Meraki vs TRENDnet Sentinel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meraki
Manage and monitor your Cisco Meraki networks from your mobile device. Quickly check network status, configure devices, and troubleshoot alerts on the go.
- Network status monitoring
- Device configuration
- Alert troubleshooting
- Switch port configuration
- Mobile network management
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The power of the Cisco Meraki dashboard, in your pocket. Whether you need to quickly check the status of your networks, configure a misconfigured switch port, or check out an alerting device, the Cisco Meraki mobile experience is here to help. Have general feedback, or a feature that you wish you could use on mobile? Send us a wish from Settings -> Make a wish and let us know! We read them all!
TRENDnet Sentinel
This application allows users to remotely manage TRENDnet surveillance cameras and NVRs. View live video feeds, playback recorded footage, capture screenshots, and share files directly from your mobile device.
- Remote camera management
- Live video viewing
- Playback recorded video
- Screenshot capture
- File sharing
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Managed your TRENDnet surveillance cameras and NVRs with the free TRENDnet Sentinel mobile app. The Sentinel mobile app is specifically designed for use with TRENDnet IP cameras and network video recorders. Easily view and record remote live video from multiple TRENDnet IP cameras. Playback recorded video, take screenshots, and conveniently share files directly through the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meraki at 56% against TRENDnet Sentinel's 0%. Meraki also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). 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.
Meraki holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meraki has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Meraki's written reviews are positive against 0% of TRENDnet Sentinel's.
Meraki ships an update fortnightly, TRENDnet Sentinel every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meraki | TRENDnet Sentinel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meraki | TRENDnet Inc. |
Customer experience
Meraki
TRENDnet Sentinel
Bugs and requests
Meraki
Reported bugs
17 issues- Button presses don't register
- Icon 🤮
- Organizations Disappeared
- Updates made app unusable
- Incompatible with iPhone XS Max
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- Phones with a finger print reader broken
- No support for SAML login
- Cameras not loading
- Constant crashing
- Login barely works
- Constant re-auth required
- Incompatible with iPhone X, Xs and Xs Max
- Cannot log in
- Does not scale to new phones
- Website does not load menu on mobile
- App does not even work
- App hangs when submitting your two factor code
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Landscape mode
- SAML login support
- Wake on LAN
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- More functionality and close to dashboard
TRENDnet Sentinel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meraki
No in-app purchases
TRENDnet Sentinel
No in-app purchases
