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535.0K reviews
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535.0K reviews
Performance Insights
Category rankings
Competition level
Medium competitionA contested but enterable niche: six figures of monthly volume, not seven.
On the store
Released February 2012 · 150 releases since
Police Scanner Radio & Fire is an iOS app (Free) by GordonEdwards.net LLC in the news category, holding #10 in the free news charts and #18 in the grossing rankings. It draws an estimated 100K downloads a month and holds a 4.6-star rating.
- Monetizes through in-app purchases ranging from $2.99 to $49.99.
- Ships new versions about one a fortnight.
- Latest version is 2.8.0, released September 3, 2026.
- 82% of ratings are five-star.
- Available in 1 language.
- Strongest in US, AU, CA.
- Downloads at 76.7 MB and requires iOS 16.6+.
- Rated 13+.
App details
- Version
- 2.8.0
- Release status
- Regional release
- Age rating
- 13+
- Requires
- iOS 16.6+
- Size
- 76.7 MB
- Languages
- English
- Price
- Free
- First seen
- February 2012
- Top markets
- US, AU, CA
- Publisher country
- US
- Website
- Visit website
- Support
- Visit support
Release history
150 versions tracked
- Version 2.8.0Latest
- Version 2.7.2
- Version 2.7.1
- Version 2.7
- Version 2.6.11
- Version 2.6.10
- Version 2.6.9
- Version 2.6.8
- Version 2.6.7
- Version 2.6.6
- Version 2.6.5
- Version 2.6.4
Ships about one a fortnight.
In-app purchases
8 products · United States
- Scanner Radio Pro (Monthly)Monthly$2.99
- Scanner Radio Pro (Monthly)Monthly$3.99
- Scanner Radio Pro (Annual)Yearly$39.99
- Scanner Radio Pro (Annual)Yearly$23.99
- Scanner Radio Pro (Monthly)Monthly$4.99
- Scanner Radio Pro (Monthly)Monthly$9.99
- Scanner Radio Pro (Annual)Yearly$49.99
- Scanner Radio Pro (Annual)Yearly$29.99
2 entries were identical in name, price and billing period and were combined.
What users say
- 5.0
Only Remaining Option for Transparency
I work as a local media source for our small town. The police department has invested in an encrypted program that does not allow our old scanners to hear what is happening. Despite having all of the county’s transmissions, which can honestly be confusing, I’m grateful to have at least some insight into what is happening using your app. We get our reports from the police but there is no oversight on whether what happened in the report is true or not. (Note, our police dept is not corrupt and we have had no problems), but this leaves your app as our only means for oversight. It’s also a valuable resource during storms and other area emergencies. I know staff at our hospital use it to stay informed, as well. Please do whatever you can to continue.
Reviewed on version 2.2.4
- 4.0
Needs more international feeds
This app is great, if you want to listen to police, fire, EMS, and other things that are broadcasted on two-way radios in the United States. But when it comes to international feeds like, feeds from South America, Asia, Europe, you know what I mean, this app is very lacking. For example, Brazil is one of the countries listed, as having feeds in the sap, but when I checked, it only has about three scanner feeds! Brazil is a huge country with a lot of provinces and a lot of big cities. they probably have to have thousands of police fire and EMS channels that are active, unless they have only one police force in one city! Same thing with other South American countries like Argentina. That’s a big country as well, but there’s only three scanner feeds. Think of all the cops and firefighters in that country, they have to have more than just three! They need to add more sources, more international feeds, and more support for other countries besides United States. I get that some countries may not have as many scanner feeds, for example, the US and Canada are the only countries on the planet that have weather radio, but for God sake, police radio is everywhere. How else to officers communicate!
Reviewed on version 2.2.22
- 4.0
Good but needs 2 things.
I like how i can listen to this to keep safe. I am feom joliet illinois. So i like this and am learning more about this. I have 2 suggestions however, one a mild complaint. First and formost, the kinda complaint, at times i will try to listen on a Soundcore wireless bluetooth speaker, and even tho my device connects whileusing this app, the audio dont go thru unless i disconnect, make it work on bluetooth speakers pretty please. As for my suggestion, i dint get my county on the radio listenings. I get the entire region (im in joliet, so according to the info, ill get joliet crest hill frankfort rockdale, i would like to see a way to switch in between stations within that station (my station is chicago suburbs south, so it would be cool if i could tune into Joliet, then swap over to JUST romeoville area, then tune into rockdale, or just have the option to have them all come thru in one channel as they do now. For context, in chicago suburbs there Re like 15 police departments all broadcasting in one channel)
Reviewed on version 2.2.22
About Police Scanner Radio & Fire
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Scanner Radio is the #1 police scanner and alerts you of breaking news so you can listen to the action live with millions of others.
Stay up to date with your local news, traffic, emergency and public safety or listen in during major national live events in real time.
Features: • Breaking news alerts to get the scoop before anyone else. • View scanners located nearest you. • View the most popular scanners. • View the newest scanners being added all the time. • Star your favorite scanners for quick access. • Browse thousands of scanners from all over the world by location or genre (public safety, air traffic, railroad, marine, etc). • CarPlay support
Receive an alert anytime: • A scanner in the directory has more than a certain amount of listeners • A specific scanner has more than a certain number of listeners • A Broadcastify alert is posted for one of your favorites • A Broadcastify alert is posted for any scanner • A Broadcastify alert is posted for any scanner near you • A new scanner comes online near you
Turn on notifications to receive alerts anytime a scanner has more than 2000 listeners (find out about major events as they're breaking).
The audio you're able to hear is provided by volunteers (and, in many cases, police and fire departments themselves) for Broadcastify.com and a few other sites using real scanner radios.
For assistance, please go to http://support.gordonedwards.net Terms of Use: https://scanner-radio.firebaseapp.com
Screenshots
7 iPhone screenshots
Police Scanner Radio & Fire iOS app monetises through in-app purchases. The current products and price points are listed in the in-app purchases table on this page.
Police Scanner Radio & Fire iOS app generates an estimated monthly revenue of $200K.
Police Scanner Radio & Fire iOS app download estimates are updated daily. The app maintains a 4.6-star rating based on 535.0K user reviews, indicating strong user satisfaction in the news market.
Police Scanner Radio & Fire iOS app ranks #10 in the free news charts and #18 in revenue rankings. The app's performance metrics suggest significant growth potential in a low-competition segment.
You can download Police Scanner Radio & Fire iOS app from the App Store for iOS devices, requiring iOS 16.6 or later. The app offers in-app purchases for enhanced functionality.
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