SPPD Tips vs Talking Timer
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.
Talking Timer
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Talking Timer is a simple yet powerful countdown and count-up timer that speaks the time aloud, helping you stay focused without constantly looking at your screen. Perfect for workouts, yoga, meditation, games, presentations, and daily routines, Talking Timer keeps you in sync by announcing each time interval clearly and audibly. How it works Set a countdown - for example, starting from 5 and Talking Timer will speak: “Five, Four, Three, Two, One.” You can also enable repeat mode to loop the counting automatically, making it ideal for interval-based activities. FEATURES - Countdown & Count-up modes - Repeat counting - Start delay & repeat delay - Mute option - Adjustable font size & color - Dark & Light themes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Talking Timer at daily against SPPD Tips's every 34 months. SPPD Tips's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.
SPPD Tips ships an update every 34 months, Talking Timer daily. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SPPD Tips | Talking Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City St Petersburg Police Department | Arun D |
In-app purchases
SPPD Tips
No in-app purchases
Talking Timer
No in-app purchases
