Tips vs Biotic Instruments
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tips
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The Tips - Kane Co Sheriff IL app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Kane County, IL Sheriff's Office. The app also displays agency crime alerts, and other organization web and social media content.
Biotic Instruments
Manage your irrigation and lighting systems remotely. Schedule watering and lighting cycles, group devices, and configure alerts. Seamlessly switch between cloud and Bluetooth control for your irrigation and lighting units.
- View and modify irrigation schedules
- Modify lighting schedules
- Organize devices into groups
- Configure device alerts
- Toggle cloud/Bluetooth control
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The Biotic Instruments app has been designed to give you total control over your Biotic Instruments Irrigation and Lighting Control Unit. You can: -View and modify irrigation and lighting schedules. -Organize your ILCU devices into groups -Device alert configurations -Toggle device connectivity between Cloud and direct Bluetooth control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Biotic Instruments at every 2 months against Tips's every 33 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Tips ships an update every 33 months, Biotic Instruments every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tips | Biotic Instruments |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kane County Sheriff's Office | Greenery NYC Corp. |
In-app purchases
Tips
No in-app purchases
Biotic Instruments
No in-app purchases
