is free to download; Dashcam Viewer costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dashcam Viewer against 5.0 for Sentry Connect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Dashcam Viewer ships an update every 9 days, Sentry Connect every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dashcam Viewer | Sentry Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daily Prompt | Scott Vandereems |
Customer experience
Dashcam Viewer
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In-app purchases
Dashcam Viewer
No in-app purchases
Sentry Connect
No in-app purchases









