R9 Companion Downloads & RevenueR9 Companion · App Store
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DeveloperAngela Mcarthur
CategoryUtilities
Price14.99 CAD
Released
Rating★ 5.0 (1)
Version1.05.4
Age rating4+
First seen by us
9 Oct 2026
9 Oct 2026📦Updated to version 1.05.4📈Dropped out of every chart we track📈Charting in a new country🆕First spotted by AppInsider📦Version 1.04.2🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 6 events
- 📦R9 Companion updated to version 1.05.4Now works with CarPlay!!
"Feels like a new detector!", -e This is what people are saying after using the Radar Companion™ apps - See what all the fuss is about, try it for yourself!
This new version is a major overhaul in alert presentation and navigation experience.
New for version 1.05:
• Hi-res signal strength meters for both front & rear horns added to the alert banner. See what your detector is seeing, not just the standard bar strength. Front strength shown as a thin line at the top of the banner, rear strength shown at the bottom of the banner. Turn it on by using the option found in both the CarPlay & iPhone menus.
• "Active" Banner - K&X noise meter added to top of banner. Enable in the "Map screen" menu under the 'Active Banner' section.
• "Active" Banner - MyRadarIQ threat level meter added to bottom of banner. Enable in the "Map screen" menu under the 'Active Banner' section.
• Text notification customization. Enable / Disable types of phone & watch text notifications. Found in the R9 Companion's "iPhone" settings menu.
• Battery optimizations.
Other Recent Updates:
• Settings screen added under CarPlay nav search button.
• All new audio engine handles navigation, speech & detector tones seamlessly with options for output style, voice, speech rate, etc.
• Option for altitude and car voltage on 'Active' banner.
• Options for 'Nav Mute' Speaker Tap -> “Unmute” On tap, or after 5, 10, 15, 30 mins.
• Option to include Alerts & Tones for nav mute tap.
• Option to include all Detector audio for nav mute tap (kill switch).
• SpotLock engine version 2.0.09012026 - latest historical data.
• Advanced false assist engine version 3.0.09012026 - latest 6+ years of historical data.
• CarPlay support - Fullscreen/Dashboard
• 3D Perspective map view for navigation.
• CarPlay background alerts.
• Live Activities for CarPlay, iPhone, Apple Watch.
• Posted speed limit displayed on main alert screen (Currently supported markets: US, CA, AU, NZ).
• Customizable low speed muting based on the speed limit.
• New alert screen (portrait & landscape views). *Option to view classic or new alert screen with a tap of a button.
• Alert screen banners showing detailed alert, false assist, POI, MyRadarIQ, over speed warnings and other detailed detector status information.
• Quickly change detector firmware settings from within the app.
• Alternate Route selection with highway, and toll avoidance.
• Navigation screen shows arrival time, distance & trip time remaining.
• 'Show traffic' option while navigating.
• 'Recent trip' quick selection.
• Nearby points of interest selection.
• “Free Drive” (map / no map) alert screen when not in navigation mode.
• MyRadarIQ™ - Threat assessment intelligent system for the radar companion series of apps. A new meter, visible at the top of the main alert screen, will show a graphical representation of the probability of a police presence (Ka or Laser) in the direction of your travel. Using your personal alert data, whenever a high probability exists for an encounter ahead, you will know about it well in advance of facing the actual threat. The meter will go from yellow (low threat), to orange (medium threat), to red (high threat) and flash aa a voice announcement occurs. The meter will also flash red when a Ka or Laser alert is actively being received to help draw attention to the alert. Probabilities are calculated down to the day of the week you are traveling, increasing the accuracy on any given day.
"Feels like a new detector!", -e This is what people are saying after using the Radar Companion™ apps - See what all the fuss is about, try it for yourself!
Modify the most popular settings on your R9 radar detector right from the app! Spread the word, it is only going to get better. If you have an idea / suggestion you would like included in a future update, please visit https://crackedpixel.com/contact-us to let us know. Thanks!… more - 📈R9 Companion dropped out of every chart we trackLast seen 12 Oct
- 📈R9 Companion charting in a new countryUnited States
- 🆕R9 Companion first spotted by AppInsider#65 in Top Paid · Utilities · Canada
- 📦R9 Companion version 1.04.2Now works with CarPlay!!
"Feels like a new detector!", -e This is what people are saying after using the Radar Companion™ apps - See what all the fuss is about, try it for yourself!
This new version is a major overhaul in alert presentation and navigation experience.
New for version 1.04:
• Fix for incorrect reminder to update firmware db version.
Other Recent Updates:
• Settings screen added under CarPlay nav search button.
• All new audio engine handles navigation, speech & detector tones seamlessly with options for output style, voice, speech rate, etc.
• Option for altitude and car voltage on 'Active' banner.
• Options for 'Nav Mute' Speaker Tap -> “Unmute” On tap, or after 5, 10, 15, 30 mins.
• Option to include Alerts & Tones for nav mute tap.
• Option to include all Detector audio for nav mute tap (kill switch).
• CarPlay fixes for light & dark map display modes.
• SpotLock engine version 2.0.09012026 - latest historical data.
• Advanced false assist engine version 3.0.09012026 - latest 6+ years of historical data.
• CarPlay support - Fullscreen/Dashboard
• Full navigation functionality.
• 3D Perspective map view for navigation.
• CarPlay background alerts - with fine-tuning controls.
• Live Activities for CarPlay, iPhone, Apple Watch.
• Posted speed limit displayed on main alert screen (Currently supported markets: US, CA, AU, NZ).
• Customizable low speed muting based on the speed limit.
• New alert screen (portrait & landscape views). *Option to view classic or new alert screen with a tap of a button.
• Ability to turn on/off posted speed limit (US, CA, AU, NZ).
• Alert screen banners showing detailed alert, false assist, POI, MyRadarIQ, over speed warnings and other detailed detector status information.
• Option to hide "Active" banner from free drive dashboard.
• Quickly change detector firmware settings from within the app.
• Set detector mode from new alert screen.
• Alternate Route selection with highway, and toll avoidance.
• Navigation screen shows arrival time, distance & trip time remaining.
• 'Show traffic' option while navigating.
• 'Recent trip' quick selection.
• Nearby points of interest selection.
• “Free Drive” (map / no map) alert screen when not in navigation mode.
• MyRadarIQ™ - Threat assessment intelligent system for the radar companion series of apps. A new meter, visible at the top of the main alert screen, will show a graphical representation of the probability of a police presence (Ka or Laser) in the direction of your travel. Using your personal alert data, whenever a high probability exists for an encounter ahead, you will know about it well in advance of facing the actual threat. The meter will go from yellow (low threat), to orange (medium threat), to red (high threat) and flash aa a voice announcement occurs. The meter will also flash red when a Ka or Laser alert is actively being received to help draw attention to the alert. Probabilities are calculated down to the day of the week you are traveling, increasing the accuracy on any given day.
"Feels like a new detector!", -e This is what people are saying after using the Radar Companion™ apps - See what all the fuss is about, try it for yourself!
If you liked R9 Companion before this release, you are going to LOVE it after! Modify the most popular settings on your R9 radar detector right from the app! See the list below for a complete list of the settings you can modify (more settings coming in future updates). Spread the word, it is only going to get better. If you have an idea / suggestion you would like included in a future update, please visit https://crackedpixel.com/contact-us to let us know. Thanks!… more - 🆕R9 Companion released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
5.0 ★
1 ratings
Measured
R9 Companion on the App Store
App details
App ID
6470324039
Publisher
Angela Mcarthur
On the store since
Mar 2024
2 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
15 MB
Also listed in
Travel
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Not charting right now. | ||
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
5.0 ★
1 ratings
Measured
Ratings
1
Measured
About R9 Companion
Full CarPlay support!
R9 Companion™ is a feature rich app, designed to give you the most out of your R9 radar detector, while enhancing your driving experience along the way. Featuring intelligent alerts and advanced muting! R9 Companion™ is the COMPLETE solution to enjoying your R9 to the fullest.
***IMPORTANT NOTE: R9 Companion™ requires a Uniden R9 or R9w radar detector with US Version 138 / 126 firmware to function correctly.
EXCLUSIVE to R9 Companion:
• Same source, duplicate signal rejection. - The R9 acts like two radar detectors, R9 companion filters through this additional information for improved accuracy of location lockouts & bogey counts.
• Dual horn priority signal queuing - Makes sure correct priority signal is shown with correct signal strength at all times.
• Front and rear high resolution strength meters.
The R9 Companion™ app leverages 5+ years of optimizations and features from the Radar Companion™ series (Available separately on the app store for owners of V1, R8, R4, & DS1 radar detectors).
Enhanced GPS location based 'false muting' via SpotLocks™ - All future updates to this app are free to purchasers of R9 Companion™
R9 Companion™'s alerting and muting systems are fully optimized for the R9 platform. Intelligent voice announcements and on-screen visuals will always keep you informed and aware of the situation around you.
R9 Companion™ full feature list:
• SpotLocks™ - Location based false silencing has never been this good or easy. Turn on the intelligent location-based learning and let R9 Companion™ do the rest. Or you can manually 'lock' or 'unlock' locations with ease from the main alert screen.
• SpotLocks™ works seamlessly with your R9’s built in 'auto mute memory' locations. If you create or delete a location from the app it will apply the changes to your R9 at the same time.
• Option to play detector tones in app.
• 'Proximity' meter - leverages the high resolution signal strength and direction information provided by the detector to show you a better representation of the signal's source.
• 'K & X falses in area' meter shows you how many possible false alerts exist in the area you are travelling based on the accumulated SpotLock data™.
• 'Custom Phrases' for a given threat's audio alerts.
• HUD displays the priority alert's band, signal strength, frequency, & direction. The HUD is color coded between real threats & muted false signals.
• HUD of the secondary alerts' bands, signal strengths, frequencies, bogey counts & directions.
• Mute rear K & X band signals independently.
• Advanced BSM/CAS/Ka False Muting (Optimized for the R9).
• Ability to set the R9’s internal detector settings from within the app.
All Threat
Quiet Ride
Limit Speed
K BLK 1
Units
Laser
X Band
K Band
K Pop
K Filter
K Scans
TSF
Ka Band
Ka Pop
Ka Filter
Ka Scans (Narrow, Wide, Segmented)
Ka 1-9 Segments
Auto Mute Volume
Display Color
Display Brightness
Priority Band
Auto Mute Memory ON/OFF
Select Auto Mute Memory Bands
• 'Ghost' mu
R9 Companion™ is a feature rich app, designed to give you the most out of your R9 radar detector, while enhancing your driving experience along the way. Featuring intelligent alerts and advanced muting! R9 Companion™ is the COMPLETE solution to enjoying your R9 to the fullest.
***IMPORTANT NOTE: R9 Companion™ requires a Uniden R9 or R9w radar detector with US Version 138 / 126 firmware to function correctly.
EXCLUSIVE to R9 Companion:
• Same source, duplicate signal rejection. - The R9 acts like two radar detectors, R9 companion filters through this additional information for improved accuracy of location lockouts & bogey counts.
• Dual horn priority signal queuing - Makes sure correct priority signal is shown with correct signal strength at all times.
• Front and rear high resolution strength meters.
The R9 Companion™ app leverages 5+ years of optimizations and features from the Radar Companion™ series (Available separately on the app store for owners of V1, R8, R4, & DS1 radar detectors).
Enhanced GPS location based 'false muting' via SpotLocks™ - All future updates to this app are free to purchasers of R9 Companion™
R9 Companion™'s alerting and muting systems are fully optimized for the R9 platform. Intelligent voice announcements and on-screen visuals will always keep you informed and aware of the situation around you.
R9 Companion™ full feature list:
• SpotLocks™ - Location based false silencing has never been this good or easy. Turn on the intelligent location-based learning and let R9 Companion™ do the rest. Or you can manually 'lock' or 'unlock' locations with ease from the main alert screen.
• SpotLocks™ works seamlessly with your R9’s built in 'auto mute memory' locations. If you create or delete a location from the app it will apply the changes to your R9 at the same time.
• Option to play detector tones in app.
• 'Proximity' meter - leverages the high resolution signal strength and direction information provided by the detector to show you a better representation of the signal's source.
• 'K & X falses in area' meter shows you how many possible false alerts exist in the area you are travelling based on the accumulated SpotLock data™.
• 'Custom Phrases' for a given threat's audio alerts.
• HUD displays the priority alert's band, signal strength, frequency, & direction. The HUD is color coded between real threats & muted false signals.
• HUD of the secondary alerts' bands, signal strengths, frequencies, bogey counts & directions.
• Mute rear K & X band signals independently.
• Advanced BSM/CAS/Ka False Muting (Optimized for the R9).
• Ability to set the R9’s internal detector settings from within the app.
All Threat
Quiet Ride
Limit Speed
K BLK 1
Units
Laser
X Band
K Band
K Pop
K Filter
K Scans
TSF
Ka Band
Ka Pop
Ka Filter
Ka Scans (Narrow, Wide, Segmented)
Ka 1-9 Segments
Auto Mute Volume
Display Color
Display Brightness
Priority Band
Auto Mute Memory ON/OFF
Select Auto Mute Memory Bands
• 'Ghost' mu
Latest updates
1.05.4
Now works with CarPlay!!
"Feels like a new detector!", -e This is what people are saying after using the Radar Companion™ apps - See what all the fuss is about, try it for yourself!
This new version is a major overhaul in alert presentation and navigation experience.
New for version 1.05:
• Hi-res signal strength meters for both front & rear horns added to the alert banner. See what your detector is seeing, not just the standard bar strength. Front strength shown as a thin line at the top of the banner, rear strength shown at the bottom of the banner. Turn it on by using the option found in both the CarPlay & iPhone menus.
• "Active" Banner - K&X noise meter added to top of banner. Enable in the "Map screen" menu under the 'Active Banner' section.
• "Active" Banner - MyRadarIQ threat level meter added to bottom of banner. Enable in the "Map screen" menu under the 'Active Banner' section.
• Text notification customization. Enable / Disable types of phone & watch text notifications. Found in the R9 Companion's "iPhone" settings menu.
• Battery optimizations.
Other Recent Updates:
• Settings screen added under CarPlay nav search button.
• All new audio engine handles navigation, speech & detector tones seamlessly with options for output style, voice, speech rate, etc.
• Option for altitude and car voltage on 'Active' banner.
• Options for 'Nav Mute' Speaker Tap -> “Unmute” On tap, or after 5, 10, 15, 30 mins.
• Option to include Alerts & Tones for nav mute tap.
• Option to include all Detector audio for nav mute tap (kill switch).
• SpotLock engine version 2.0.09012026 - latest historical data.
• Advanced false assist engine version 3.0.09012026 - latest 6+ years of historical data.
• CarPlay support - Fullscreen/Dashboard
• 3D Perspective map view for navigation.
• CarPlay background alerts.
• Live Activities for CarPlay, iPhone, Apple Watch.
• Posted speed limit displayed on main alert screen (Currently supported markets: US, CA, AU, NZ).
• Customizable low speed muting based on the speed limit.
• New alert screen (portrait & landscape views). *Option to view classic or new alert screen with a tap of a button.
• Alert screen banners showing detailed alert, false assist, POI, MyRadarIQ, over speed warnings and other detailed detector status information.
• Quickly change detector firmware settings from within the app.
• Alternate Route selection with highway, and toll avoidance.
• Navigation screen shows arrival time, distance & trip time remaining.
• 'Show traffic' option while navigating.
• 'Recent trip' quick selection.
• Nearby points of interest selection.
• “Free Drive” (map / no map) alert screen when not in navigation mode.
• MyRadarIQ™ - Threat assessment intelligent system for the radar companion series of apps. A new meter, visible at the top of the main alert screen, will show a graphical representation of the probability of a police presence (Ka or Laser) in the direction of your travel. Using your personal alert data, whenever a high probability exists for an encounter ahead, you will know about it well in advance of facing the actual threat. The meter will go from yellow (low threat), to orange (medium threat), to red (high threat) and flash aa a voice announcement occurs. The meter will also flash red when a Ka or Laser alert is actively being received to help draw attention to the alert. Probabilities are calculated down to the day of the week you are traveling, increasing the accuracy on any given day.
"Feels like a new detector!", -e This is what people are saying after using the Radar Companion™ apps - See what all the fuss is about, try it for yourself!
Modify the most popular settings on your R9 radar detector right from the app! Spread the word, it is only going to get better. If you have an idea / suggestion you would like included in a future update, please visit https://crackedpixel.com/contact-us to let us know. Thanks!
1.04.2
Now works with CarPlay!!
"Feels like a new detector!", -e This is what people are saying after using the Radar Companion™ apps - See what all the fuss is about, try it for yourself!
This new version is a major overhaul in alert presentation and navigation experience.
New for version 1.04:
• Fix for incorrect reminder to update firmware db version.
Other Recent Updates:
• Settings screen added under CarPlay nav search button.
• All new audio engine handles navigation, speech & detector tones seamlessly with options for output style, voice, speech rate, etc.
• Option for altitude and car voltage on 'Active' banner.
• Options for 'Nav Mute' Speaker Tap -> “Unmute” On tap, or after 5, 10, 15, 30 mins.
• Option to include Alerts & Tones for nav mute tap.
• Option to include all Detector audio for nav mute tap (kill switch).
• CarPlay fixes for light & dark map display modes.
• SpotLock engine version 2.0.09012026 - latest historical data.
• Advanced false assist engine version 3.0.09012026 - latest 6+ years of historical data.
• CarPlay support - Fullscreen/Dashboard
• Full navigation functionality.
• 3D Perspective map view for navigation.
• CarPlay background alerts - with fine-tuning controls.
• Live Activities for CarPlay, iPhone, Apple Watch.
• Posted speed limit displayed on main alert screen (Currently supported markets: US, CA, AU, NZ).
• Customizable low speed muting based on the speed limit.
• New alert screen (portrait & landscape views). *Option to view classic or new alert screen with a tap of a button.
• Ability to turn on/off posted speed limit (US, CA, AU, NZ).
• Alert screen banners showing detailed alert, false assist, POI, MyRadarIQ, over speed warnings and other detailed detector status information.
• Option to hide "Active" banner from free drive dashboard.
• Quickly change detector firmware settings from within the app.
• Set detector mode from new alert screen.
• Alternate Route selection with highway, and toll avoidance.
• Navigation screen shows arrival time, distance & trip time remaining.
• 'Show traffic' option while navigating.
• 'Recent trip' quick selection.
• Nearby points of interest selection.
• “Free Drive” (map / no map) alert screen when not in navigation mode.
• MyRadarIQ™ - Threat assessment intelligent system for the radar companion series of apps. A new meter, visible at the top of the main alert screen, will show a graphical representation of the probability of a police presence (Ka or Laser) in the direction of your travel. Using your personal alert data, whenever a high probability exists for an encounter ahead, you will know about it well in advance of facing the actual threat. The meter will go from yellow (low threat), to orange (medium threat), to red (high threat) and flash aa a voice announcement occurs. The meter will also flash red when a Ka or Laser alert is actively being received to help draw attention to the alert. Probabilities are calculated down to the day of the week you are traveling, increasing the accuracy on any given day.
"Feels like a new detector!", -e This is what people are saying after using the Radar Companion™ apps - See what all the fuss is about, try it for yourself!
If you liked R9 Companion before this release, you are going to LOVE it after! Modify the most popular settings on your R9 radar detector right from the app! See the list below for a complete list of the settings you can modify (more settings coming in future updates). Spread the word, it is only going to get better. If you have an idea / suggestion you would like included in a future update, please visit https://crackedpixel.com/contact-us to let us know. Thanks!
