Lumitec Poco vs CGIS TIPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lumitec Poco
Control Lumitec lights from your smart device. Create custom scenes, select colors, and manage lighting functions wirelessly. This app works with a compatible control module for seamless on-board lighting management.
- Custom button functions
- Color selection
- Lighting scene creation
- Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity
- Stand-alone or MFD sync
- PLI-enabled light control
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Poco Digital Lighting Control delivers powerful, low cost on-board lighting control of all above and below water Lumitec lights through a compatible MFD or connected smart device and a simple, easy to install control module. The Poco App provides even more functionality to this already powerful lighting control system and allows for control of Lumitec PLI-enabled lighting from your smart device. Create and control custom button functions, color selection and lighting scenes straight from your phone of tablet. Poco is easy to configure and connects via Bluetooth or WiFi and can work in sync with a compatible MDF or as a stand-alone Poco lighting controller. Requires the Poco Control Module to be installed on your boat with Lumitec PLI-enabled lights.
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 Lumitec Poco's 0%. CGIS TIPS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). Lumitec Poco's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 77 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
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. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lumitec Poco's written reviews are positive against 100% of CGIS TIPS's.
Lumitec Poco ships an update every 6 months, CGIS TIPS every 77 months. Both last shipped on June 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Lumitec Poco | CGIS TIPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 77 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lumitec LLC. | United States Coast Guard Investigative Service |
Customer experience
Lumitec Poco
CGIS TIPS
In-app purchases
Lumitec Poco
No in-app purchases
CGIS TIPS
No in-app purchases
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