For public safety enthusiasts and local residents seeking real-time information on emergency services and breaking news.
Providing real-time public safety audio and breaking news alerts to keep communities informed during emergency events.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 2Last updated
Police Scanner Radio & Fire
v2.6.7
2mo ago
Primary focus
Public safety audio and emergency radio monitoring
Scale
indie
Target audience
Public safety enthusiasts and local residents seeking real-time information on emergency services and breaking news.
Maintains an intense development pace with 12 updates in the last 6 months for its flagship title, ensuring high reliability for live audio streams.
2 apps analysed
Police Scanner you can listen to Live Police/Fire/Radio Scanners
Audio clipping loop functions as a viral acquisition lever
Analysis in progress
Tightly focused on 3 markets (Mexico, Spain, United States).
Based on 1 of 2 apps with localized market data — more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
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Positive apps
1
Neutral / mixed
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Negative apps
45/100
Avg sentiment score
With over 159,000 reviews and a high rating, this app serves the exact same niche of live emergency audio streaming as the target.
Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
Directly competes for the same emergency-monitoring audience with a similar feature set and long-term market presence.
While specialized, it captures the same 'public safety' intent as the target app through high-velocity mapping updates.
A long-standing direct competitor in the scanner niche with high update velocity and a massive legacy user base.
A dominant player in the general news category that competes for the user's time during major breaking events.
Competes for the 'local news' attention share, though it lacks the live scanner audio component.
High release velocity and platform backing make this an emerging threat in the audio-consumption space.