Wi vs Sentry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wi
This utility app provides in-depth details about your Wi-Fi connection, including hotspot information, wireless standards, and network traffic. It also allows for device comparisons and offers comprehensive internet and hardware diagnostics.
- Hotspot SSID, MAC, and IP address detection
- Wireless standards and speed-up feature detection
- Wi-Fi roaming and security option analysis
- Network traffic counters (upload, download, errors)
- Device and Wi-Fi hardware information
- Internet gateway, DNS, and external address analysis
- Device comparison for Wi-Fi capabilities
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Everything you want to know about your WI-FI CONNECTION but were afraid to ask. Wi-Fi Info is a small and useful utility that lets you see detailed information about current Wi-Fi connection from hotspot informations to wireless features and more. WI-FI ACCESS POINT / HOTSPOT INFO • Detect hotspot type (wireless access point or ad-hoc connected device). • Hotspot SSID (service set identification), MAC address, IP address and vendor informations. WI-FI CONNECTION INFO • Detect and explain wireless standards supported by your device (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad). • Detect wireless speed-up features (short guard interval, STBC, HT duplicate, etc). • Detect and explain wireless operation frequencies and channels. • Detect and explain available antennas, MIMO config, spatial streams. • Detect and explain Wi-Fi roaming (802.11k/r/v) support. • Detect wireless security options and modes (WPA standards and EAP modes). • Detect wireless optimization (WMM) and access features (Wi-Fi Direct, Miracast, Voice). • Detect max. physical wireless speeds. • Show Wi-Fi network traffic counters: upload, download, errors, quality of service (QoS) categories. COMPARE DEVICES • Compare iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple TV devices. • Compare supported Wi-Fi standards and frequencies • Compare built-in antennas (MIMO config). • Compare maximum speeds. WI-FI HARDWARE INFO • Detect built-in Wi-Fi chip type. INTERNET INFO • Show default gateways, IP addresses, networks. • Show DNS servers, search domain names, local MAC addresses, host name resolve. • Depth external address analysis: ISP name, autonomous system name, whois, ping, regional internet registry info. • Full offline MAC vendor database. DEVICE INFO • Detect device type and model. • Detect processor type. • Detect memory size. • Detect storage size. • Detect firmware name, version. • Detect last reboot time. REACH UI FEATURES • Info menu with feedback and privacy settings • Use the camera icon (upper-right corner) to create and print/send/share a screenshot from the entire page. • Pull down with your finger to refresh the informations. • Long press on a cell to copy/print/send/open as/share the cell value. • Shake your device to refresh the informations.
Sentry
Enhances situational awareness for law enforcement and first responders involved in alarm monitoring strategies. It supports partnerships with government and businesses to protect strategic assets globally.
- Elevates situational awareness
- Supports alarm monitoring strategies
- Partners with government and first responders
- Protects strategic assets globally
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Sentry-SECURE elevates situational awareness amongst law enforcement stakeholders that are critical to the alarm monitoring strategies being implemented by the Office of Radiological Security’s Protect strategy. The Office of Radiological Security uses these strategies to partner with government, first responders, and businesses to protect strategic assets around the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sentry at Free against Wi's $3.99. Sentry also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Wi's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 is free to download; Wi costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sentry holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
Wi ships an update every 2 months, Sentry every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Wi | Sentry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Csaba Iranyi | VPI Engineering |
Customer experience
Wi
Sentry
In-app purchases
Wi
No in-app purchases
Sentry
No in-app purchases









