CALTIP vs Ask SLO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CALTIP
Report wildlife and environmental crimes anonymously to California authorities. Stay informed with agency alerts and access official web and social media content.
- Anonymous tip submission
- Wildlife crime reporting
- Environmental crime reporting
- Agency crime alerts
- Access agency web content
- Access agency social media content
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The CalTIP app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The app also displays agency crime alerts and other organization web and social media content.
Ask SLO
Report non-emergency city issues like potholes and graffiti directly to your local government. Submit issues quickly and efficiently to help improve your neighborhood.
- Report city issues
- Submit photos
- Track issue status
- Location tagging
- Direct city communication
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See a pothole that needs filling? Graffiti making a mess of your neighborhood? Tap right into your city and report the issue fast with Ask SLO!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ask SLO at 100% against CALTIP's 11%. Ask SLO also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 21 months). CALTIP's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Ask SLO holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of CALTIP's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ask SLO's.
CALTIP ships an update every 21 months, Ask SLO every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CALTIP | Ask SLO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | California Department of Fish and Wildlife | GOGov, Inc. |
Customer experience
CALTIP
Ask SLO
In-app purchases
CALTIP
No in-app purchases
Ask SLO
No in-app purchases
