Comparison

BRDTF Tips vs Scale

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BRDTF Tips

This app allows citizens to submit anonymous tips to law enforcement. It facilitates secure, two-way communication and enables the attachment of images to reports.

Highlights
  • Anonymous tip submission
  • 2-way communication
  • Image attachment
  • Intuitive interface
  • Secure reporting
Features
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The BRDTF Tips app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force. Key Features Include: ▪Anonymous 2 way interaction between the tipster and the Buffalo Ridge DTF ▪Attach images to tips ▪Intuitive interface makes it easy to quickly send a tip and get a response

About

Scale

This app acts as a remote display and support tool for compatible weighing devices. View live weight readings, zero or tare scales, and adjust display settings. It also facilitates direct connection with the support team for remote diagnosis and troubleshooting.

Highlights
  • Remote scale display via Bluetooth
  • Live weight readings up to 1000 ft
  • Remote zero and tare functions
  • Scale calibration and settings adjustment
  • Live chat with support
  • Remote support sessions
  • Firmware update notifications
Features
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POINT® scale indicator required for use. This is the official companion app to the POINT indicator by Scale-Tec. This app is designed to be used as a remote display for POINT devices via Bluetooth as well as a remote support tool to connect directly with the Scale-Tec product support team to diagnose scale issues. Use your iPhone or iPad to view the scale weight and tare or zero the scale. Refine scale calibration, adjust the sensitivity, change the screen contrast and more via the smart settings within the app. The POINT app allows you to contact our support team through live chat. Scale-Tec can also perform a remote support session with you, allowing Scale-Tec to virtually access your POINT scale indicator and diagnose your entire scale system. Features: • Connect to the Scale-Tec POINT indicator. • Live weight readings up to 1000 ft. • Remotely zero your scale using Bluetooth wireless technology. • Tare your scale to see gross weight and net weight simultaneously. • Customize the name of your scale(s) so you can connect to more than one. • Create profiles to quickly switch POINT to your other scale-ready farming equipment. • Adjust 25+ individual scale display settings such as brightness, contrast weight units, scale capacity, and refresh rate. • Directly override and adjust gross weight displayed on the scale. • Receive OTA wireless firmware update notifications. • Connect to Scale-Tec’s live remote support for instant diagnosis and adjustments to the scale. • Chat directly with a Scale-Tec remote support agent through the app.

Screenshots

BRDTF Tips3 screens
Scale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scale at every 3 months against BRDTF Tips's every 23 months. Scale also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 2). BRDTF Tips's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BRDTF Tips holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scale has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BRDTF Tips ships an update every 23 months, Scale every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
BRDTF Tips versus Scale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBRDTF TipsScale
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.1 (14 ratings)
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuffalo Ridge Drug Task ForceScale-Tec

Customer experience

BRDTF Tips

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scale

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

BRDTF Tips

No in-app purchases

None

Scale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BRDTF Tips free?
BRDTF Tips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scale free?
Scale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BRDTF Tips or Scale?
BRDTF Tips is rated higher. BRDTF Tips averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Scale averages 4.1 from 14 ratings.
Do BRDTF Tips or Scale have ads?
Neither BRDTF Tips nor Scale shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BRDTF Tips or Scale?
BRDTF Tips ships an update every 23 months, and Scale every 3 months. Most recently, BRDTF Tips was updated on November 1, 2026 and Scale on November 2, 2026.

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