Scanner Radio - Police Scanner
Scanner Radio - Police Scanner has 40,020,516 installs, rated 4.8 from 503,898 ratings, #21 of 22,299 in News & Magazines.
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Listen to live audio from over 8,000 fire and police scanners, NOAA weather radio stations, ham radio repeaters, air traffic (ATC), and marine radios from around the world. Turn on notifications to receive alerts anytime a scanner has more than 2500 listeners (to find out about major events and breaking news).
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 and click on the Broadcast button to sign-up (it's completely free) to provide scanner audio for your area. As a provider you'll have complete access to the audio archives for all of the scanners they host.
Scanner Radio has been featured in:
• The "Amazing Android Apps for Dummies" book
• Android Police's "7 best police scanner apps" article
• Android Authority's "5 Best Police Scanner Apps for Android" article
• The Droid Guy's "7 Best Police Scanner Apps for Free on Android" article
• Make Tech Easier's "4 of the Best Police Scanner Apps for Android" article
The Scanner Radio app is a perfect companion to the Watch Duty, Pulse Point, Mobile Patrol, and Citizen apps as well as weather, hurricane tracker, wildfire, and breaking news apps.
Reviews The reviews Google Play shows first (its most relevant), from the US store, in any language.
From 503,893 ratings.
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★☆☆☆☆ Darlene Leslie · 9 Jun 2026 · v8.26it works, for a fee they don't tell you about. A week ago I downloded this app, I didn't even make an account and listened for about 30 min and then deleted it and today it charged two of my cards that I never even gave them the info on, for $31.79. So now I have to open two disputes on 2 separate cards and I'm out using either for at least a week while I wait for replacements to come in.Developer reply · 9 Jun 2026The app is indeed free. A subscription is completely optional and only needed if you'd like access to some additional features and/or don't want to see ads. In your case you opted into the app's free trial and didn't cancel before the trial period ended which resulted in Google charging you.
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★★★☆☆ Steven Pingel · 5 Jun 2026 · v8.26I downloaded this one fully intending to pay to remove ads because of that top review that says it's a one-time $3 fee. Yeah, that's an old review. Now it is $4/month or $30/year. Nah... Too many of these apps try to get us with these subscriptions. I'd be willing to pay a one-time fee, up to around $15 or so for this, but never a subscription. That said, the ads aren't HORRIBLE, I just don't like ads. 🤷🏻♂️Developer reply · 5 Jun 2026Sorry about that, the ads help pay for the costs of the web servers, database servers, and memory cache servers the app uses to function.
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★★☆☆☆ D. Kirkpatrick (Dennis K.) · 2 May 2026 · v8.25I have always found this application enjoyable. Also I don't mind the advertising. However, recent versions will start an advertisement and it hijacks the entire operating system of my phone. I have not been able to switch over to medical software I need to access, and I missed multiple phone calls. As a result I'm using it far less than I used to. You need to be able to disconnect especially if it's an emergency. The help file says to avoid this buy the pro version. What if I needed to call 911Developer reply · 3 May 2026Sorry about the poor ad experience. After you see such an ad, it would be helpful if you could contact me through the app so that I can see (in the app's log) the ad network that delivered the ad and an identifier that would allow me to block that specific ad.
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★★★☆☆ Kay Haul · 1 May 2025 · v8.10.2Great app but 40 per year is ridiculous. Edit: developer is correct in their reply, but I WANT to support by paying for it. I'm just saying you're possibly losing money from customers (like me) who are willing to pay, but having a price point that high prices us out. Price at $25/yr. Is more reasonable. I doubt you're making more than 25/yr in ad revenue from me, could be wrong.Developer reply · 1 May 2025FYI, the current cost is $30 USD per year or $4 per month, less than the $40 you're thinking but more than what you'd like.
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★★★★★ Kristen mariposa · 21 Apr 2025 · v8.10.1I love this app. I'm fine with the free version & while I appreciate that the ads only show when closing the app, omg! The ads hijack my phone for an unacceptable amount of time. It's always a game app ad and it hijacks my phone screen. Any attempt to get out of it just takes me to the play store to install. It takes forever for the x to close it to show up. I have to press the power button on my phone for the minimize icon to show then I can close the whole app that way. That's my only issue.
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★☆☆☆☆ Michael Harrison · 3 Apr 2025 · v8.9.2The ads are ridiculous. This is my first time installing the app in maybe 5 years, and the ads have become so intrusive and annoying that it makes it hard to use. Full page ads that you click on if you try swiping back. There's also a full page ad for their subscription that pops up every time you open the app, with a tiny little x hidden up in the corner. I almost immediately uninstalled it. Trying to get people to buy your app by irritating the free users isn't the way to do it.Developer reply · 4 Apr 2025If you would like assistance with the subscription pop up, tap on Settings at the bottom of the screen, then select Help, then select "Frequently Asked Questions", then tap on the "Send Feedback" button that's at the bottom of the screen.
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★★☆☆☆ Stan Kaliski · 23 May 2024 · v7.2.2I don't use this app much. Pretty much used it when there was severe weather in the area to listen to the storm spotters. So, I did mind the banner adds. However, when I closed the app the other night after some bad weather and it splashed up a full screen add, and I couldn't close it. That was too much. I don't like the app that much, uninstalled.Developer reply · 23 May 2024Sorry about that. A full screen ad is displayed after a listening session ends (instead of at the beginning like other apps). I'll see if I'm able to find an ad that can't be closed.
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★★★★★ Lynette Perrone · 4 Mar 2024 · v8.1.1Good app and all except for the massive increase in subscription. Last year I paid $3.99 a month, now it's $24.00. Maybe I missed something, but damn... Besides the excessive inflation increase, it's a great app, tested it against a real scanner, it's in real time, maybe a couple seconds if that behind. It allows me to know what is happening when I hear sirens and see cops flying out of town... I do appreciate having that knowledge instantly on my phone anywhere I'm at...
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★☆☆☆☆ m m · 4 Jan 2024 · v6.16I've been using this app for a long time. I guess they're AD money isn't enough, greed got the best of them and now charging a fee. Wish there was a counter on here to see how many uninstall this app (edit. No I updated the app and it prompted me to use the free 3 day trial and after the 3 day trial was up i would be charged a monthy fee and had to enter my credit card info to continue. This is review was posted right after that.)Developer reply · 4 Jan 2024A subscription is completely optional, when you see that screen you can tap on the big X in the upper-left corner to close it.
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★★★★★ Christina M · 19 Apr 2023 · v7.2.2This app is the best one. It's free and the ads are not intrusive. It gives me all the channels I need and want. Once I tuned in to a Puerto Rico channel and it was up and running and sounded clear & smooth. The biggest bonus for me was getting the NOAA weather radio!! I bought two of the little walkie talkie looking radios this year and they were garbage. So I'm very happy with this app! Great job!
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