Reviews of Escort Live Radar

By: Escort, Inc.

List of user reviews and ratings for Escort Live Radar

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3.63 (Rating count: 11,202)

Review summary

Users appreciate Escort Live Radar's dashboard features and Bluetooth audio alerts that enhance the use of Escort radar detectors. However, multiple reviews report persistent issues such as unreliable Bluetooth connections, loss of important features after updates, high battery drain, frequent app crashes, and problems running in the background. Additionally, many users are unhappy with costly subscription fees and poor developer support. Despite promising features and potential, poor execution and recent updates have severely impacted the app's reliability and user satisfaction.

Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-07	GJ*****	This is a great app FOR THE DASHBOARD ONLY. They want to replace the app with, wait for it, yet another navigation app!!! Everyone already has one they like (Waze, Google Maps), and I'm NOT paying for a subscription for you to tell me what somebody MIGHT have seen. I only want the DASHBOARD. Do NOT get rid of that - the phone interface is WHY I bought this. Redline 360C is not cheap, and deserves the app included for the dashboard. Without that, this is a zero star App!!
This is a great app FOR THE DASHBOARD ONLY. They want to replace the app with, wait for it, yet another navigation app!!! Everyone already has one they like (Waze, Google Maps), and I'm NOT paying for a subscription for you to tell me what somebody MIGHT have seen. I only want the DASHBOARD. Do NOT get rid of that - the phone interface is WHY I bought this. Redline 360C is not cheap, and deserves the app included for the dashboard. Without that, this is a zero star App!!
2024-09-01	Ga*****	Worked great until 8/14/24 update. Now, instead of showing current speed limit it shows a useless Bluetooth symbol. The good news is I won't have this app running in the background overheating my phone and killing battery because I won't be using it anymore. I can't support backward updates removing functionality. Just dealt with that on the Sonos app. Will wait a while to see if this is just a bug and gets fixed. If not, will be uninstalling and likely just move to Uniden R8.
Worked great until 8/14/24 update. Now, instead of showing current speed limit it shows a useless Bluetooth symbol. The good news is I won't have this app running in the background overheating my phone and killing battery because I won't be using it anymore. I can't support backward updates removing functionality. Just dealt with that on the Sonos app. Will wait a while to see if this is just a bug and gets fixed. If not, will be uninstalling and likely just move to Uniden R8.
2024-08-26	Ta*****	Great investment!! UPDATE 8/26/24: Really loved this app when I first bought my Escort Max 360c Mark II. Don't know what happened but now it stopped showing the current speed on my device, it only shows the (bluetooth symbol) now. Had to switch to Drive Smarter App which is really sporadic with my location. Very disappointed.
Great investment!! UPDATE 8/26/24: Really loved this app when I first bought my Escort Max 360c Mark II. Don't know what happened but now it stopped showing the current speed on my device, it only shows the (bluetooth symbol) now. Had to switch to Drive Smarter App which is really sporadic with my location. Very disappointed.
2024-08-24	Ti*****	Aug 14th update has ruined my life! Please fix!! My X80 no longer "communicates" with the app, despite the app saying it's connected to the detector and showing the speed from the detector. My detector just screams randomly and incessantly now and it's so obnoxious I want to throw it out the window. The X80 doesn't show the current speed/speed limit any longer. I've uninstalled, reinstalled, tried all the things. This only started after the latest app update, so I know it's related. Halp!
Aug 14th update has ruined my life! Please fix!! My X80 no longer "communicates" with the app, despite the app saying it's connected to the detector and showing the speed from the detector. My detector just screams randomly and incessantly now and it's so obnoxious I want to throw it out the window. The X80 doesn't show the current speed/speed limit any longer. I've uninstalled, reinstalled, tried all the things. This only started after the latest app update, so I know it's related. Halp!
2024-07-13	Ja*****	I just spent $800.00 on this detector and then they want an additional $15.00 per month for their service on the app. The least they could do is provide at least one year's free service when you purchase it. I understand they're trying to have a steady cash flow with the app fee, but $800 is a little steep compared to other radar detectors work similarly well. So I wanted the premium service so I paid the $15.00 and it still doesn't work What a bunch of garbage this app is. I'll try support.
I just spent $800.00 on this detector and then they want an additional $15.00 per month for their service on the app. The least they could do is provide at least one year's free service when you purchase it. I understand they're trying to have a steady cash flow with the app fee, but $800 is a little steep compared to other radar detectors work similarly well. So I wanted the premium service so I paid the $15.00 and it still doesn't work What a bunch of garbage this app is. I'll try support.
2024-06-04	Mi*****	It's good when it works although Google maps is just as good for speed traps. My main problem is that I have tried three times now having deleted and then reinstalled it because it needlessly chews up so much battery that's even if it is being charged my battery percentage is not going up and it gets hot. I blame this on extremely lazy programming because this has now been an issue for many years. I will be deleting again now until they fix it.
It's good when it works although Google maps is just as good for speed traps. My main problem is that I have tried three times now having deleted and then reinstalled it because it needlessly chews up so much battery that's even if it is being charged my battery percentage is not going up and it gets hot. I blame this on extremely lazy programming because this has now been an issue for many years. I will be deleting again now until they fix it.
2024-05-30	Ge*****	Updating my review from 2 years ago. I run the Max 3 with the app. I can receive allerts through my speakers via Bluetooth. This is my favorite feature because i play my music loud! I occasionally receive a false POP alert. I run this with waze together. So i can veify it is a false allert instantly. I've been picking up cops from a couple of miles away. It has never failed me once. My wife just got a ticket running Uniden R9 probably didn't hear it. The displays suck in the sunlight.
Updating my review from 2 years ago. I run the Max 3 with the app. I can receive allerts through my speakers via Bluetooth. This is my favorite feature because i play my music loud! I occasionally receive a false POP alert. I run this with waze together. So i can veify it is a false allert instantly. I've been picking up cops from a couple of miles away. It has never failed me once. My wife just got a ticket running Uniden R9 probably didn't hear it. The displays suck in the sunlight.
2023-08-16	C *****	Update: Still not worth it. I have resorted to running JBV1 app in standalone while using a MAX360. Hard to pay for premium version of an app when it is so poorly written. Huge fan of Escort detectors for many years, have owned Passport, 8500, Max and currently 360. Extremely disappointed with app though. Would not purchase this app until they get serious about fixing it.
Update: Still not worth it. I have resorted to running JBV1 app in standalone while using a MAX360. Hard to pay for premium version of an app when it is so poorly written. Huge fan of Escort detectors for many years, have owned Passport, 8500, Max and currently 360. Extremely disappointed with app though. Would not purchase this app until they get serious about fixing it.
2023-05-11	sc*****	Charged for services not rendered! After 1 year, my subscription renewed automatically through Google play... But when I open the app, it requires me to renew. I paid for the 2nd year, Escorrt wants more money. I contacted the developers, no response. I thought an app update might fix the issue... Nope! I'm working to get a refund for this last renewal through Google, but wanted to warn everyone. Buyers beware!
Charged for services not rendered! After 1 year, my subscription renewed automatically through Google play... But when I open the app, it requires me to renew. I paid for the 2nd year, Escorrt wants more money. I contacted the developers, no response. I thought an app update might fix the issue... Nope! I'm working to get a refund for this last renewal through Google, but wanted to warn everyone. Buyers beware!
2021-07-01	Gl*****	This used to be a 5 star app. Now I struggle to give it one star. It rarely connects to my radar detector. And when it does, it's because I keep shutting the phone off and starting it until it does connect. Once connected, it does not always have the drop down screen allowing me to "lock out" the "K" band. So when I'm in a big city or suburb, I have to listen to the detector go off and then I have to hit the mute button all day. This has become a horrible app. Escort has dropped the ball.
This used to be a 5 star app. Now I struggle to give it one star. It rarely connects to my radar detector. And when it does, it's because I keep shutting the phone off and starting it until it does connect. Once connected, it does not always have the drop down screen allowing me to "lock out" the "K" band. So when I'm in a big city or suburb, I have to listen to the detector go off and then I have to hit the mute button all day. This has become a horrible app. Escort has dropped the ball.

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