# HighwayRadar — Police alert info + radar

> Crowd-sourced speed trap and camera alerts with radar detector control. (iPhone/iPad app by Blue Ridge Software Development LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/highwayradar/id6463768103 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Blue Ridge Software Development LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1704939813)
- Category: Utilities, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 129 App Store ratings · 41 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 144 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, European Portuguese, European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-01-21
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/highwayradar/id6463768103/reviews.md

## What is HighwayRadar?

Drive with confidence. HighwayRadar gives you a heads-up about speed traps, enforcement, and cameras ahead so you can keep your eyes on the road and avoid surprises. Now with Apple CarPlay.

Whether you're commuting, road-tripping, or just running errands, HighwayRadar helps you stay aware of what's coming up on your route with no expertise required. Open the app, start driving, and get clear, timely alerts. Get the peace of mind of knowing what's ahead without taking your attention off the road.

WHAT YOU GET

• Real-time police alerts shared by a community of drivers, often with the posted speed limit right at the alert location
• A worldwide database of speed and red-light cameras, plus a US database of license-plate (ALPR) cameras, updated regularly
• Aircraft speed-enforcement alerts that use smart logic to spot patrols trying to stay hidden
• Heat maps that reveal where speed traps tend to happen even when no one is reporting right now
• A Risk Score tailored to your exact location, time, and day, so you know when to stay extra alert
• Local enforcement details where available: radar bands, common tactics, and vehicle descriptions

SIMPLE, BUT AS CUSTOMIZABLE AS YOU WANT

You don't have to touch a single setting to benefit. But when you're ready to fine-tune, HighwayRadar puts you in control:

• Choose how far ahead you want to be warned, or let smart, speed-aware distances handle it for you
• Decide which alerts matter: only what's on your street, anything ahead of you, or everything nearby
• Turn specific camera types on or off
• Filter out older reports and focus on fresh ones
• Hear alerts through CarPlay, Bluetooth, or your phone speaker
• Flash the screen for a quick visual heads-up when a new alert arrives

BUILT FOR CARPLAY AND YOUR CAR

• Full CarPlay support with maps, alerts, and easy reporting
• A clean speed display showing the current limit alongside your own speed
• Automatic zoom as you approach an alert, so you see the detail that matters
• Traffic overlay, adjustable map angle and zoom, and a location icon you can personalize
• Customizable light and dark themes that can follow your system or the local sunrise and sunset

WORKS WITH YOUR RADAR DETECTOR (OPTIONAL)

Already own a detector or laser system? HighwayRadar can connect to it and become your all-in-one alert hub, showing radar band, direction, and signal strength, muting weak or unwanted signals automatically, and creating GPS lockouts so the false alarms you pass every day stop bothering you (even if your detector doesn't have this functionality).

Supported hardware includes Uniden R8/R4/R9 (and "w" models), Valentine V1 Gen2, Radenso DS1, and AL Priority. You can even hear spoken readouts of the detected band and direction, a favorite of motorcycle riders and anyone who'd rather keep their eyes up.

WHY DRIVERS CHOOSE HIGHWAY RADAR

• Awareness that goes beyond live reports, thanks to heat maps and Risk Score
• Cameras, aircraft, police alerts, and radar, all in one place
• Thoughtful controls that stay out of your way until you want them
• Battery-friendly Power Save mode that winds the app down when you're parked

GREAT FOR EVERY KIND OF DRIVE

• Ideal for daily commutes and long road trips alike
• Keeps frequent travelers aware of cameras and enforcement in unfamiliar cities
• Inspired by and perfect for cross-country driving events where you're on the road all day
• Takes the guesswork out of what's around the next bend

Head out knowing what's ahead. Try HighwayRadar and see the difference a little awareness makes on every drive.

Subscription required. Works in miles or kilometers.

Signal-direction recognition is available on Uniden R8/R8w, R9/R9w, and Valentine V1 Gen2.

See the EULA here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Crowd-sourced police and camera alerts
- Worldwide speed and redlight camera database
- Aircraft speed enforcement alerts
- Heat maps and risk score for speed traps
- Intelligent radar detector control
- Customizable alert modes and audio notifications

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Family Discount | $14.99 | per year |
| Family | $24.99 | per year |
| Annual | $14.99 | per year |
| Monthly | $4.99 | per month |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 41)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/highwayradar/id6463768103/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great App and Development

*2026-07-21*

This app is very useful especially for the earlier alerts and heat maps with risk scores.  I use an Escort detector and find it quite helpful even without the full detector integration.  Paid version is worth it and developer keeps adding features.

### 5/5 — Amazing app, would be great to have apple watch compatibility if possible

*2026-07-17*

Using for 2 years now, the premium is 100% worth it without a doubt. Genuinely helped me avoid tickets for a very long time in combination with a r7. More information is always better in my opinion. Probably a niche request, but it would be nice to have an apple watch version. It is hard to use on a motorcycle and it would be nice if there was a simplified display for apple watches. I recommend this to literally everyone I know.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the kind words Arian! I've considered building an Apple Watch companion app before but hadn't considered the motorcycle use case. If you're up for it, shoot me an email at info@highwayradarios.com with more details on what you're imaging.

### 5/5 — My Go To App

*2026-07-12*

I’ve tried several apps. HighwayRadar has proven to be highly reliable. I’m amazed at how many people must be using this app to produce accurate and timely crowd-sourced location reports everywhere I’ve driven in multiple states. The display format provides everything I need at a quick glance so I’m not distracted. It even tracks aerial survalence.

### 5/5 — A must have

*2026-07-07*

Way better than you could imagine. Limitless options and configuration. You would expect this to come directly from the radar detectors manufacturers. But if they did it would still fall short. 

Seriously if you have a supported radar and you are wanting more info you need to do it.

### 5/5 — This app is the real deal!

*2026-07-07*

I’ve been a big fan of this app for a long time. As a driving enthusiast, I really appreciate its impressive set of integrated features. I was especially excited for the iOS implementation, and it has absolutely lived up to my expectations. Everything from the aircraft alerts to the radar and laser system integration is incredibly well executed and adds a lot of value. It’s a fantastic app that continues to impress.

### 3/5 — Getting close

*2026-06-27*

CarPlay is great, but the map is very ugly. Huge Google Maps logo and goofy colors. Perhaps Apple Maps could be an option in the future. The zooming and panning on the CarPlay app is also very strange and not inline with other apps (Waze).  My final issue is with the audio announcements when radar is detected. It’s often doubled which sounds strange and unpleasant. One audio alert at a time would be preferred. “K band rear, k band side” instead of playing at the same time. 

Subscription is annoying but I get it. I’d rather pay one time fee. So sick of subscription model. 

I will return to update this if things change.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! For what it's worth, the Google Maps logo is inserted and required by Google, and a move to Apple Maps would remove any ability to customize the map colors or information density. Audio alerts are updated in v1.4, but I'll double check that they're queuing rather than overlapping. The CarPlay pan/zoom tools are defined by Apple, but I believe that there is a newer "swipe to pan/zoom" that I can update to. Do you mind sending me an email to info@highwayradarios.com with more information? I'm curious what colors you consider "goofy" (if you're referring to the heat map you can change the theme), and what you would prefer to the existing black/white themes. Thanks!

### 5/5 — The Insiders Waze

*2026-06-23*

Driving 4,600 miles from Montana to Lake Placid, NY for a car event provided an excellent opportunity to really put Highway Radar through its paces. This really is Waze on steroids:
- you see the recency of Waze police reports
- you don’t get the irritating / irrelevant “a car is on the side of the road”
- you see a lovely risk score for your location which you can choose to be out of 10 or 25, I chose the latter and found it useful
- you see a heat map telling you the exact spots where crowdsourced radar data shows that speed enforcers like to hang out

The app provides more than adequate turn by turn directions. In 4,600 miles I didn’t make a single wrong turn.

Ultimately this is like having a local sitting in your passenger seat tipping you off “it’s high risk here” or “police are rarely here” supplemented by “and here’s exactly where they like to hang out”.

Highly recommended. Frankly indispensable for any highway run on roads over 200 miles you’re unfamiliar with if you like to get the most out of your car. (While staying safe of course!).

### 4/5 — Great potential

*2026-06-06*

This is pretty good for iOS, but I do miss a few things that I think highwayradar is well suited to implement. Because I use a V1G2, I don’t have auto lockouts built into the detector. This is my big complaint, I want to have auto lockouts while not having highwayradar on my screen. Another thing I would love to see which no other app for iOS is implementing would be automatically switching between logic modes based on speed or PSL.

**Developer response:** Hey, thanks for the feedback! Lockouts do work in the background but this helped me find a bug that can prevent them from working correctly after the app has been backgrounded for a while. Speed- and/or PSL-based mode switching is pretty high on my to-do list, so you'll see that sooner than later. Thanks for validating that folks want it!

### 5/5 — Superb tactical situation display!

*2026-06-04*

Excellent community-based program that integrates into OEM car display by leveraging Bluetooth connection via phone and radar detector to car via CarPlay. Consolidates information suite into one display and reduces distractions by eliminating need to scan my eyes further across my car’s cabin. Excellent settings for enhancing awareness of nearby LE. A lot of love must have gone into this program. Will definitely be maintaining the modest subscription because this is a project worth supporting.

### 5/5 — Solid cop detection app

*2026-05-28*

Has some bugs related to UI but other than that, the app is very user friendly and should be used with a radar + waze. Highly recommend!

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review and feedback! Would you mind shooting me an email (info@highwayradarios.com) to explain what UI bugs you're seeing so that I can address them? Thanks!

## Frequently asked questions about HighwayRadar

### What does HighwayRadar do?

HighwayRadar provides real-time alerts for speed traps, speed cameras, redlight cameras, and aircraft speed enforcement. It uses crowd-sourced data and a comprehensive database to inform drivers. The app also integrates with and controls compatible radar detectors, acting as a central hub for driving alerts.

### What are the key features of HighwayRadar?

Key features include crowd-sourced police alerts with speed limit information, a worldwide database of cameras, aircraft enforcement alerts, heat maps showing historical speed trap locations, and a risk score for potential speed traps. It also offers intelligent control of radar detectors, customizable alert modes, and audio notifications.

### Is HighwayRadar free to use?

The application is free to download and use, offering core alerting functionalities. However, it does feature in-app purchases, suggesting that some advanced features or customization options may require a purchase.

### What devices is HighwayRadar compatible with?

The app is designed for mobile devices and is compatible with specific radar detectors, including Uniden R8/R8w/R4/R4w, Valentine V1 Gen2, and Radenso DS1. It also supports audio playback over Bluetooth/CarPlay.

### How does HighwayRadar help drivers avoid tickets?

By providing timely alerts about known speed traps, cameras, and potential enforcement activities, the app helps drivers adjust their speed and be more aware of their surroundings. The customizable alert modes and features like heat maps and risk scores further assist drivers in anticipating and avoiding speed-related violations.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.1 — 2026-08-14

- ALP and Uniden R9 laser shifter support
- Full detector settings controls, including "offline" changes that push to device on reconnect
- State-based detector settings recommendations with auto-switching as you drive
- Speed-based detector volume and city/highway mode
- Settings profiles (pre-built and custom)
- Profile switching based on location, connected device (detector, vehicle, etc.), or CarPlay connection
- Custom map theme creator
- Satellite map view
- Native iPad resolution
- Mute button now holds state between app restarts
- CarPlay split-screen dashboard and instrument cluster support
- CarPlay background alert banners
- Signal strength update bug fixes
- Rare crash fixed
- Option to "gray out" locked out alerts
- Fix for muting locked out alerts from Uniden detectors
- Shows radar gun local use confirmation on alert banner
- Heat map scale-on-zoom option
- Source device added to alert history entry
- Range ring color customization
- Uniden detectors now pair smoothly even if paired to other apps
- Fix for unavailable ALPR camera database
- Cameras now cluster on zoom-out
- Lots of lockout-related bugfixes
- Other bug and crash fixes

### 1.4 — 2026-06-28

This update contains more bug fixes than anything else, and heat generation is way down too, but it wouldn't be a good update without some new features:

Audio
- New radar alert tones
- Detailed TTS option for audio alerts
- Warning when approaching hot zone on the heat map
- New output options for "force to phone speaker" and "use phone connection over bluetooth"

Radar Detectors
- Band- and direction-specific muting
- Photo radar support for Uniden and V1G2 devices
- Uniden R9 detector support (anti-laser support coming soon)

General
- Mobile police camera alerts
- iPad-specific app
- Support for Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Chinese (Traditional)

### 1.3.4 — 2026-06-15

- Radar detector alert and lockout bugfixes
- Navigation voice improvements
- CarPlay UI fixes
- Navigation destination search no longer limited to local radius
- "Police alerts unavailable" warning is now a banner instead of a dialog box
- Performance improvements
- Heat reduction
- Various under-the-hood fixes and improvements

### 1.3.3 — 2026-05-29

- Mobile police camera alerts
- Performance improvements
- Fixed bugs related to lockouts and various other small things
- New toggle for map on CarPlay/phone on companion view (when connected to CarPlay)

### 1.3.2 — 2026-05-23

This update is focused on performance improvements and bug fixes:
- Big improvements to police alert reliability, consistency, and completeness. The alert icons now glow to indicate freshness.
- Bluetooth device connection reliability improvements, plus a new BT connection indicator on CarPlay.
- Power consumption and heat management are improved. More to come on this.
- Various bugs and crashes have been fixed.

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