Bristol PD vs tip411 Admin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bristol PD
This app allows citizens to anonymously report tips to the police department. It also shares crime alerts and content from the organization's web and social media.
- Submit anonymous tips
- Receive crime alerts
- View agency web content
- Access social media feeds
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The Bristol PD app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Bristol, RI Police Department. The app also displays agency crime alerts, and other organization web and social media content.
tip411 Admin
This application is designed for tip411 customers to manage their agency's tip activity. It allows authorized users to view anonymous tips submitted by citizens and create alerts based on their subscription.
- View anonymous citizen tips
- Create agency alerts
- Manage tip411 activity
- Anonymous tip viewing
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NOTE: this app is for tip411 customers to manage their tip411 activity. It is not for use by citizens to submit tips. The tip411 Admin app allows tip411 agency users to view anonymous tips submitted by their citizens. The app also lets agency users create alerts (depending upon their tip411 subscription).
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Verdict
Bristol PD and tip411 Admin are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Bristol PD ships an update every 13 months, tip411 Admin every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bristol PD | tip411 Admin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bristol Police Department | Citizen Observer LLC |
Customer experience
Bristol PD
tip411 Admin
In-app purchases
Bristol PD
No in-app purchases
tip411 Admin
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bristol PD free?
Is tip411 Admin free?
Do Bristol PD or tip411 Admin have ads?
Which is updated more often, Bristol PD or tip411 Admin?
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