Police Scanner Radio & Fire Downloads & RevenuePolice Scanner Radio & Fire · App Store & Google Play
Police Scanner Radio & Fire gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Police Scanner Radio & Fire update history & changes
Last change · 42 events since 25 Apr 2010Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 42 events
- ✏️Police Scanner Radio & Fire added hidden keywords: happeningiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire charting in a new countryiOSSouth Korea
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire charting in a new countryiOSIndonesia
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · FR
- ✏️Police Scanner Radio & Fire added hidden keywords: atciOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Police Scanner Radio & Fire added hidden keywords: publiciOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSUnited Arab Emirates · France
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire charting in a new countryiOSIndia
- ✏️Police Scanner Radio & Fire: new screenshotsAndroid6 screenshots (was 6) · US
- ✏️Police Scanner Radio & Fire added hidden keywords: predictionsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🎉Police Scanner Radio & Fire in-app event: Audio ActivityiOSMAJOR UPDATE · until 28 Nov
- ✏️Police Scanner Radio & Fire added hidden keywords: activitiesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Police Scanner Radio & Fire updated to version 2.9.0iOS• Comments on Clips is here!
• New Squelch feature to cut out static noise on a feed by feed basis (Tap the audio button on the player)
• Fixes visual bugs if you use Display Zoom on your iPhone - 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · SA
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 100iOSTop Free · News · DE
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire charting in a new countryiOSGermany
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · TH
- 🔎Police Scanner Radio & Fire reached Top 10 for “scanner”iOS#9 in Japan search · popularity 31
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 100 in 4 chartsAndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · MX · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · MX · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TH · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · VN
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire charting in a new country in 3 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand · Vietnam
- 🔎Police Scanner Radio & Fire reached Top 10 for “scanner”iOS#8 in Saudi Arabia search · popularity 30
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · US
- 🔎Police Scanner Radio & Fire reached Top 10 for “scanner”iOS#10 in Taiwan search · popularity 30
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · JP
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire charting in a new countryiOSJapan
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · IT
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · CA
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · BR
- ✏️Police Scanner Radio & Fire added hidden keywords: crimeiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Police Scanner Radio & Fire reached Top 10 for “scanner”iOS#10 in Canada search · popularity 31
- ✏️Police Scanner Radio & Fire added hidden keywords: broadcastify, incident, hurricane, noaaiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire charting in a new countryiOSRussia
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · CA
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · News · AU · Top Free · News · US
- 📈Police Scanner Radio & Fire entered the top 10iOSTop Free · News · CA
- 🆕Police Scanner Radio & Fire first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 🆕Police Scanner Radio & Fire first spotted by AppInsideriOS#19 in Top Grossing · News · United States
- 📦Police Scanner Radio & Fire version 2.8.1iOSNo release notes
- 📦Police Scanner Radio & Fire version 8.30Android• Transcriptions of the audio for most scanners.
• The "Silence background noise" setting now defaults to false.
• Bottom navigation bar is now shown when search is open.
• Many other UI improvements.
• Added links to our Instagram and YouTube accounts in the Settings area.
• Fixed some crashes and bugs.… more - 🎉Police Scanner Radio & Fire in-app event: Activity SummaryiOSMAJOR UPDATE · until 13 Oct
- 🆕Police Scanner Radio & Fire released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Police Scanner Radio & Fire released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
News FreePolice Scanner Radio & Fire at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free news and public safety app that streams live audio from police, fire, and emergency scanners for users seeking real-time local or national incident updates. The app maintains strong visibility in the News category across multiple regions, ranking #10 in US Free News and #18 in US Grossing, indicating sustained user engagement and monetization potential despite its free base model.
Similar apps: Broadcastify, Scanner Radio (by Broadcastify), FireNet
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Police Scanner Radio & Fire’s App Store privacy label declares 2 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v8.7, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Police Scanner Radio & Fire downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 5k+ | 10M+ |
| Google Play | 5k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 50M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Police Scanner Radio & Fire's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Ad-led
How Police Scanner Radio & Fire makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 2 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 3 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 4 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 5 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 6 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 7 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 8 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 9 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 10 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription |
Hidden keywords
Police Scanner Radio & Fire shows up in App Store search (US) for 5 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #10 News Free | 8 of 30 countries | #10 | #17 |
| Google Play | #11 News & Magazines Free | 10 of 23 countries | #13 | #14 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (4)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 786 | 96% | steady |
 Canada | 22 | 3% | ▲ +22% |
| Australia | 12 | 1% | ▲ +9% |
 United Kingdom | 2.2 | 0% | ▲ +167% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 538k |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 505k 67k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 1M |
What users say about Police Scanner Radio & Fire
From the 113 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users are highly critical of aggressive, uncloseable advertisements and unexpected subscription charges that are difficult to cancel. Reliability issues, including frequent offline status and the removal of local scanner feeds, have rendered the app useless for many.
Mixed (54% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and good value. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads.
What people like
- Useful: “Helpful app so we know what’s happening”
- Price & subscription: “This is the only app I pay for”
- Features & content: “The sleep timer is one of the great features”
- Ads: “These ads… still the same”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Impossible to stop monthly charge”
- Ads: “Advertising is a nuisance”
- Crashes & bugs: “Literally bugged the app so badly”
- Privacy & data: “I sign up for free trial and got scammed to pay 42 dollar subscription”
About Police Scanner Radio & Fire
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
Police Scanner Radio & Fire App Store
Police Scanner Radio & Fire gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Police Scanner Radio & Fire is #10 in News Free in United States and charting in 8 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 News FreePolice Scanner Radio & Fire at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free news and public safety app that streams live audio from police, fire, and emergency scanners for users seeking real-time local or national incident updates. The app maintains strong visibility in the News category across multiple regions, ranking #10 in US Free News and #18 in US Grossing, indicating sustained user engagement and monetization potential despite its free base model.
Similar apps: Broadcastify, Scanner Radio (by Broadcastify), FireNet
Police Scanner Radio & Fire on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Police Scanner Radio & Fire’s App Store privacy label declares 2 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Police Scanner Radio & Fire downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Police Scanner Radio & Fire's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Police Scanner Radio & Fire before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Police Scanner Radio & Fire makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 2 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 3 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 4 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 5 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 6 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 7 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 8 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 9 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 10 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription |
Hidden keywords
Police Scanner Radio & Fire shows up in App Store search (US) for 5 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | NewsFree | #10 |
| United States | NewsGrossing | #17 |
| Canada | NewsFree | #10 |
| Australia | NewsFree | #11 |
| United Kingdom | NewsFree | #42 |
| Australia | NewsGrossing | #24 |
| Canada | NewsGrossing | #25 |
 Brazil | NewsFree | #86 |
 Italy | NewsFree | #71 |
 South Korea | NewsFree | #171 |
 France | NewsFree | #164 |
Apps near Police Scanner Radio & Fire on the chart
News Free, around #10.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (4)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 786 | 96% | steady |
| Canada | 22 | 3% | ▲ +22% |
| Australia | 12 | 1% | ▲ +9% |
| United Kingdom | 2.2 | 0% | ▲ +167% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Police Scanner Radio & Fire
From the 113 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users are highly critical of aggressive, uncloseable advertisements and unexpected subscription charges that are difficult to cancel. Reliability issues, including frequent offline status and the removal of local scanner feeds, have rendered the app useless for many.
Mixed (54% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and good value. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads.
What people like
- Useful: “Helpful app so we know what’s happening”
- Price & subscription: “This is the only app I pay for”
- Features & content: “The sleep timer is one of the great features”
- Ads: “These ads… still the same”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Impossible to stop monthly charge”
- Ads: “Advertising is a nuisance”
- Crashes & bugs: “Literally bugged the app so badly”
- Privacy & data: “I sign up for free trial and got scammed to pay 42 dollar subscription”
About Police Scanner Radio & Fire
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
Latest updates
Scanner Radio - Police Scanner Android
Scanner Radio - Police Scanner gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Scanner Radio - Police Scanner is #14 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines GrossingScanner Radio - Police Scanner on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v8.7, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Scanner Radio - Police Scanner downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Scanner Radio - Police Scanner's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Scanner Radio - Police Scanner before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Scanner Radio - Police Scanner makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 2 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 3 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 4 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 5 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 6 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 7 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 8 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 9 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription | |
| 10 | Scanner Radio Pro subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesGrossing | #14 |
| United States | News & MagazinesFree | #13 |
| Australia | News & MagazinesFree | #11 |
| Canada | News & MagazinesFree | #12 |
| Australia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #15 |
 India | News & MagazinesGrossing | #29 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #27 |
| Mexico | News & MagazinesFree | #24 |
 Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #27 |
 Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #29 |
 United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #27 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #28 |
| United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesFree | #38 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #28 |
| Thailand | News & MagazinesFree | #38 |
Apps near Scanner Radio - Police Scanner on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #14.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Scanner Radio - Police Scanner
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app's audio quality and reliability compared to competitors, with many long-term fans expressing loyalty. However, recent negative feedback focuses heavily on forced subscription models, connectivity issues where scanners appear offline, and bugs introduced in updates.
Mixed but leaning positive (74% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and connection and sync problems.
What people like
- Useful: “It's real cool you need to get this it works great”
- Features & content: “Great app, very handy tool to have”
- Updates: “awesome, now plz allow me to update”
- Fun: “I installed this App & I enjoy it”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Not paying monthly for this eat it”
- Connection & sync: “This app is always offline”
- Ads: “But the ads are not desired”
- Privacy & data: “pulled a quick scam to try and bilk their paid users out of our purchase”
About Scanner Radio - Police Scanner
FEATURES
• View scanners located near you.
• View the top 50 scanners (those that have the most listeners).
• View scanners added most recently (new scanners are being added all the time).
• Add scanners you listen to the most to your Favorites for quick access.
• Browse the directory by location or genre (public safety, aviation, railroad, marine, weather, etc).
• Turn on notifications to be notified when major events are happening (details below).
• Add Scanner Radio widgets and shortcuts to your home screen for quick access.
NOTIFICATION FEATURES
Receive a notification anytime:
• ...any scanner in the directory has more than 2500 listeners (configurable).
• ...a scanner near you has more than a certain number of listeners.
• ...a specific scanner has more than a certain number of listeners.
• ...a Broadcastify alert is posted for one of your favorites.
• ...a scanner near you is added to the directory.
Using the notifications feature is a great way to find out about breaking news events before they're covered in the media.
Below are the benefits of upgrading to Scanner Radio Pro:
• No ads.
• Access to all 7 theme colors.
• Ability to record what you're hearing.
The audio you're able to hear is provided by volunteers (and, in many cases, police and fire departments and 911 dispatch centers themselves) for Broadcastify and a few other sites using real police scanners, ham radios, weather radios, aviation radios, and marine radios and is the same as what you'd hear using your own police scanner.
Some of the more popular departments that you can listen to using the app include LAPD, Chicago Police, and Detroit Police. During hurricane season it can be useful to listen to ham radio "hurricane net" scanners which contain weather conditions and damage reports when hurricanes and tropical storms are approaching or making landfall as well as NOAA weather radio scanners. Browse the directory to find scanners from far away to hear what citizens in other parts of the country and the world are experiencing.
Interested in providing scanner radio audio for your area? If so, you'll need a real scanner radio, a computer, and a cable to get the audio from the scanner to the computer. Once you have that, program the scanner to monitor what you'd like to make available from your area (police dispatch channels, fire departments, 911 centers, ham radio repeaters, a NOAA weather radio station, air traffic control, etc). If someone near you is providing a feed that contains both police and fire you could provide a feed that contains only police, only fire, or one that covers only certain districts/precincts. Next, go to Broadcastify's web site
What's new in 8.30
• The "Silence background noise" setting now defaults to false.
• Bottom navigation bar is now shown when search is open.
• Many other UI improvements.
• Added links to our Instagram and YouTube accounts in the Settings area.
• Fixed some crashes and bugs.
Store changes
What Scanner Radio - Police Scanner changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.