This app is designed specifically to read Sentinel smartcards for Network Rail’s Sentinel system.
It allows anyone to check their own Sentinel card and allows authorised card checkers to authenticate their team as well as undertake spot checks and check TVPs.
When online, the app shows the most up to date information for each cardholder either by scanning the card’s QR code or by reading the details stored in the smartcard using NFC. Even without mobile internet access, the information stored on the card can still be accessed, any recently scanned card details can also be reviewed, and all checks will be stored and uploaded to the database when back online.
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Sentinel FAQ
Is Sentinel free?
Yes, Sentinel is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Is Sentinel legit?
⚠️ The Sentinel app has poor ratings and negative feedback. Users seem unsatisfied with its performance or features.
This is up there with the worst. It’s not user friendly, hard to navigate, but most of all, never works. There’s never any instruction that it’s been updated - just delete, reinstall and hope it works. Well today, it just doesn’t want to know. I can log in, but it displays no competences at all - just my name, card number and a blank screen. I’ve tried reinstalling, I’ve tried on two different phones. I’ve downloaded the Vircarda app for the virtual card and guess what? - That doesn’t work either. I’m fed up of having to put up with apps that no one seems to care about when they don’t work properly - but preach constantly that staff need to sign in and check cards. How? Sort this terrible system out PLEASE.
Needs updating
I cannot locate stations access gates nothing just comes up either trackside or none trackside or location not found
Sentinel App
The app is basically a great idea, it works great when connected to Wi-Fi.
However when using mobile data, the app is either painfully slow or will not open.
If the use of this app is to be mandated by Network Rail, then it should work.
Record competence
Crashes every time you go to record competency
Great Idea, badly executed
The app itself is a great idea for checking and recording competence use.
Biggest issue is the lack of up to date locations. There are only a handful of project sites, NR DU’s and stations meaning you often have to swipe in at a location miles fro. Where you are.
Simple fix either use GPS and link to the track locator app for accurate locations or upload all the access information from the Hazard Directory.
Rubbish
For a so-called essential system this is useless. After taking 5 attempts to install it (3 of which didn’t actually work) the app freezes on the heartbeat screen.
Latest change for the worse
Latest update removed the auto camera flash lighting up when scanning Sentinel card, which is a step back.
sentinel
the app doesn’t work, to swipe the last person swiped in out comes up deny or allow keeps happening, deleting the app doesn’t work, now can’t get the app back, open in downloading the app keeps coming up deny or allow, after doing a full shift, lets fix this asap, going on for over a year, now can’t get the app
Crap
Absolute crap
App not working on IPhone se 20/20
Download new update to new iPhone SE can not choose locations to start work as nothing listed, I can tick location but it is completely blank so have no way of nowing what I have clicked.
