Bristol PD vs BVU Authority
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.
BVU Authority
Manage your utility bills on the go. View and pay your current bill, track past payments, and access historical usage data through interactive graphs. Stay informed with payment and notification management.
- View and pay bills
- Track past payments
- Access historical usage graphs
- Manage payments
- Manage notifications
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BVU Authority's mobile payment application allows you to view and pay your bill, view your past payments, access your historical usage information in graph form, and manage your payments and notifications, among other capabilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BVU Authority at 5.0 against Bristol PD's 2.0. BVU Authority also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). Bristol PD's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). 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.
BVU Authority holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BVU Authority has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bristol PD ships an update every 13 months, BVU Authority monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Bristol PD | BVU Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bristol Police Department | Central Service Association |
Customer experience
Bristol PD
BVU Authority
In-app purchases
Bristol PD
No in-app purchases
BVU Authority
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bristol PD free?
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