Comparison

Google Admin vs Smart Sentry

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

Head to head
About

Google Admin

Manage your Google Workspace and other Google services from your mobile device. Add and manage users and groups, access support, and review audit logs for your organization. Ideal for super admins on the go.

Highlights
  • User management
  • Group management
  • Password reset
  • Audit log review
  • Contact support
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Manage your organization’s Google Workspace account from anywhere. With the Google Admin app, you can add and manage users, reset passwords in seconds, organize group memberships, secure company devices, and review admin activity on the go. Who can use this app This app is available to administrators of Google Workspace (Business, Enterprise, Essentials, Education, Nonprofits, and Public Sector) and Cloud Identity. Key features • Quick actions and search: Start everyday tasks right from the Home screen and search across users, groups, and devices in one place. • User management: Add or edit users, reset and share temporary passwords, manage email aliases, and suspend, restore, or delete accounts. • Group management: View and edit groups, add or remove members, update member roles, and delete groups. • Device management: Review Android and iOS devices in your domain, approve or block access, and remotely wipe account data or devices. • Audit logs: Track recent admin actions and changes across your organization.

About

Smart Sentry

This app transforms your existing security camera system into a proactive monitoring solution using AI-powered video analytics. Receive real-time alerts, manage their status, and view live camera feeds directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Real-time security alerts
  • Alert status management
  • Review closed alerts
  • Live camera view
  • Arm/Disarm cameras
  • Notification control
Features
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Sentry AI is the global leader of AI-powered video analytics solutions for physical security and public safety. Sentry AI connects with your legacy security camera system and transforms it into a proactive monitoring system. Smart Sentry AI App is an application for Mobile users (System owner, manager, on duty roaming guard) to receive real-time alerts on your phone and interact with Sentry AI Smart Surveillance Platform. What you can do with the Smart Sentry AI app: - Receive real-time alerts from your Sentry AI account with details: time, location, status, log. - Update alerts status: Accept, add a note, feedback, and close alerts. - Review recently closed alerts. - Manage your account login, changing password. - Mute/Unmute app notifications. - Live View - Arm / Disarm Cameras

Screenshots

Google Admin4 screens
Smart Sentry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Sentry at 4.0 against Google Admin's 1.7. Smart Sentry also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Google Admin's advantage is ratings volume (524 vs 3) and review sentiment (11% vs 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Sentry holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Admin has 524 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of Google Admin's written reviews are positive against 0% of Smart Sentry's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Admin ships an update every 8 months, Smart Sentry every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Google Admin versus Smart Sentry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle AdminSmart Sentry
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (524 ratings)4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings524 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGoogle LLCSmart Home Sentry, Inc

Customer experience

Google Admin

All ratings518 ratings
Positive15.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative80.5%
Written reviews749 reviews
Positive10.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative82.8%

Smart Sentry

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Google Admin

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch, even after reinstalls
  • User status not showing correctly
  • Sign-in loop, unable to log in

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more admin features like the web version
  • Allow managing devices, groups, and policies
  • Improve UI and add more functionality

Smart Sentry

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Google Admin

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Sentry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google Admin free?
Google Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Sentry free?
Smart Sentry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Google Admin or Smart Sentry?
Smart Sentry is rated higher. Google Admin averages 1.7 out of 5 from 524 ratings, while Smart Sentry averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Google Admin or Smart Sentry have ads?
Neither Google Admin nor Smart Sentry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Admin or Smart Sentry?
Google Admin ships an update every 8 months, and Smart Sentry every 6 weeks. Most recently, Google Admin was updated on November 1, 2026 and Smart Sentry on October 30, 2026.

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