Anchor Operating System vs CGIS TIPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anchor Operating System
This utility app enables staff to scan guest tickets using their device's camera. It quickly verifies if a ticket is valid or invalid for entry. Designed for efficient event and cruise management.
- Ticket scanning via camera
- Valid/invalid ticket verification
- Event and cruise staff tool
- Real-time scanning
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At Hornblower Cruises & Events, our promise to you is memories that last a lifetime and feelings that bring a smile to your face for years to come. We cherish every new person who joins us on one of our yachts, and are thrilled to welcome back customers who return year after year. Come onboard with us and enjoy the wind in your hair, the salty, fresh smell of the ocean all around you, and stunning coastal views. Our mobile application allows our staff at the Dock to be able to scan tickets for our guests. This app uses the camera to quickly decipher if one of our wonderful guests has a valid or invalid ticket.
CGIS TIPS
This app offers a secure and anonymous channel for citizens to report crimes to the Coast Guard Investigative Service. It supports the mission of investigating felony crimes and protecting U.S. Coast Guard personnel and assets worldwide through objective investigations.
- Anonymous crime reporting
- Supports CGIS investigations
- Protects Coast Guard personnel
- Worldwide asset protection
- Objective investigations
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CGIS Tips provides citizens with a safe and anonymous way to report a crime. The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) is the criminal investigative arm of the U.S. Coast Guard responsible for investigating felony crime. The mission of CGIS is to support and protect U.S. Coast Guard personnel, operations, integrity, and assets worldwide. CGIS defeats criminal threats through objective and independent investigations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CGIS TIPS at 100% against Anchor Operating System's 0%. CGIS TIPS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Anchor Operating System's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 77 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 4). 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.
CGIS TIPS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anchor Operating System has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Anchor Operating System's written reviews are positive against 100% of CGIS TIPS's.
Anchor Operating System ships an update every 8 days, CGIS TIPS every 77 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anchor Operating System | CGIS TIPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 77 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 375 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hornblower Cruises & Events | United States Coast Guard Investigative Service |
Customer experience
Anchor Operating System
CGIS TIPS
In-app purchases
Anchor Operating System
No in-app purchases
CGIS TIPS
No in-app purchases
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