Radio Scanner app review: bringing you more than 35,000 live police, fire, EMS, aircraft, railway, and music radio stations

Introduction

Boasting more than 35,000 feeds, Radio Scanner (Live police & music stations) is an iPhone and iPad app that has so much to offer that its entire user base, no matter their location or preferences, will be able to find many channels they love.

 

This all-encompassing app brings its users both music feeds as well as live EMS, Railroad, Aircraft, Police, and Fire station feeds, so you can find what you're looking for, be it the UK's Top 100 Hits, K-Pop, J-Pop, or NYPD Police Radio.

 

The diversity of the content along with the functionality of this app make up for the $2.99 price tag, which is slightly more on the expensive side when it comes to the average price of apps with similar features.

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Search Functions & Background Support

You can look for feeds on Radio Scanner (Live police & music stations) by using the search box and typing in a keyword, such as the genre of the music you want to listen to, or the station name; you can even sort by popularity. Alternatively, you can choose to browse by location to find stations from specific countries, cities, or states.

 

To ensure that you stay up-to-date on police calls, you will also get a localized police radio code to help you decipher what is going on as and when the event is unfolding without having to look it up.

 

Should you need to look anything else up, however, you can do so while listening to the feed because this Radio Scanner (Live police & music stations) has full background audio support, ensuring that you can use other apps without the feed being interrupted.

 

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Beauty In Simplicity

This app comes fully integrated with Google maps, which works in tandem with the GPS on your iOS device to figure out where you are located and where the feed you're listening to is originating from.

 

Users also have the ability to customize stations, add their own ones, or browse through their favorite emergency frequencies while listening to music.

 

Sharing radio stations is very easy and can be done via email and they don't need to have this app to listen to the feed. You can also email the link to yourself to listen to stations on your PC or Mac.

 

A quick word on the interface: it is fairly plain but that works best for an app like this one where there is far too much information to put on a screen. I personally like its simplicity but others who prefer some frills might find it too bland.

 

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Listen to over 35,000 live police, fire, aircraft, EMS, railroad, and radio stations
• Enjoy the uncluttered and simple UI
• Use other apps while you listen thanks to full background support

 

Cons

• There is nothing negative to say about this app

 

Final Words

Radio Scanner (Live police & music stations) is a fantastic scanner app for the iPhone or iPad as it caters to a large audience and brings a lot of variety to its users.