SPPD Tips vs Akron PD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPPD Tips
Submit anonymous tips to the St. Petersburg, FL Police Department. Stay informed with agency crime alerts and access their web and social media content directly.
- Anonymous tip submission
- St. Petersburg Police Department
- Crime alerts
- Agency web content
- Social media integration
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The SPPD Tips app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to St. Petersburg, FL Police Department. The app also displays agency crime alerts and other agency web and social media content.
Akron PD
This app allows citizens to anonymously report tips to the local police department. It also provides access to crime alerts and official social media content from the organization.
- Anonymous tip submission
- Crime alerts
- Agency social media feed
- Organization web content
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The Akron PD app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Akron, OH Police Department. The app also displays agency crime alerts and other organization web and social media content.
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Verdict
SPPD Tips and Akron PD are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SPPD Tips ships an update every 34 months, Akron PD every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SPPD Tips | Akron PD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 26 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City St Petersburg Police Department | Akron Police Department |
Customer experience
SPPD Tips
Akron PD
In-app purchases
SPPD Tips
No in-app purchases
Akron PD
No in-app purchases
