5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner App Reviews

Pro Works Well:Clear & No Ads. I live in a town with less than 14,000 peeps. After realizing a digital scanner starts at $200 and would have to be programmed, I realized it would be better to take a chance on this $5 app. I sure am delighted with the savings. In fifteen minutes, I had easily added multiple local fire, EMS, and police favorites. As I write this in the middle of the night, I am hearing callouts for vehicle stops, an overdose, and other activity. This keeps me in the loop as to what is happening in the surrounding area and next county over. I recognize the roads and apartment buildings being identified. It will be beneficial to add other cities around the nation to keep an eye on my family for weather and other events. Even railroad lines are included. The sound quality is nice. No ads with pro. Better than the scanner for me.

It’s OK. The free version of this is so temperamental and buggy that i took a chance because some reviews said the $5 is worth it. Yeah ok it works WAY better than the free one.. but it still has ‘dead’ stations that dont activate, then inexplicably later on there’ll be 20 people listening and it’s ‘back on.’ It has a lag sometimes, and other times there is a complete replay of a 5-8 minute segment. Several medical calls and ‘police chases’ have been like that. The only way to tell is the ‘time stamp’ the dispatchers say after each transmission. All of of a sudden, yer tossed back to the start of the encounter. Since EMS radios dont normally do that, it has to be some function of the app. I also wish there wasnt such a huge conglomerate of ‘regional public safety’ channels, because all of the transmissions step all over each other and my medium sized city doesnt have separate EMS/fire/police, it just scrambles them all together. Dont put the county sheriff, highway patrol, and ems/fire/police together and expect a glowing review. Overall: yeah i didnt have to spend $400 to get all of this with a head unit or H/T, and its portable so i can listen at home or work. It’s worth the $5. There isnt a better app out there yet cuz i evaluate several besides this one every month.

Works well for me!. I currently volunteer in EMS in rural NY. My pager and IaR only give the intial call-out. 5-0 allows me to follow my station and others from call-out back to available. We have it running in the background at the station. We know what is happening in our rural county and can anticipate potential mutual aid calls. I also listen once in awhile to previous locations I have lived in. Both urban and rural areas in NY, Michigan, and California. It has a 2 minute delay from the actual calls. I used the free app for awhile. I finally paid for the Pro version. Worth the cost.

Gets the job done!. I am a mail in my early 50s and have listened to scanners since the 1970s. This application does get the job done effectively. It should be noted that this application is a bit heavy on battery charge. There are many choices from which to select, literally hundreds if not more. However, if you intend to listen to activity from foreign locations outside of the United States, please note the reception is extremely weak and spotty. Also, you may not find your local law enforcement on this app but there are many others from which to choose. I've tried several other scanner applications and find this one the best that is currently available as of September 2016. Happy scanning!

App does what it is supposed to do.. My issue is with the people broadcasting the live feeds. Whenever there is an actual emergency the live feeds are cut and that endangers many people because there is no live information or raw data coming to them and informed decisions cannot be made putting people and entire families at a higher risk of danger or becoming victims. This isn’t as bad of a problem for those people living in a covered area that does not have radio transmission that are encrypted and denied the public’s ear. Been using this app for years and it was awesome when the broadcasts were not encrypted. I did spring for the pay version too. No regrets there.

The best. I’ve used this app for years and years and I adore it. When you want to hear the scanner you want your feed fast. I can open this app and my local feed is right there and I’m listening in seconds. Last December I woke up after a night shift to a sky filled with smoke. In seconds I had the scanner on, knew that there was something called the Marshall Fire and that we were going to be evacuated. This allowed me to gather kids and pets and have some extra time before the evacuation order came. We ended up losing our house so this extra time was truly priceless.

Love the App!. I grew up with a scanner in the house for my dad’s work. I can’t have one now because my husband can’t stand listening to them. Having this app on my phone means I can listen to the (I know this sounds weird) soothing sounds of police radio traffic on my headphones. I love that I can hear what’s REALLY going on vs the “spin” that’s put on things. I can listen to things that happen across the country. It helps me feel more in touch with what’s going on and has given me more respect for dispatchers and more understanding for *HOW* calls come in. This App does have limits. You will not be able to access any channels that are digitally encrypted. While I wish that all PDs had both non encrypted and secure encrypted channels, some places only have the encryption. If you have to call 9-1-1 you can’t listen to the radio traffic while on the phone...because well same phone (I know it seems obvious and nothing against the app...just a reminder-for other dorks like me) Police codes and Jargon can be difficult to understand, and can vary widely from place to place. The links the app provides aren’t very helpful with figuring that out. You need to do your own internet searches. Remember that it is a crime to use a scanner in the commission of a crime. It can also get you in to trouble if you get pulled over so turn it off while interacting. Sometimes channels get overloaded during big events and you can’t get on. (Think BLM protests, Las Vegas Shooting, CA wildfires) Not sure if there’s anything the app can do, but something to be aware of.

Same channels like other scanners but most user friendly!. In my experience all the scanner apps have all the same channels only differing in the format! This channel is no different in that respect yet I like this scanner app the most because of the user friendly format! While It’s definitely entertaining to listen to alameda & broward county sheriff stations, The reason I bought this app was to listen to what’s going on locally in my area this app was the priciest so I payed the 5$ wishing I could listen to a local police radio alas same stations as the 3 free apps without ads disrupting the radio and a cool map feature making the 5$ price more than fair! If they charged 25$ for an updated version with small town and suburban stations it would make this app stand out more and offer angsty teens and million dollar trust fund babies the opportunity to hear Marin @ snohomish county calls about latte & dog pee on lawn emergencies!

Pro plus?. I don't know when you changed the app and added the subscription aspect, but it's ridiculous. I had the original app and when I got tired of all the ads, I bought this version of it because it promised no more ads. Now there is more ads than ever and I have to pay even more money to use a feature I was told I was getting already? I know my usage is sporadic at best because I travel a lot and not every area is covered by this app, but I'm gonna stop using it all together. I'm sure you won't lose any sleep if one user not paying you any more money. I will however post this across every fire service page and blog I belong to, and as a former member of the fire service, we will make sure that we switch to other scanner services when we are away from our home areas.

Very Pleased!. I am not a professional reviewer, I am just someone who tries to find the best apps that my interests suggest. I downloaded this app a few days ago and I have nothing but good things to say about it. I owned a scanner years ago that was stolen and since then I really wanted a replacement for it. I finally found it in this app. Not only does this app provide some of the biggest departments in the country but it also allows me to listen to my hometown departments. That is no small feat considering my town has only about 4000 residents! There has been no loading issues no glitches, nothing has been out of what I hoped for. I definitely give this app 5 stars!!!

God Bless our local law enforcement. Just got this a few weeks ago while watching a TV show of that was beyond eye opening. I have nephew who serves always -on or off duty, while raising a family and more close friends that are from a ll walks of life. It's been a few years since i rode along with him on a few Saturday nights. The way it was on the show about Chicago cops, I just decided to listen to some feeds. This current unrest and false blame for police always being like the criminal. I pray for all police and feel much better listening to them keep on rocking in spite of the chaos. Great app as anyone can access anyplace - almost to be in touch with the never ending affirmative response ALWAYS from the patrol unit when asked to go to next call. We are blessed and need to THANK our police.

Outstanding Scanner App With Useful Archive Access. This is one of the strongest scanner apps available, and I’ve tried nearly all of them. It’s one of the few that provides access to Broadcastify’s recent feed archive, making it easy to review the past 24 hours of audio without the dead air. I’d love to see the addition of a full calendar view to access older archives like on the website, but even without it, the current implementation is excellent. Highly recommended.

Remarkable Application. Easy to Use. This app is excellent...and a real eye opener when it comes to what the nation's police forces face minute by minute. It is very telling of where the top crime areas are because this apps listeners flock to those cities (channels) with the most crime. After using this, I ask why would anybody need to buy a real scanner, except that some agencies might not be covered by this app. After listening to frequencies of the Top Ten of the Top 100 list, it is clear these cities would burn to the ground in a couple of days if their cops, firefighters, and emergency responders ever said "we're done" you deal with it. This app is also a great way to figure out where you should use extreme caution ...let alone think about living. The audio on most channels is amazingly clear and you can quickly get addicted and possibly depressed by listening to the non-stop drama. What is more telling is the fact that all the cities in the top ten are all run by Obama's minions like Apartheid Democrat Rahm Emanuel who runs Chicago....always at the top of the listener list due to the abject misery and crime in this city. This app is a telling and chilling blow by blow realtime saga of what is happening to people trapped in these Democratic Apartheid cities (DAC's). As an amateur anthropologist, this app provides a painful and scary insight into how law abiding people trapped in these killing fields cope minute to minute with violent crime. As said earlier, Chicago, Obama's home town, is top of the list. God help people living in these cities (especially Chicago) if their public safety people ever go on strike.

I LOVE 5-0 Radio Pro. I was introduced to this app a few months ago after using other scanner apps. This one is perfect. The quality of the feeds are great, and the extra features are an added bonus. I recommend people upgrade to the pro version, as it has so much more to offer, like more feeds, custom skins and the ability to record dispatches. This app is extremely helpful in knowing what calls my department is on and what ones the surrounding departments are on. Having all this information at my fingertips has been very helpful in informing the people I know around me on what is happening. 🚒🚨

Disappointed. I'm totally blind and using this app with Voiceover on a bluetooth keyboard. I've noticed there are unlabeled buttons, and although I can record, I cannot find a way to play back the recordings, or even a list of the recordings? I saw the alarm button and a few other buttons including a record button, but there are unlabeled buttons and I could not get any of them to play anything, and didn't know what they were? Very confusing. Love idea. I've made recordings I can't even play back. I hope this is fixed soon, or that you make a tab labeled playback and make that accessible. Maybe I'm missing something. Hope so and love this app. Also love the idea of being able to record and having it stop during silences. Thanks for reading this and you can email me with any questions.

Better than Nothing!. I am a firefighter's wife, and I used to listen to our home scanner when my husband was on a big call just for something more productive to do than sitting and wondering what he could be getting into there. When our county switched to digital radios our home scanner no longer worked. A fellow fire wife recommended this app to me tonight, and so far so good. I'm definitely not hearing as much of the radio traffic as I used to with the home scanner but I was able to hear enough to have an idea of what was going on and when he might be getting home. The quality for the audio was good, and the app itself was very easy to use.

Was great before the ads. Updated review: I was able to remove the ads b/c I had done a on-time purchase years ago. I see no way to do that if you are a new user. Subscriptions & ads are still ruining it, but I’ve held off on deleting it. —- Used to be one of the best scanner apps out there. Then the ads came along. I’ll gladly tolerate banner ads. I’ll gladly pay a small one-time fee to the developer to get rid of them. But these are full screen and hard to dismiss, and the fee is a $10 subscription. Wanna know a secret? All of these scanner apps are just front ends for the Broadcastify feeds which you can get for free in a browser. I’m saving my money and deleting the app. Too bad. I used to like this app until the ads took over.

It’s amazing. Been using this app for a couple months now. I can listen to the police activity in all major cities and even a lot of the smaller ones. Very well put together. I tried watching the news while a mass shooting was occurring and just couldn’t stand hearing the blood hungry media babbling away. Funny thing is that FB could get it better than them. Anyways I flip on the scanner to that city and bam, I am getting live updates straight from the police. The media? A joke. This? Straight talk from law enforcement themselves. 20 years ago I was listening to a local scanner, now I can listen to the exact Police Department that is investigating a burglary at one of the jobs sites my employer protects with visual monitoring. I can check the scanner 20, 40, 100 miles away. Pay the few bucks and get the pro.

Excellent App. Excellent app. I really like the “Top 100 Scanner Feeds” feature,that really helps in discovering new feeds. I Would like to suggest some things that should improve the app. 1) To sign in so you could sync your settings across all your devices. 2) Have a Carplay app so you can listen to wile your driving. 3) an option to search for channels for city’s and towns and feeds- Fire,PD,EMS,RR,Ect… Its hard to find a city’s feed if you don’t know their county. I was hoping you guys could add a few feeds like for Forest Rangers,National Parks, and Coast Guard. Thanks,keep up the good work!

Generally fair but needs improvement. This is the third scanner app I’ve tried, all with pretty much the same results. I use it to monitor Minneapolis Fire Department. It’s easy to use and to open. But unfortunately there are 3 shortcomings: first, the audio quality is inconsistent, ranging from loud & clear to almost unintelligible, often cutting in and out in the middle of a transmission. Second, the app often closes by itself. If I haven’t heard any radio traffic in a while, I check my phone and sure enough, the app closed. Third, even when the app is open, sometimes it seems to stop working for a few hours. I know because the Minneapolis Fire Dept. broadcasts radio checks at specific times and if I don’t receive those, I know something’s wrong. I’ve even known the app to go silent for days at a time. Verdict: fairly good when it works, but inconsistent and unreliable.

Ads even when you pay. I bought this app a while ago when there was also a 5-0 Radio app separate from this one that was free with ads. This one cost me money and promised to be ad free along with other benefits. However now they want to go in and change things to where you get ads even after I’ve paid. They want to charge you a “pro +”monthly fee even though I bought the pro app when it was launched. I understand the reasoning to make it a monthly subscription but I think that the people who paid for the original “pro” app should be given these features without having to pay more on top of it. It’s just sad to see because I have used this app for many years and now they just want more money over and over and it’s unfair to those of us who have supported and paid in the beginning.

What a bunch of greedy con artists. I am getting so sick of this new business model that all companies are employing. We pay for a lifetime subscription or buy a pro version and now you weasels all find a new way to squeeze more money out of us by making these new pro plus or higher tiers. We already bought the highest tiers. Now you greedy companies are doing everything you can to weasel your way out of your original sales of your app. How pathetic are you. If I paid for a pro version and it was a one time price, that’s your loss. Finding a way to screw us into paying even more for features that were already included is so unethical and unfair. I will be deleting your app and demanding a refund for my original purchase from apple. I will also be seeking to file a class action lawsuit against you and all these other companies that are employing this new business scam. You messed up. We will take you all down. Con artists.

WTH Happened!. I hate to give a negative review because this app has come in so very handy for the last God I don’t know how many years. It was suggested to me by a federal agent friend of mine. I rely on it because I live in an area where unfortunately we do frequently hear sirens. My neighbors know that I have it and they do call me and ask me what’s going on. Well, ever since this new update the app has completely stopped working. I have attempted to read the FAQ and contact customer service help however, the link takes you to pages that have so many pop-ups that you can’t even read all the information you can barely click on the links. It’s suggested you to click on. it’s just very infuriating. Whatever this last update was it’s causing me to go look for another app now which is very frustrating. Farewell I hope everybody enjoys the new stuff.

Great App.... I listen to local only stations, but love knowing what the issues are in our town. My son-n-law is an officer and I can see trials and tribulations the officers incur day in day out. I am enjoying the EMS/Fire, Sheriff Dept. as well since they are all listed together. I wish I was able to identify immediately which dept. is broadcasting. I usually can determine from locations, but not always. It would be nice to select a single department only. The app has worked great and I have recommended it to friends. It is a great service to those who have an interest or need to listen to calls. Most of the time there are 24 + listeners.

Love it!. I've had 50 for a few years now. When I first got it I had an iPod and I'd turn it on when our volunteer fire whistle blew or when the police went flying by. I used it during last years flood to hear what was going on. I had a real scanner years ago and wanted to buy a new one but it was just more than I could afford. When it came time to up grade my phone I went with a smart phone instead if a flip phone just so I could have access to this app in my car. I listen to it instead of the radio , I line to know about wrecks up ahead and about crime going on in an area I might want to avoid. I've recommend it to many people.

Scanner App. I’ve used a few apps for police/EMS scanners and this one is my favorite. I paid for the pro version which was worth the price to upgrade since I listen to the scanner activity for my city through an AirPod as white noise a lot. I listen while cleaning, working, and even fall asleep at night listening to it. I like that it doesn’t seem to drain my battery even while running almost constantly most days. It didn’t seem like there would be many added features with paying for the pro version but the enhancements it does have are worth the price. I like that it automatically connects to the last feed I was listen to and that I have the ability to customize the wallpaper. I also appreciate that it automatically reconnects if the feed is interrupted for some reason. Obviously the lack of ads interrupting the stream is the biggest improvement. Overall the interface is simple and easy to navigate and the one time I had a question, support was quick to respond with a solution. I recommend this app to people all the time and actually just learned recently that there must not be a version in the Google operating system which was surprising since this is such a popular app on iOS. Thanks for providing a great app.

THIS APP USE TO BE A GOOD SCANNER APP !. I have used this scanner app for years to listen to police and fire calls. I even paid $ to upgraded to 5-0 scanner PRO, but now the last two times I went to open it up to listen for a fire call in my area a full page ad pops up and doesn't allow the fire call to come thru at all, (audio or video) at the beginning of the call. So ya miss were that fire call is at totally .The developer has taken steps to stop the ads if you previously paid for the PRO upgrade. This is a fine pc of software without the ads and works very well. .UPDATE: A big thank you to the developers of this app for giving the answer to the problem people were having with the ads for people that purchased the Pro upgrade (ad free) years ago like I did and give us the ability to get rid of the ads with out having to pay anything additional. Like I said in my original review and I'll say it again, it's a very fine pc of software that works very well. If you like listening to emergency frequencies, you will love this app. Thank you again to developers !!!

What happened? They just if got greedy. I used to use this app all the time. Sometimes it was hit or miss but on average it was the go to app for local emergency radio for police or fire or emergency weather.. but now ya can’t do anything as they want you to pay a subscription. I’m sure they don’t pay for a sunscriotion. As its broadcasted by those earning their paycheck from our taxes. So yeahs I’m sure the programmer to connect the signal needs something. But really why would you even be into this type of thing, it’s not for money. Thank just another money sucking bastard of a company. Taxing us on our already incredible stacked odds, By the way I hope ya all get beat up by some cops and nobody is their to listen to ya scream for help cause you cut em off like the Scroogie jerk, and nooone will ever know. Actuakky I don’t wish that on anyone, but he now it is a possibility. And what an awe full way to go

If you want reliability and accuracy, this app works. I use Waze and the 5-0 Pro (paid version, but only a few dollars to get timely feeds). Rarely am I not driving and do not get advance notice of where LEOs location. If you are into entertainment and just want to hear what is going on in your area, or anyplace really, it is top-notch. I have also been able to avoid immediately closed areas (exits, bridges, intersections, that even waze has not reliably reported. Pros: I listed them. It is #1 in quality of speed of info, sound (it can vary and squak loudly sometimes but that is radio) but mostly it just works if the grid of support works. Cons: As I mentioned, sound can sometimes vary a bit. When the FD/EMS chirps in, it can be a tad loud. Nothing big on sound. The only other issue I face is when re-establishing contact...as in I turn it off to walk into a gas station so people don’t think I am some undercover. When I try and establish contact again via my iPhone sometimes it is hesitant or has some repeating jargon of anything said. My correction is to swipe app and open another and then go back and it works fine. Overall, the service this app provides is helpful, makes me feel safer, and just fun to listen to especially once you have spent the time to learn what is being said. I use it everyday. And I am no salesperson for this company and cannot remember what the free app looked like, but the Pro version costs a few dollars once and you don’t get ads and, most importantly you hear things as real time as is legal.

Wow. Well, the app used to be free. Kind of an extra sense of security I’ve been using it for many many many years when I hear sirens going off in my neighborhood and need to know if I’m in any danger, but I cannot afford to continually add all of these little app subscriptions for every little thing, they all add up and right now with the economy, collapsing, and everyone losing their jobs in my business is suffering absolutely cannot afford to pay for my own safety. I don’t mind sitting through ads, even though that was kind of annoying, but especially when you’re trying to figure out what’s going on in your neighborhood and you don’t want to get in the middle of it by walking outside when something crazy is happening. Oh well. Guess I just won’t know.

Doesn’t have my exact area yet but it’s still great. This app seems to have the same coverage other ones do, and the audio transmissions are clear. Unlike others, they aren’t greedy and don’t charge you monthly. One charge up front, no ads, fast customer service if you contact them for anything. All these scanners get their feeds from volunteer area citizens with physical scanners willing to share. So don’t blame the app if yours isn’t covered yet. It just means no one in your area has a physical scanner, or isn’t willing to share it publicly.

Responsive developer. I’d previously written a detailed review, to which the developer sent an impressive response that mostly allayed my concerns, so I’ve upgraded my rating of this app. Unfortunately, Apple’s ratings tool is so basic that it seems to have removed my original write-up, so I guess it’s just lost to time. One new comment is that I support schoowa's 2/21 post that balance control would be an awesome addition for left/right channel feeds…if iOS actually supports that. Thank you for the continued development, Smartest Apps LLC.

5 Stars…again. It would generally be irritating that an app would ask me to “Like it & Rate it” nearly every time I open it, or continue to ask me to leave a review as if it doesn’t recognize my previously fulfilled requests to do so, however I really enjoy 5-0 Radio. This scanner app is probably in my Top 10 of most-used apps, perhaps in my Top 5 at certain times. I highly recommend upgrading to the paid version. It’s a small price to pay for the additional features that are offered beyond the free version. App Highlights: access to thousands of national and international police and fire scanner feeds that are easy for the user to find in a simple menu, access to “Bonus Feeds” that range from international music and radio channels from just about the most obscure parts of the globe to talk radio shows to numerous channels that solely air the beloved Art Bell radio shows “Coast to Coast AM” and “Somewhere in Time.” If you’re one of the curious folks who has to know where those lights and sirens are going, 5-0 Radio can usually fill you in. There is also a real-time Top 100 list that’s in order of live listener numbers in case you’re looking for some action. Sometimes you’ll be surprised to see your local scanner feed on the list, directing you to tune in to what’s happening locally that has so much attention. If you’re a weather nut, the NWS has live feeds going on at all times. This is a great app. Now, if it would just stop asking me to rate it and review it. I’ve done my part at least for the third or fourth time now.

Paid for and lost subscription!. Paid years ago for lifetime membership. Changed phones and carrier service from att to consumer cellular and now I have ADVERTISEMENTS AGAIN. NOT FAIR FOR PRICE PAID! How about a email from 5-0 Radio for taking back my paid in full subscription! Hell I even have 2 daughters that are 911 dispatchers. Nothing but greed and thievery from corporate America again 50 radio how about sending me an email and making this right you have a good product just have bad business practices. I’m waiting. UPDATE: 5-0 Radio responded with very simple instructions to resolve my issue with subscription! Great app and team was very helpful. Definitely recommend this app.

LEOs Wife. I know I shouldn’t listen since my husband is on patrol, & Some spouses/partners may disagree, but I have for the last 15+ years, it makes me feel like I’m with him, especially since when he was deployed in the army I never knew what was going on & blackouts were frightening. This is just a good as any other scanner, there is a 1 minute delay from the LEOs scanner to this, but I believe that’s a safety feature for LEOs, so they still have a 1minute advantage. Great for anyone who wonders what our brave men & women go through, not just the officers, but dispatch too for quickly getting info to them & handling the emergencies over the phone.

Knowing What’s going on in my Community & Neighboring Towns. 5-0 Radio Pro Truly gives me an my Family Insight of How “Sam’s “ - AKA Duty Sargents am Police Chiefs are Policing around my Home an Community ? I Now have a Much Greater Understanding of Our Local Fire , Sherrifs, Police & Ambulatory EMT’s Daily Work shifts an What they are Subjected Too on a Daily Basis ! Sure there’s Some Sour Grapes out there like We’ve Seen on TV an Social Media,But 99.9 % of Our First Responders Are Doing the Best they Can even with Hours of Over Working , an Emotionally, Mentally, & Physically Exhausted ! “God Bless You All“ for what you Chose to Do ? Still Watching & Listening at any given Time !

Best law-enforcement app on the Internet. I love this app. I used to live in Pittsburgh and I love to hear how well the Pittsburgh Police the EMS and their fire departments take care of the citizens of the area of Pittsburgh. Pierced to me through the radio they are courteous and kind. I am proud to say that I was born and raised in Pittsburgh. Keep up the good news. All people should listen to the police and see what they have to go through every day and the fireman and the EMS people also. They are truly professionals and I admire them so much. An ex Pittsburgher, but I still love the Pirates, the Penguins and the Steelers when you’re born in Pittsburgh you root for no other. Rich S

Here’s the best advice ever. Discipline yourself to stay aware of News Alerts on your phone... then when you hear there is something significantly interesting (active shooter / plane crash / terrorism , etc) then flip on your 5-0 Radio app faster than a millennial would whip out their camera app during a Trump supporter encounter. Check your Top 100 feed, look for the highest hit count, and you’ll hear that saga unfold in real time. If the highest hit count = Chicago PD it’s a normal day. What’s really fun is sitting in a shopping center parking lot with your 5-0 app bluetoothed up to your car radio and sit there with sunglasses while people watching. They hear the police radio and think your undercover... hilarity ensues. Get the paid for version to avoid the distraction and enjoy this awesome app!

Keep up on local emergencies. I enjoy listening to my local fire, EMS, and police to hear about local emergencies, and this app offers multiple feeds for my area. I listen almost every day. The most interesting days to listen are around full moons - the TV medical shows aren’t exaggerating much when they show the ERs being super crazy when there’s a full moon. I also want thank tech support for their quick reply to an issue I had. They quickly found and fixed the issue. They also let me know when the update was available. I give them (and the app) 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🙂

Great App. I have tried other police scanner apps in the past. I have used this one for years. Now I do have a Uniden police scanner. I will still use this when I'm outside working around the house. Just a reminder these scanner feeds are provided by volunteers. So when a feed goes off line it’s not the app’s fault. It’s a provider who is having equipment issues. Also more cities are shutting down their police and fire transmissions so know one can hear them. That’s why the only way that you can hear the Chicago zones is on an extended online delay. You can thank Mayor Beetlejuice for that. And she can edit out anything she doesn’t want the public to hear

Reliable & Truly a must. This is hands-down my favorite police scanner app. The interface is clean, it’s super easy to use, and the notifications are actually helpful — not just noise. I like being able to see what’s happening in my area in real time instead of finding out later on social media. It’s especially great for safety awareness and just staying informed about what’s going on around you. I’ve recommended this app to family and friends and they love it too. Definitely a must-have.

One of my most favorite apps!. It's exciting to listen to all the action and a little scary and sad to know what's happening so close to home. BUT!!!... I would have to say, the best thing about this app is the added respect and love for law enforcement it has given me. What they go through each and every day is astonishing. Firstly, the patience that these guys have far exceeds anything you'll ever hear about in social media... The daily dangerous situations they are placed in (in order to protect us) makes me want to go up and hug every single one of them and personally thank them. These are some true heroes! Side note: I do sometimes hear of some really awful, hideous, almost unbearable situations these guys are called to respond to... If you are really sensitive to these scenarios then this might not be the app for you. I have shut it down a few times when I can feel myself losing hope in humanity. I guess as with most things, balance is the key.

constantly restore purchase and update. Love the Extreme Deep House Radio Channel. Only works %50 of the time traveling in California counties need to hear CHP , air hailing resources local PD audio is garble .. cannot comprehend during extreme needs/ weather/ fire preparadness. Understand delays but not blackout if stuck in traffic or protestors blocking ambulance to major UCLA ER. Off duty nurses need it to work mobile organzing volunteer command centers evacuating. helping neighbors and friends stay off the road and out of hospitals. Most elderly need guidance in limited time with nextdoor app. They have no clue without master of technology teacher.

Excellent for Law Enforcement Chaplains. As a law enforcement chaplain. I love working for these officers. These police men and women that I serve in the Sacramento area have been crucified the media and I'm truly disappointed. But I thank God for this scanner I have been able to pray and respond when I am called out. Please pray for our officers safety and don't trust everything you here in the media. I understand when they say black life's matter and I'm with. But may I give you a friendly reminder also. "Blue lives matter too! It's a pleasure standing side by side with these officers I call family. Chaplain Derrick.

Great app for knowing what’s happening near by. When there’s annoying sirens going off, super bright spotlight beaming down from a helicopter above mimicking the holly light from Jesus I turn to this app to get the 411 on my block! Best part about having this app is I’m no longer peeking out of the window blinds, sleeping with one eye open or pretending to have ninja stealth techniques shadow hiding skills while I avoid the creaky areas crawling on all fours to go hide in the closet. This app has helped me regain lost hours of sleep. Highly recommend buying the pro version as well as getting security cameras on your home and motion lights 14 cameras and 8 lights in plenty on my tiny house that sleeps 7!

The Real Deal: None Better (Especially Using Headphones). I was reluctant having used cheaper scanners, in the past, but new year, so try something new. This app is DEFINITELY WORTH the upgrade. Think of anything you want, in a scanner and this app has it. Living in ChIraq, on the edge (1.5 miles from) one of the 3 worse killing zones in this post-industrial, hyper-segregated nightmare, violence is part of everyday life. For me, this not a ‘cop groupie’ entertainment toy, it similar to the best weather app, for a long distance trucker: essential. Do not hesitate. You can ‘Google’ the police codes and print them, but the app, also has a pull down menu.

Paid Pro app - ad solution. For those of you are annoyed at the ads after paying for the app and are looking at the reviews to see what happened - copied and pasted the solution to our problem: “If you paid for this app in the past, you just have to press “Restore Purchases” to remove the ads with no additional charge. To restore your past purchase, just follow these instructions: Start listening to any feed and then tap the top right “+” button. Then press “Remove Ads”. Then press “Restore Purchases” on the top-right. Once you return to the main menu, the ads will be gone.”

Ads. I’ve used 5-0 Police Scanner for a long time and it used to be a solid, reliable app for listening to local scanner traffic. The interface is simple, streams are easy to find, and when it works, it does exactly what it promises. Unfortunately, the recent addition of frequent popup ads has made the app genuinely annoying to use. The popups interrupt listening, disrupt navigation, and take away from what should be a straightforward experience. Ads are understandable in a free app, but the current implementation feels excessive and intrusive. Overall, it’s still a useful scanner app, but the aggressive popup ads significantly hurt usability and enjoyment. If the ad experience were toned down, this would easily be a much better app again.

Worth the upgrade.. I love listening to my favorite music while driving around with the local scanner playing over my music so I stay up to date. This app possibly saved my family from injury as well. A couple months ago, we had a couple tornados touch down and this app picked up the storm teams frequency so I heard exactly where the storm was going and was able to warn my family to take cover. I hope this app stay operational forever. I’ve been using it over 5 years maybe longer. Download it and just pay for the upgrade , you will never want a refund!!

The best scanner app. This is hands down the best scanner app on the market. More than worth the purchase price! Hint for users new and old alike: Since there is a bit of a time delay between a radio transmission and the audio playing through the app (because of all the receiving, compression, sending it to the server, then sending it back out to the app) use that lag to your advantage. The best way I’ve found to use this is that I save the local sheriff’s department dispatch channel as a favorite, move it up to the top of the list, and then in the settings for the app, turn on the option to start playing the first favorited channel when the app starts. Now when you open the app, it instantly starts that channel. I take it one step further and use the built-in Apple Shortcuts program to automatically set my volume at 100% and then launch the app and I’ve saved that shortcut as “Siren” to both my homepage as well as for Siri to run. As soon as I hear a siren, all I do is say Siri, siren and in less than 2 seconds, I’ve got the radio going and thanks to the lag between real-time and hearing the audio (all of the apps like this have that delay by the way, but 5-0 has one of the lowest lag times by as much as 45%) you’ll have a good chance of catching the initial dispatch. By the way (and this is something that I hope and wish that the dev’s will look into): apparently Apple is kinda lazy in their programming for their autocorrect engine dictionaries. Because of that laziness, autocorrect may or may not start autocorrecting anytime you type 50 as 5-0 because that’s part of the program name. ***To fix this, go into Settings, pull down to get the search bar, and then enter ‘text’. Select the search result that reads Text Replacement. Hit the + button and then enter ‘50’ for both the phrase and shortcut and save it (without the apostrophes obviously). Then, hit the + again and this time enter ‘50’ for the phrase and ‘5-0’ for the shortcut. This will act as a kill switch to that being autocorrected. You can still use what you type by clicking on it in the text suggestion bar before you use a space or anything though. Hope this tip helps.*** And devs, don’t feel bad because ac also does that where it will turn 20 into 2.0 a lot too, and we both know that that just proves their laziness. Thank y’all though for not being lazy and producing great app.

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I like it. Does what it says, use it to monitor bushfire radio.

Amazing. I find it interesting that you can listen in on live events on other side of the world.....amazing

Sick App. One of the best apps I’ve ever used.

Real time information. We live in a fire risk area and this app allows real time monitoring of emergency services. Great asset. Thanks.

Great app. Awesome app, love your work!

Alright scanner. It was alright until now. Can't find my city

5-0 radio. Great, no hassles and has a lot of frequencies

Was great until qld police went digital.. Loved the app for many years, Redcliffe/ Caboolture police went digital this year and the feed stopped. It was the no 1 listened to channel worldwide. Hopefully someone will spend the money to buy a digital scanner one day and get it going again.

Reliable App. Pro version is the way to go. Works reliably when required.

Snaggie. Quite a useful app It could be even more useful if it had a ‘cast’ to a Chromecast Audio device option. I would then use it almost 24/7. If a similar app provides this option in the meantime, I will immediately switch to it.

Useful. This app does what it says it will do.

Great App. No issues!

Not happy waste. Not picking up local police ch Mackay Queensland not happy. Lost my money. The free one had picked it up but not now nor is the paid version. Want my money back

Hardly anything but static. Only station that worked - briefly, was Gippsland Police Q1 and Q2. All the other I tried were either static or wouldn't play. Interface looks OK, but if you can't listen to things what's the point? $6 wasted.

Very good. App is very good at what it does but could do with more built in Australian frequencies

Stick to free version. Great little app, but upon purchasing the Pro version I’ve been disappointed to find nothing extra or new as promised! Stick to the free app.

Great, aside from an annoying audio glitch. I find this app to be very useful, although when using it with Bluetooth audio devices, it sometimes doubles the audio, milliseconds apart, so it sounds like there's an echo. Stopping playback and starting it again fixes the issue until the next time the app is used.

Finally a scanner that works great. Tried many but landed on this one, it always works, has masses of vlobal choice and great sound. Makes me completely happy, the interface is extremely user friendly. Great app.

Happy. I have had this app on my phone’s fore around 5 years. It has always bean a way of knowing what is happening back at home. More local feeds would be good. I’m happy to recommend this app to everyone.

Keep Tabs on Bushfire. This App is sure handy in bushfire season in Wedt Australia. Can hear where the firemen are at & what’s happening. Last week a major bush fire came within 500m of our house with helitankers all round every few minutes all day. The App helps us stay ready to fight on our property off Thomas Rd. Saved our butts.

Awesome app. One of the best Radio Apps around. Has come in handy so many times. Only bug is that it can have a bit of an echo when starting up. Just have to stop and press play again to get rid of it

So cool. We love it ..... It needs Dandenong police

Great App. Excellent app, easy to use, clear signal.

Finally fixed after years!. This app was broken for years. I had all but given up thinking it would ever be fixed. So glad it is finally fixed! Works great again on my custom streams. Thank you for making it usable again! Nice.

Great App. Saves me carrying around exta’s for the handheld Its in my pocket all the time good audio and selection of chanells

Don’t pay for this!!!!. I just payed for this app when it is the same as the free one

Clunky & frustrating. It’s probably a great app if you live in the USA. Every time I open the app it opens on a Los Angeles station. Asking for local feeds yields zero results - lucky that I know a couple of local feeds that I could search by country- state- region.

Not worth it. Stick with the free version. Don't expect to find the missing location you're looking for just because it has "over 50,000" more feeds. This number seems to be purely padded by extra freely-available internet radio stations. The recording feature doesn't work. The "chat" feature merely takes you out of the app and onto a webpage with an embedded Disqus comment section.

Signed up for free 3 day review but charged $50. Signed up for a free trial for 3 days with payment options of paying weekly or monthly. So I signed up for the free trial but then was charged $50 something bucks straight away for a full year. No where did it say I would be charged that straight away or even after free trial period which only just started

Review. As an Emergency Services person, I use this app a lot to be aware of what is occurring. Have used it for years, and would miss it if it were to disappear.

Great to listen to. Awesome do try it.

It’s great. Hi thank you for a great app I say it’s the best its so handy when at fires thank you again David

Top app. This is a must app during bushfire time around Australia.

Big Fan. Been using app for a couple of years. Shame no Brisbane anymore and sometimes Gold Coast plays up. Apart from that good little investment to see what is going bump in the night.

5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner. I use this great app for listening to further information on CFA D8 comms when I don't have access to a portable.

Good when it works. Crashed a month ago and still not back online.

Great app. Great app easy to use and very entertaining. Only wish it hade Australian Police and aircraft frequencies on it but it fun listening to other countries police and fire. Highly rate and recommend this app.

Great App. A great app which I use a lot.

5.0 radio pro review. I never rate anything five star but as far as police radio apps go this is pretty much on the money. The reception sometimes is a little hit and miss but it depends on where you are. I bought the pro version as I was sick of the adds . Am very happy now I don't have the interruption of the adds . Hopefully it will never ask me to rate it again or I will have to charge them money for my time

Waste of money. Offline more than its online

Awesome app. Fun little app for those sticky beaks like myself who need to know what is going on. Would be better if it had more Brisbane frequencies.

Perfect. I am a volunteer firefighter and is good to keep aware of what it happening around me

Crashes iPhone constantly. Ever since the last update any attempt to use the app will crash my phone and require a hard reset

Great app. Good to see police are doing a great job! Keeping us safe.

Great App. Very useful in our recent bushfire emergency

Comprehensive coverage. Very reliable covers most stations.

Great app. Works really well if any emergency happens near by, can find out what is going on

Lost local station. What happened to my local station NSW Sierra for the south coast loved listening to it and now gone please explain why Thanks

Bummer. This app is garbage it use to work well in Aus but since digital upgrade buy various departments nothing works apart from one or two feeds won't open most feeds anymore it's a real shame

Good app. Ok here on fire listening but the police have gone to scrambling in Victoria Australia

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5.0 ten-four. ( Roger and out ) it's a good app , it's missing lacklustre by only one repeater . Give us more action!!!!!!!. My go to app for action.

Add fees. Can someone add Shreveport Police in Louisiana for me

Great!. Great just wish more local in Alberta

Paid for no ads, get ads. I paid for this app so that I wouldn’t get ads, been great for the last year no ads. Now within the last week I get non-stop ads.

To many ads. To many ads , I just want to listen to the feeds but I can’t ads every 2 minutes , I spend more time running ads then I do listening to feeds pushing hard and constantly for premium , basically unusable unless you pay for subscription based premium, I refuse, I get you need funds to run the server but there has to be a better way. , I don’t use this app much any more due to to many ads that are too long and make listening to the feeds pointless and impossible. At this point I have to ask are you doing this because you love too , or are you now just doing this for money? It’s clear your only care about the money , this app when from being one of the best scanners to being the worst. Also I gave 1 star , I came back to add to this review and found my rating has been bumped to 4 stars, this some pretty shady stuff going on between you and apple.

Double charged?. I had the older version of this app and paid the $49.99 for a year subscription which doesn’t expire until August. Now I had to download a new pro version and will be charged another $49.99 if I don’t cancel after the 3 days trial

TopGuns. I give this TopGuns in my book. Lots of variety locally and over the continent.

Lame. Truly meant for the USA

Stopped working. no support.. Was working fine until a few days ago on my iPad, but suddenly stopped working. It doesn’t matter which feed I try to listen to the app just shuts down.

Police scanner. On of the feeds from Vancouver Island is temporary offline and it is annoying the heck out of me and probably a lot of other people

Great. Great

Lacking. I wish it got my Regional Police band. I could hear who they are beating up in real time.

Angry. I have paid for a year subscription of the regular police scanner - just in January. And now I can’t use it. I have to get a new app and pay another 50!! What a rip off

Happy again. I purchased this program a few years ago as the pro version and it has been awesome.

Nothing comes in. I was told if I bought the pro I would get police scanner instead of just fire but all I get is fire waste of my money

Paid for nothing. Paid for the Pro subscription, it worked for a while but now it just continuously buffers and nothing plays. Waste of money.

Nope, No Way!. So I bought this up years ago. Recently I tried using it. I was informed I needed to update it. Now they want me to pay a monthly subscription. No freaking way. Sayonara. Chris in Winnipeg Canada.

Long time user. This is a great app. I think my biggest gripe is that years ago I paid for a pro subscription and now (even though it still says pro) I am plagued with ads and suddenly my paid subscription is no more. If I could get my actual pro subscription back that would be great. J.

Great App. Clear comms. Ads are pretty annoying for the free version but the paid is a cheap cost for hours of uninterrupted listening.

No free period without subscription. In order to get the 3 day trial period you have to sign up for the subscription. So you can’t even try it first to find out if you get local coverage. Morons.

Apps Junk for Canadians. Apps junk for Canadians

Don’t do it , app sucks unless you live in a big city no way to search. Live in northern Alberta and there was only 15 city’s waste of 5.50

Bugs. Doesn’t work any more since the last update. No feeds are online. Please find a work around, as I paid for this app.

Horrible Feeds. Down constantly Feeds are sporadic at Best. Why would anyone want to pay for something that works haphazardly

0-0. This once decent app does not give you much of a chance to actually try it and rather than accomodate people the developers have chosen to bombard you with SPAM. Not worth the trouble to download !

Johnny3290. Hi my name is Jean Marc and I’m writing to you guys as the scanner for Ottawa is off line and was wondering when it will be fixed as I have family who live in Ottawa

Pretty Good. Giving 3 stars because I paid for the pro version to NOT get ads but yet I still get pop ups.

Nice app works well. but not free of bugs. Yes I even paid for the app. Not sorry I did! It sometimes locks up etc. But...the fix is easy and quick, restart the app. Hours of fun (if you are like me and enjoy this kinda thing) Lotsa net music -free listening. I use my dongle and my trusty over-the-ear headphones(decent ones, not junky...cans) and the music is, quite enjoyable. Worth the coin? I think so. If your not sure about paying for the app try it out free, you just have to endure the advertising. JwA

Perfect. *updated* I had some issues previously with ads and got a swift response on how to fix it. It now works ad free. Thanks!! It’s a great app for worldwide police scanner

Not worth the money. This app does not have many feeds for Edmonton..

Ok. Ok

Terrible. Never works

Yes. Great

Scanner. Interesting listening in real time

Poor ATC feeds.. All I’m getting with ATC tower feeds from Toronto is static and broken mike feeds.

Not Enough Scanners in Canada. Used to be able to get Fire EMS and Police in Ontario and Toronto. Now can only get automated Fire.

1 app in 911 response. Amazing app!! Very happy customer! Thanks 4 the great service. Keep up the great work…

So happy it’s back !. I love to listen to , what’s going on in my city. I love that it’s back , it was gone for awhile , and by accident my daughters friend , had it on , when he visited her 2 weeks ago. My daughter called me right away , and said “Mom ! I have the best news for you , your going to be so happy” Then she told me . Oh my I was so happy . I am 71 , and it not only interesting to listen too, but it helps pass the time and goes so fast. Please don’t ever leave again. I think in my past life , I might have been involved with the law , or being a paramedic. 😂 Keep up the good wok , if I could rate you at a 10 I would . Thank you to you all , and the work you do to help and to keep us safe . 👍👏👏👏👏👏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Police Scanner Radio. This app was great purchase I recommend. I had some issues but they got back to me right away and helped me fix it. Lots of music to choose from. 5 stars😊

good but. Stops playing on its own and app closes. I wish they could fix some transmissions that are super quite and then others are super loud with lots of static.

Service. The service for this app has been really choppy lately..hard to make stuff out etc.

Listen 24/7. I listen to my local station 24/7.

False advertise :(. Not for Canada and New Brunswick !! That say Police Scanner but it’s only Fire Scanner ... $ 6.99 !! It’s a Joke !

Feel ripped off. Clicked 3 day free trial, ended up paying for a year. The app doesn’t have many working scanners for Ontario especially London. Then after one week of hearing some calls now I get silence. Nothing. I sent an email and nothing from that either.

Very disappointed - not worth $6.99. I’ve been using the free version for many years . The interface was clunky and the ads were annoying , but it kinda worked. So I decided to upgrade to the paid Pro version for “ the many improvements” Aside from the almost hidden features (Recording & Timer) still has Ads and the interface looks like it was made by a first timer. Soooooo,not worth the $6.99 . Getting a refund !

Most interesting crime fighting tool. Let's you know what type of unbelievable things can happen . We are in Edmonton Alberta Canada . For a while the scanners didn't pick up EPS. Now it's back on again , . Good for awareness in our local community and we can warn others if anything is close. If a person is caught using a scanner to help with a crime that's a major offence that can land a person in jail so be smart . So many eediots! Lol And a few are cops in my city . CRAZYFUNNYCATS66 Instagram Edmonton police now uses an encrypted technology so they are offline now

Retired and still listening.. Great source of entertainment for Emergency Service workers no longer able to continue serving. Listening in gives a feeling of still being involved. Thanks!

An excellent app. So many choices to keep you entertained

Still see ads. Followed instructions but I still see ads

Great App to listen in. Can be fun listening in to what’s happening in your neighborhood with the 5-0, fire dept, or paramedics. Unfortunately the regional police dept where I live (Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada) doesn’t seem to come in at all anymore for some reason, but it used to no problem. All the OPP channels seem to work just fine.

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Works great... But. The app does exactly what it says it will do. It's easy to set up and has most of the important frequencies. In our area, it’s missing two frequencies that are difficult to scan. I understand why those are missing. Suggestion...enable the app to monitor more than one frequency at a time To monitor my son, daughter, and son-in-law I need three frequencies. I know what this says about area agency interconnect ability. I serve on the area LEPC.

The old app icon is back!!!. I love this app. It’s my go to during the day to check in on my feed to make sure it’s working OK and my go to for other feeds at other times as well. My only complaint with the latest updates (which were awesome) was the major downgrade with the ugly new app icon. I am SO glad the old icon is back. This would’ve been 5 stars anyway but with the old app icon back I’d give it even higher if I could.

Awesome. I have listened to scanners many years (even back in the 'crystal' days 😊). I used to have a Crystal scanner that scooted me out of bed and onto the road for responses when I was a volunteer fireman / medic many years ago. It was tough going to work after battling a house fire at 3 am and then trying to get to work on time. I have assisted in many, many residential emergencies and vehicle emergency situations. I have tremendous respect for the law enforcement and firemen / emergency medical responders today. I love this app. This app is awesome beyond belief!

Really want to give five stars but…. For the area I listen to, I can’t hear the officers radio. I hear the dispatcher but only hear the officers very little. Maybe not the apps fault but it’s disappointing especially since I paid for the service. Wish I could get ahold of the company. Would be good to have just the Northumberland County PA police instead of the fire and EMS together but maybe it’s not possible. I enjoy the fire and EMS too but it blocks the police. Still a good app.

Love this app!! Please add my towns !. I live in east Orange and really like to know what is going on in my neighborhood. I listen to Essex county police scanner feed and west orange police scanner feed since my town is not available. Please add east orange, nj And orange, nj as well since I'm always in that town. Another town to add once those have been added- Florham park, nj. That's my hometown and my parents still live there. Would love to hear what's going on in their neck of the woods and know they're ok. Thanks a bunch !

Most Useful in an Emergency Like a brush fire.. 5-0 Radio is very useful when there is an emergency in our local area. With crazy fires and mud flows, 5-0 Radio is an important app to have. We live in a rural farm area way out in the county. Great weather info as well. Very useful in other parts of the globe when crazy news events are happening. During the Boston Bomber manhunt the coverage was priceless. The Pro Version is excellent. Very helpful for neighborhood watch too. 5-0 ROCKS

Greatly appreciated. This app affords me the opportunity to hear local agencies and be aware of possible needs. As a retired dispatcher from a large Central Texas agency, I get to keep up with old friends. I, also, use it as a training aid for a VFD in Northeast Texas. There’s not enough radio traffic up here to use as an example. The volunteer agencies can not afford some of the training other agencies have. I’m glad to be able to share knowledge.

NOT Live. Great app, fun to hear local incidents. Stick with Free version though if you just want to listen. I "upgraded" bc it used the word LIVE on pro description, not on free description. Free was 16min delay when I listened, and I wanted to hear things as they happened. Says literally says listen LIVE on the description of pro! Turns out, it's also 16min delay. So there is no reason to get pro if you just want to listen bc mandatory delay for scanners to keep criminals from tracking being tracked. Misleading description to make money. Wasted $3.99.

OUTSTANDING!. Remember 30 years ago having to buy 'crystals' for your 4-channel hand held, or the 10-channel desk model that were pre-set to various PD frequencies? LOL ! Those days have long passed, and what's great, the available phone apps that brings you all the action from around the world! This app is satisfying in every way. No more buying high dollar scanners when this App turns your phone into a multi-state, multi-city, multi-agency scanner! You will NOT be disappointed!

Great App - recommended. If you want to listen to police / EMS activity this will let you do it. The app provides a list of codes and their meanings as well. Cool features like local channels, a list of top 100 channels and access to other countries. This is available to the general public and for many reasons some channels are not available. It’s amazing what is, available.

14 years strong. In 2011 when first downloading this app, I fell in love with it. Couldn’t believe the amalgamation of the world on an app and on a cell phone! It is so wonderfully amazing that I don’t get how people are not awed at it. I thought this app would be the end all be all you know? It has Radio 1 and all of Europe. My God this is the only app one really needs. I don’t know where to begin on how awesome this app is. Am proud to be down with it 14 years now. Peace.

For the love of all that is Holy, please stop asking me to rate this app!!!. It’s great! It works! But, and it’s a BIG but, you are prompted virtually every single time you use the app (even AFTER PAYING for the “PRO” version!) to give a rating. I used to ignore it, but then figured if I just gave it what it wanted it would stop harassing me. This is my last ditch attempt to quell the bombardment of requests to rate this app.

Great service. If a bonus music station doesn't work -just search for it again and delete the old one-normally it will come right back -I use this every time I'm in my car-- You pay only a couple bucks for this great app-some of the police stations are pretty interesting in the major cities like Chicago from, that now I don't use those as much because I'm busy with work. And everything overall great job with this one team!!!

Scared me. I’ve had this scanner since I left the volunteer fire department and when I saw it went “pro” And we had to reload it with a subscription I freaked out. Thank God I read the reviews and found it is still free to use. I live on the line of 2 counties and depend on this during bad weather and for other incidents in the area. THANK YOU to the admins of this app. Us old folks can’t afford much other than medical, food, and housing these days.

Won’t play local fire departments on pro version but does on the free app?!. I’m not sure if there is a glitch or what but I decided to download the pro version after having the free version for years. My sons are firefighters so listen to the scanner quite often. When I downloaded the pro app, I can hear the dispatch of fire runs but not the trucks responding or on scene etc. I’m thinking it’s a glitch. I deleted it and redownloaded it but I’m still having the issue.

Crucial App! Important and Necessary to boot.. Title pretty much says it all. There are many good apps, nice to have, fun to play and generally creative. But this app goes into the realm of necessity for us as we live in a fire prone mountainous demographic. Being able to monitor fire in our area let’s us know the status of a fire faster than any radio, tv or internet can provide. Everyone I recommend this to LOVES it also. Thank you developers for giving me such an import and crucial tool for my phone.

Five stars. Helps a LEO wife sleep at night. So thankful for this app makes each day a little easier! I did end up buying the full version but to me it’s worth it just to have no adds you can custom the background too which is nice! Makes it feel more personal! Not even sure who else would use this but as a LEO wife it gives peace of mind all the time to even hear it in the background!! Five stars and to me it was worth the five dollars!

Good when working. I love the ap. I used it on the road at night as a delivery manager. It helped to know what was happening so I could redirect carriers from potential harm or situations that where unfolding to keep them safe. Things are much scarier at night with not a lot of lighting or people so it has been a helpful tool so that they can return later to an area. I give it 3 stars because it crashes a lot. It has gotten better.

Great app. Hands down this is my favorite app by far on my phone. I listen to all the emergency traffic in my local area and I’ve also listen to the civil unrest throughout the country from coast to coast. I would’ve given it a five star rating if only I could freeze one specific traffic wheel, instead of switching from fire to state police and then to local police, if I if I could freeze it on just fire or my city police without it switching from one to the other as it scans would be great. Regardless though it’s an awesome App

Daily User. I really enjoy this app. There’s nothing like it. It’s the best app I I have that I can not only run my own feeds plus the broadcastify feeds. I broadcast 2 of my own private feeds and also need to check quality for a broadcastify feed. The only reason I didn’t rate it 5 stars is because I have an issue occasionally where I get double the audio. Kind of sounds like an echo. It’s usually pretty simple to fix, but still slightly annoying.

Well made app, long time user. Nothing is fun like hearing sirens in your neighborhood and switching on your 5.0 radio app and finding out what's going on. As long as you have Wi-Fi or cell service, it works. With all the trunking and different things going on with emergency radios, this app makes it easy to get a glimpse of what is going on, on the most commonly used channels. Learn your 10-codes and enjoy being in the know.

Simple, fast, find out what’s happening.. Wherever we go, when we hear sirens in our area we can find out what’s going on. Easy search engine to find your area. And while many of the radio stations are inoperative, there’s still plenty of interesting ones to listen to. I’ve had this app many years and it’s still a reliable favorite that doesn’t bother you with updates.

I love this app!. I’ve tried out multiple different scanner apps & this one is by far the best I’ve tried. I love how I can choose a channel to automatically open & play when I open the app. The auto recording option has helped me a lot when I needed to go back & listen to something. Thank you to everyone behind this app!

Love this app. This app doesn’t disappoint, I paid for the app and don’t have to worry about ads. Just a one time fee and you have it for life. I use this app when I’m doing deliveries so I know about road closures or situations before I come across them. I would definitely recommend not only for convenience but to know what’s happening within you community.

Just fun background noise!. I listen to 5-0 Radio at work all the time. I worked in a prison a few years back and it’s fun to hear call outs, and it also is great background noise in my office. The only downfall is when people come into my office and just listen to it as well (Insert dumb picture of men and women laughing around a small radio with squiggly sound lines coming off of it with a Text bubble “How many bodies?”) Just a fun app to have.

Great App. This is a great app when it works. It is not working at this time. I do not not if it is ever going to work again. I contacted the app center but don’t see any change. It has been off for over a week. I paid money for 5-0 Radio Pro. I may have to contact our state Attorney General to see about getting re-embursed if it doesn’t work anymore.

Great app for local first response activity. When I hear sirens, I open this app to catch up on local happenings. There is approximately a five minute delay between first responder radio traffic and the audio on this app. I do wish that this app would allow programming of frequencies, as not every locality makes their radio traffic available online. For the inherent limitations of the technology, this is a very good app.

Hate when ads silence the scanner. I really enjoy this app. I don’t even mind the ads but I do not like when an add blocks the transmission of the messages coming over and then I need to hit start again. I have used this app while traveling to hear what is going on in situations around us. We were on the highway stuck in traffic and I was able to go the scanner to find out that there was an accident. I definitely would recommend it.

Fantastic; really cool stuff.. I really like this app; within two minutes I was totally sold on how cool it is. A) the novelty factor of it is great 😆 B) the innovation that is available for iOS these days is really shown in this app, and C) the area I've moved to has a lot of police activity, I hate to say. This app keeps me in the know and that's a little comforting when I see three cop cars fly by, I know if it's next door or the next neighborhood. Two thumbs way up.

Use to be good. I use to listen all the time but gradually my local stations were non existent. I couldn’t understand why until I googled it and read that stations now have gone digital so these apps don’t work with digital. Maybe if you are listening in a very small town that hasn’t gone digital, will you be satisfied. So disappointed after having bought the Pro App and now it is worthless. I don’t even understand why it is an app anymore, especially if people are purchasing it and not being able to use it. Hopefully I will receive some response from the App.

And it quit. So, I’ve had this app for several years, and finally took up on the invitation to rate it. I gave it four stars because it does not always connect and I have to stop it and start it again. This morning after giving it four stars it now connects to nothing at all. My local law-enforcement will not connect at all, while when I check others, they connect but no sound comes through. Is the system down this morning?

Works well. I can only pick up one agency in my area but on that it works just like a regular scanner.... except I don't have to carry around (and keep charged) a whole separate device. The channel it picks up for me is fire rescue for our county, so if an event is big enough, I'll know ( I work as a photojournalist... We subscribe to a service that monitors most agencies, but I have several times picked up something on the app before getting a text from our monitoring service. )

Pretty Good. •Ok I love 5.0 Radio but when I bought the New Pro version I expected more. •In the pictures it has a new look to it (white back round) you don't get that at least I didn't! • It doesn't get better reception for me. •nothing's changed but the siren and 1 or 2 other minor don't matter kind of details. •I don't mean to hate on this app really! I love it best scanner all out there. But I'd stick with the free version and keep ur $3.00!

One of my favorite apps for weather, emergencies, fire and police. I can’t tell you how much I LOVE this app! It is so fantastic and the things I’ve heard on it over the years! Simply amazing! I never did have or buy one of those Radio Shack scanners back in the day, but this program seems to have it all! Highly recommended! Thank you so much for putting it together for everyone to use! Very much appreciated!

Was a Scanner Geek Years Ago.... ...and soon realized there were only two or three channels I listened to almost all the time. This has no scanning ability, instead you can listen to only one station at a time. No problem though, it's all I need. Excellent app, intuitive interface, and enjoyable to have on in the background while I work in my home office.

Awesome App, but.... I have had this app on my phone for a while now and it's been great. I can listen to everything from Police, Fire, EMS, to pilots talking to ATC at Philadelphia International Airport. I'm giving it 4 out of 5 stars because I noticed that several feeds that I had saved as a favorite no longer works (New Castle County PD; Philadelphia Fire). It says there are 20 listeners but the feed won't play for me. I even tried going directly to the website and it still won't play. Not sure what's up with that.

Keeps me in-the-loop. I had a successful and satisfying experience in my years as communication specialist / 911 operator at a central dispatch in Berrien County Michigan. It’s interesting and entertaining to listen to that department’s radio traffic as well as many more departments throughout the country. Listening makes me feel like I’m still “with it,” which is a good feeling once you’re in your 60’s. Thank you.

App OK-Questionable Billing Practices Tho. App is okay, except that it will randomly close out on its own and seems to be kinda unreliable in that sense. My problem though is that the price of this app was shown as lower than what they charged. In the app details it even talked about the temporary price break, yet the amount charged was not the one listed. I would have rather spent that money on a better app, one that didn’t crash so often, if only I’d known they were using a bait & switch advertising scheme. Don’t buy if you’re happy with the free version. Only reason I’d say to buy this is if you really hate ads, that’s the benefit here.

WONDERFUL app. Shot spotter is going to be a phenomenal stock to trade for all my professional options traders out there into newest technology. First off. 🤫 Secondly, it is wonderful to hear how the police side works in accordance to rule one for EMS, scene safety, esp. in the deeper parts of East Cleveland. 🚑 Good for Uber/Uber eats drivers to hear the updates of the hours/hotspots of harm so we can avoid them like the plague when the Uber app tells us there are high promotional amounts. This is why. 🚐 Wonderful for pre-medicine students as it gives a whole different way of thinking critically to those who may not have street smarts. One liners can stick for a life time. 💭 Along with the type of calls that come in to the ED not on shift. ⚕️ It also pairs wonderfully with the Citizen App. Also another great safety app!

The first app I ever paid for. Also the oldest app on my phone besides the default apps that come with iPhones. Came for the police radio selection, stayed for the bonus internet radio station feeds. Have seen some excellent radio stations come and go. (Looking at you, psytrance radio) This app is a part of my daily life, and it doesn’t collect any data on you. What more could you want? Thanks devs

Pop up ads now. I purchased this app over five years ago and it's been fine up until recently. Lately I've been getting pop up ads with sound that drown out when I'm listening to. The app is then wonky after it needs to be closed down and open back up again. I see I'm not the only one experiencing this and also that the developer has not responded to any of the complaints.

Roger that. This app has been around since before the iPhone — it was an iPod touch app. It still has the whole police radio EMT alert thing going on which is fun and a boredom-killer, and useful in a real emergency, or just to find out what that siren is about down the street. But the hidden jewel here is the internet radio and recording function — it does what no other does. If you’re not looking for it you won’t find it — because it’s what’s not there. Nuff said.

Great Resource. I've used this a number of times in high-stress situations. A wildfire was encroaching on some buildings I take care of for work. As the fire department rolled in, I could see the elevated mobile command center and, with the app, hear their observations and commands with minimal (1 sec) delay. Another time, the highways were stopped in Atlanta. The broadcast I found made it obvious that a rolling shutdown was taking place. But...who was it? All the sudden the president's motorcade comes rolling by. Most of the times, it will be an accident, but you get names and descriptions a lot of the time in open broadcast. Fires in my neighborhood. Get raw sourced info when you research a breaking news event. I just wish there was a way to post media in addition to listening to the stream.

Nice app. Like using it , bought it , but there is this super annoying 60 cycle humming (for lack of better terms) on some stations , my tinnitus is bad enough already and others are muffed so bad it’s not worth listening to , hope these issues can be fixed and maybe display the frequency s to the one s who did purchase it , still prefer this app to others. Cheers

It's good to know what's happening.. The area of California that I live in is highly prone to wildfires, now more than ever with the drought. I've been listening to the Madera, Mariposa, and Merced counties fire feed, via this app, almost every day since I downloaded it. I've listened in on the Sky, Willow, and Sundance Fires that have plagued my local area this year. I've found it very useful for receiving live updates and details from the front lines as to the fires behaviors. It's just too bad they don't have a live feed for Eastern Madera County EMS.

Hooked on this app!!. I mean it. I listen to 5.0 radio daily. It's opened my eyes to so much. I'm way more conscious of my surroundings and have truly gained a deep respect for our men & women in law enforcement our firefighters & EMS. The calls they have to go on have made me cry, made me laugh and made me want to shake everyone of their hands. They don't get enough credit and get way too much grief for what they do for us. And all this coming from a girl who has had run ins with the law & paid the price for it.

Helpful to Drivers. I first had the free version but quickly went to the Pro because the scanner was very helpful to me. I was a driver for a company that carries people in wheelchairs to appointments. When I heard a siren, I'd turn the app on so I knew what section of town to avoid. Also my son was a Volunteer Fireman. This app kept me up to speed if he was ok. He may be an adult but I'll always be in Mom Mode.

Too many agencies on one scanner feed. I listen to Kingman AZ. FD, but miss half the calls because of so much other traffic. This one scanner feed has FD dispatch that dispatches for 4 FD’s in the area, which is good, but It also has City PD, County Sheriffs, State PD, and a private Amb. Company and another law enforcement agency that I can’t even make out because it’s so scratchy. Why can’t it be broken up? All the other feeds I have used in the past for other area do that. PD and FD should be separated and and the private Amb shouldn’t be on public safety. This app crashed a lot also, but with the last update, that seems to have helped greatly. I’m sure this is a great app for the feeds I saw that just cover one agency, but this feed is annoying and frustrating.

iOS/iPadOS 17 issue **UPDATED**. The latest update corrected the issues below, app functions perfectly. Exceptional response! Thank you. On both iPhone and iPad when you stop the stream it freezes the app, you cannot go back to the menu, you must hard close and restart the app. I deleted and reinstalled with no improvement.

Must have App, if you care about your neighborhood. Very informative about all the police and rescue activity going on in your neighborhood. It also allows you to hear what is going on around the world. You never get bored listening to this, and truly makes you grateful and appreciative of all the men, women, and police dogs putting themselves in harms way to protect and serve the citizens.