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Police Scanner Radio & Fire App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Really? I’ll stick with my browser.Too many ads that take up the full screen with loud music. Price for full access is ridiculous and charged monthly. One time fee would be acceptable..Version: 1.10.6
✓ OoopsThere are much better than this around... most of them actually work quite well. This has a map location type thing which places Charing X repeater GB3Ck somewhere in the North Atlantic ocean. I guess someone might be able to work it out and make use of it, but I'm going off to dispose of it now..Version: 1.3.1
✓ Chat room for listeners?Would be great if there was a chat room were we could chat with other listeners. Only a suggestion. I know, you will see how you go. Am I correct? Other than that 4 star..Version: 1.7.9
✓ Police ScannerTakes way too long to load, doesn’t have all of the Police Bands..Version: 1.9.5
✓ Too may adsI like the app and understand that ads generate revenue. However a monthly subscription to remove ads is ridiculous and the ads are to many and play for to long. I would be willing to pay a reasonable one time fee to remove the ads. Has potential to be a great app. Response to developer: Yes, many times two and sometimes three adds appear. Also if only one they are 30 seconds or more without a way to cancel ad prior to completion. Even if you could cancel half way through it would be better. Like I said, great potential and would pay a reasonable one time fee to get rid of adds..Version: 1.10.1
✓ Useless for UKDon't waste your time.Version: 1.4.4
✓ MisleadingClaims to be a radio scanner, is able to let you tune in to emergency service scanners but doesn’t actually play their conversations. Sat next to a real scanner on the same channel and the app gave nothing while the scanner gave voice.Version: 1.5.5
✓ Victoria bcNo longer has Crest Victoria fire and police.Version: 2.0.7
✓ Don’t get!Never works!!.Version: 2.2.4
✓ Not badIt’s not bad you can hear things from bigger cities. Can’t get no police where in from but I’m in Newfoundland. Can get fire but not much of that otg here. Works tho!.Version: 1.10.6
✓ ....He’s dead Jim.After the most recent update this app has become unusable. I can accept a scanner feed being temporarily down or unavailable but when an app fails to load on first launch or becomes severely crippled by pop-up Ad’s to the point of having to completely close the app and start over, this is absolutely unacceptable. Also, this app use to work great when launched in Apple CarPlay, but now the feeds just shuffle around the screen when tapped and never loads the selected choice. Every few months I upgrade the free version of any app on my phone that I enjoy, to paid versions to support the developers. I had planned to pay for this app but now I consider this app completely broken and not worth paying for. This free version will end up in a drawer until a functional version is offered..Version: 1.9
✓ Great app, but…..The ads are ridiculous. You get a scanner alert…tap to open the app and you miss 30-60 seconds of the feed because you have to wait for a game app ad to finish before you can listen. Don’t get me wrong. I understand that ads are important to keep the app up and running, but is it absolutely necessary to only have ads for games that run for a full minute to a minute and a half? Why not go with shorter ads? It’s even more frustrating because the game app ad is always the same and it’s one I already have on my phone. Maybe coming up with a better algorithm when it comes to only targeting the people who do not have the game already installed? It’s 2024. The technology is there waiting to be used..Version: 2.2.21
✓ Updated NoAds have ruined it, not happy.Version: 1.8.8
✓ Not good for the U.K.Went through the list of nearby radios and not one was good. Also saw Manchester airport on there which I don’t think should be and should be taken off I think.Version: 2.2.20
✓ Horrible latelyWhether it’s the update or the new subscription options, I’ve had to remove it almost every time I’m on it. Ads are outrageous and freezes the app so not useable..Version: 2.2.6
✓ Too many adsNot at all keen on the ads that pop up..Version: 1.10.1
✓ Dead air 97% of the timeDoes what it says it does but it’s dead air 97% of the time and you miss half of it by the time they talk. The all is okay but the system is crap.Version: 2.2.12
✓ Police scannerI bought this scanner for no ads since then it has not played my area muskoka opp !! It shows offline since I paid for it . Broadcast has not reimbursed my payment of 60 dollars feel like I’ve been scammed write in several complaints but that didn’t help either. Very upset with this scanner just says offline hope this is not happening to anyone else !!!.Version: 1.7.21
✓ Share function doesn’t work and pop up adds are a pain..Version: 1.7.10
✓ Get rid of the gambling ads on this app.Low rating as I keep getting gambling ads popping up on my phone whilst I am listening to the app. Very annoying, won’t use this anymore.Version: 1.10.3
✓ Ad festeredPiece of garbage app.Version: 2.2.6
✓ Ridiculous adsI just installed the app to check it out. Wasted 5 minutes of my life I can’t get back. Sounded like a nice addition to my CarPlay. I put on Parsippany NJ police. I heard one call after a few minutes. During that time there was a slot machine ad on the screen. No big deal. Then the entire screen became one big flashing ad with screaming audio. (Great way to cause an accident so I can listen to the police coming to cut me out of my truck) I deleted the app and came here to hopefully warn someone else before they wasted their time. Pop up ads are ok. I usually pay after a few days or trial anyway, but to insert a full screen ad with someone yelling something on an app I’m going to use while I’m driving tells me the developers aren’t too bright. I have to assume that lack of brilliance extends to all aspects of the app..Version: 1.10.4
✓ Ads volume are way too loudCan you put some control in the volume of the ads I have my volume low when the ads start they blast me can we fix that. And the ads are crashing the app. Also can’t close some ads I have to restart the app and go through the blasted ad volume just to close it..Version: 1.10.9
✓ If your review is bad, it will be deleted!I wrote a review stating that I purchased Scanner Radio Pro back when that’s what this app was called, and there was a free version and a pro version. Now it has apparently changed to where you need a subscription. I thought it was unfair that I had to pay twice. So I suggested the idea that maybe SRPro owners should get a year sub for free to make up for the fact that they paid full price already once before. Developer response was not even close. Told me to “restore purchases”. Obviously he did not read everything. “Restore purchases” comes back with “no subscription found”. Proving that suggestion pointless. So I lowered my rating by one star because he did not actually read any detail. After which he deleted my review..Version: 2.0.1
✓ AdsToo many.Version: 2.2.16
✓ Fee fir ad removalGreat app. I paid to have ads removed however that function doesn’t seem to work. Comes up as ‘no purchases on this account’ when ‘restore purchase’ is selected after paying the fee. Hope an update to fix that comes soon .......Version: 1.6
✓ Ads take you out of appIt dosnt have pop up ads, the ads just go straight to the App Store.Version: 2.0.5
✓ Obnoxious AdsAds come on blaringly loud and block the ability to maneuver on the site for a lengthy time and sometimes even freezes in front with the sound in the back ground. Otherwise, if you are able to get to it, the scanner function is really nice. You can pay a bunch of money to get rid of the ads, which is probably why they make the ads so obnoxious. It didn’t used to be that way. You watched a couple of useful ads and then used the scanner. But now the ads are so obnoxious that you just shut the volume off, ignore the screen, and just wait for the scanner to start..Version: 1.9.6
✓ Ads to muchYour ads are entirely too long and very annoying and you make it very hard to figure out how to close it down after it’s done half the time it ends up opening up another ad other than that the actual application the service that you provide is very quality the ads have to go people rely on this app for real time information when you have an app cut it out and go on for a minute and a half that could be somebody’s life or freedom gone just like that I would suggest making it so that you make people watch a series of ads before they can start the service, but don’t interrupt it at any point.Version: 2.2.16
✓ Was good until ads starting taking overI have used this app for the last few years to listen to CFA scanner and it has been fantastic.......until yesterday when all of a sudden ads started to appear. The only way to remove them is to pay!! I would be happy to pay for the app itself but not to remove annoying and unnecessary ads.Version: 1.5.2
✓ Garbage.This app used to be awesome. Now it’s a spammy pile of ad-riddled garbage. The subscription fee is a joke. Just offer an ad-free premium version like every other app..Version: 2.0.7
✓ Advertising is intrusiveAdvertising on this app forces you unless clicked to download apps onto your phone from advertisers. Otherwise you can’t go back to the app unless you close and open again. I’m sure there is a better option. This app is collecting lots of information. It’s concerning. I loved it but it seems they go out of their way to make it bad with advertising and frustrating at the free level to force an upgrade which it’s not worth paying for. They don’t create the feeds or monitor them. The app simply listens to open channels. It’s not worth all the nonsense apps they want you to download. You would have a million on your phone using this app if you click the wrong spot. Feeds are great but it’s headed in the wrong direction..Version: 2.2.5
✓ Notification IssueFor some strange reason I am not receiving the Alert notifications even though I have notifications turned on.Version: 2.2.9
✓ Somewhat Of interestMostly amateur radio repeaters in the UK. okay, there’s also Manchester Airport and a couple of interesting other repeaters, but this app looks like it’s mostly geared to the USA.Version: 2.2.21
✓ LaggySince the latest update it makes my phone so slow and laggy while listening to the scanner and then crashes..Version: 2.2.18
✓ Audio/video adds make the app almost unusable with Voiceover, major accessibility issue.I’m visually impaired/blind and rely on the IOS screenreader (Voiceover) to navigate my device. The adds that play at the very start of the 1st stream, after launching the app are so loud/obnoxious, I can’t even hear the screenreader, in order to find the close button, if there is even one available in an accessible manner. 9 times out of 10, I have to completely close the app and relaunch it..Version: 2.2.5
✓ Rip offThere is no way for me to cancel the subscription.Version: 1.10.5
✓ Wish to talk to themI wish I was able to talk to the radio.Version: 1.10.2
✓ Police scanner.Why add let’s scan the add adds.Version: 2.0.4
✓ AdsAds wont stop.Version: 1.10.5
✓ Las Vegas always goes offline on fire alarms Don’t buyI purchased this app for the specific purpose of Fire calls and airport emergencies in Clark County, Las Vegas Nevada. Most every time a structure or commercial fire alarm is reported the app goes offline and listeners are unable to hear dispatch or fire units communicating. This also occurs at the same time a airport emergency comes in at McCarran airport all reported by another app called Pulse Point which provides alerts to all fire calls in Las Vegas Nevada. I don’t recommend buying Polive Scanner or Broadcastify scanner apps in Las Vegas. Most police and fire scanners are operated by Broadcastify App which I recommend not to purchase this app either which is the main feed to all other police and fire scanners. Buyer beware..Version: 1.10.3
✓ Too many adsI get that you have to make money but the free version is almost useless due to the ads.Version: 2.1.1
✓ Waste of timeDidn’t work and can’t pick up my Area.Version: 2.0.2
✓ ThanksWish this had Cochrane-Hearst as well..Version: 2.2.12
✓ Ads, ads, adsAdvertisers and app makers are going about the ad situation all wrong. It is absolutely ridiculous to be listening to a police feed or an EMS feed and then be interrupted by a movie about a bingo game that goes on for what seems like an eternity causing you to miss the feed. I have made a point to not ever purchase or play a single game that interrupts my apps with a small movie and I can only hope others join me in this. If I wanted to watch TV, I would go to a streaming app or turn on Xfinity. The app is fine if I didn’t have to watch movies trying to get me to play bingo, or wood block version of Tetris..Version: 2.2.3
✓ DisappointingAs soon as you download the app you have to sign up for a “free trial.” There are only a few days to check out the app. Luckily, I only needed a few minutes. I wanted an app to find out about things going on in my area—not 50 miles away. Completely useless! Update: I received a message from the developer. I guess my review wasn’t clear. They replied that if I subscribed, I wouldn’t see any ads and I’d have access to many scanners. To the developer: You can’t even access the app without “subscribing,” this is how I know that’s how I know that none of the scanners are helpful because they are at least 50 miles away—as stated in my original review. It’s probably a great app for those living in those areas and as the app is highly rated. I’m disappointed that it is not at all useful to me and that I received an even less useful response..Version: 2.2.1
✓ AdvertsPlease stop the pop ups.Version: 1.10.8
✓ Now loaded with adsAfter the recent update the app is an ad app..Version: 1.5.3
✓ BuffersPaid for pro and it’s hit or miss. Most time it just buffers. I have given up on it and moved on..Version: 2.2.4
✓ Please Offer a “Lifetime Pro” OptionI had this app on on my old iPhone with a different Apple ID, and it was great. Made all of the one-time purchases to get the pro features and support the developer. I re-downloaded the app on my new iPhone / Apple ID, and was disappointed to discover that the developer has moved to a subscription only model, complete with highly-intrusive ads. Not every app should require a subscription. Please offer a “lifetime pro” option (like the Apollo Reddit app) for those of us who don’t like subscriptions. I’d be willing to make a one-time payment of $20 - $30, but right now you are getting nothing from me because I refuse to pay for a subscription to this type of app..Version: 1.9.6
✓ Too many addsLove all the adds.Version: 2.1.1
✓ SuperMais sérieux ! Les annonces ! C’est du gros n’importe quoi.Version: 2.2.1
✓ Stopped workingCannot get it to open since last upgrade.Version: 1.4.7
✓ I got charged while on free trialI downloaded this app, clicked on 3 day free trial yet money was taken out of my account immediately? I have gone into settings and cancelled the subscription however that doesn’t really help me now! Be careful guys. I’m currently disputing the transaction through my bank..Version: 2.2.20
✓ The intrusive ads are really annoyingThe developers need to figure something else out for their ad revenue because these current ads need to go. I get that they’re a necessary evil for utilizing free apps but the full screen ads that last upwards of a full minute that you’re forced to sit through and then force you to go to the App Store before it starts the timer to finally close it is the most aggressive and intrusive ad marketing I’ve ever seen. It’s just absurd. Not to mention the ads are for some cartoonish boomer game like casino or bingo. No one plays that crap. If you can muscle your way past these annoying ads, the app is okay. But the ads.. man, the ads are infuriating. I implore the developers to come up with something better than this..Version: 2.2.4
✓ Stations aren’t clearI can’t even make out ANYTHING being said. Sounds like aliens. Super upsetting.Version: 1.10.1
✓ Keeps glitchingDon’t hate it I think it good But annoying when it will not connect to your area most of the time worked fine for a day or so then stopped connecting to my area. Will pick up other areas Also it seem nearly every nickname is taken when you write a review.Version: 1.8.1
✓ Presence?What happened to the Sault and Algoma, North East?.Version: 2.2.14
✓ Subscription ModelI have no issue paying a fee to avoid ads. A subscription model is only good if there is a continuous improvement. I did contact the DEV using one of the contact methods, but they never responded..Version: 2.2.17
✓ Come On...Bring Back Edmonton, Alberta.🇨🇦CANADA to change my rating..Version: 1.10.8
✓ Ads take overToo many ads that take over when you are quickly trying to open it.Version: 1.9.6
✓ Paid versionThis app has been great when it’s working. Our local station seems to either be “offline “ or “buffering” often. I’m not sure who is in charge of broadcasting but it sure seems as a better job could be done. They do have an email listed in the information section for the channel and ask to email them when the scanner is offline. I’ve emailed and you never know if it’s going to be offline or buffering for a hour or a week. To me the $3.99 version beats the free version so you don’t get the adds. This is a decent app but could use some improvements..Version: 2.2.21
✓ Time to delete this appThe adds are OTT and in your face. Time to go.Version: 1.9.5
✓ HelpHow do I cancel a subscription to this?.Version: 2.0.8
✓ CANNOT CLOSE ADSThis is almost hijackware, it prob is actually... Bad enough so many ads but JUST TRY clicking the close button, it reposition elsewhere on screen, click again, force opens browser ANYWAYS. I DO NOT want to be forced to slimy sketchy probably virus filled crap webpages. The Close button obviously DOESNT WORK. a UPDATE: it only got worse... distinguishes ABUSIVE level of obstructive ads. DELETING this c*** before it infects my machine.Version: 2.2.3
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