# Police Scanner: Crime Radar

> Broadcastify Dispatch Audio

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1075599309](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1075599309)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1075599309`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sepia Software LLC
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (28,193 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.18
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **First published:** 2016-01-26
- **Size:** 20 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/police-scanner-crime-radar/id1075599309)
- **Website:** [http://www.sepiaapps.com](http://www.sepiaapps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.sepiaapps.com/privacy-policy/](http://www.sepiaapps.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**Police Scanner: Crime Radar** turns your iPhone into a live emergency radio powered by Broadcastify. Listen to more than 7,000 police, fire, EMS, aviation, railroad, marine, weather, and public safety feeds from around the world.

Premium features include real-time AI transcription, interactive emergency maps, 12-hour audio archives, breaking news alerts, background playback, favorites, dark mode, noise reduction, and smart volume leveling. Find nearby feeds, follow local activity, and review dispatch audio you may have missed. The app offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions with free trials where available.

## Rankings

- #9,490 — Overall
- #13 — radar
- #43 — policy

## Review summary

Users frequently praise the app's map and brief-summary usefulness, but a majority cite paywall and subscription issues, hidden charges, and refund problems. Audio quality is often poor or inconsistent, making dispatch hard to understand. UX friction, including hard cancellation, confusing navigation, and unwanted alerts, further detracts from usability. Coverage gaps in certain regions also limit usefulness.

### Pros

- Map feature provides relative call locations and is highlighted as a beneficial element.
- Some users report the audio can be loud and usable for quick situational awareness.
- No spyware reported by at least some users; otherwise smooth operation for those who use it.
- Useful for brief summaries of police/EMT/fire responses.

### Cons

- Persistent subscription paywall with hidden charges, frequent prompts to subscribe, and difficulty canceling or getting refunds.
- Audio quality and playback are unreliable (scratchy, random words, or inaudible dispatch).
- Not user-friendly with navigation issues, and problems signing in or managing favorites/alerts.
- Coverage gaps in some areas and unwanted alerts from other regions.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1075599309)