# Police Siren (FREE) — user reviews > 113 indexed App Store user reviews of Police Siren (FREE) by Bell Standard, Inc., rated 4.00/5 from 64 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/police-siren-free/id368712487/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/police-siren-free/id368712487.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 42 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Police Siren (FREE)? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 😄 Fun prank app with entertaining value - 🔊 Realistic and high-quality siren sound - 📱 Simple and straightforward functionality - 💰 Free to download and use - 🎨 Effective visual flashing lights - 🚗 Works well when connected to car stereo **Cons** - 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertising - 🚫 Paid ad removal doesn't fully remove ads - 📊 Ad strip/banner takes up screen space - ⚠️ Potential malware/security concerns reported - 🔧 Poor app design and user interface - 💡 Limited brightness on flashing lights - ⚡ Reduced functionality after updates - 🎯 Misleading upgrade promises - ⚖️ Potentially illegal use case (impersonating police) **Commonly reported bugs** - Screen lock to ads preventing app exit - Ad removal button non-functional - Black bar remains at bottom after paid upgrade - Slide-out 'get more apps' tab persists after payment - Strobe effect doesn't properly alternate between colors - App crashes or freezes - Sound doesn't work unless phone is unmuted - Top status bar visible when trying to fool drivers - Reduced siren audio options after update **Most requested features** - Multiple siren sound options (ambulance, fire truck, international sirens) - Toggle switches to turn siren and lights on/off independently - Full-screen flashing lights without top/bottom bars - Adjustable strobe speed and flash patterns - Timer/auto-change functionality - Pause/resume capability - Brighter LED-style strobe lights - Volume slider control - Different light color options (white strobe, rotating lights) - Tap-to-activate siren feature for realistic pull-over effect - Alarm clock integration ## Newest reviews (10 of 113) ### 2/5 — Not worth the 99¢ upgrade *2017-03-13, version 2.04* Clever design, BUT paying the buck does NOT remove the ad strip on the screen. - You do not get a full screen app for the upgrade because a blank strip is still there. - There is no way pause the app. - Worst: there is an annoying yellow pull-out ad for other apps that blocks part of the screen and does not go away. #SKIPIT Don't upgrade. ...review will update after every app update ### 2/5 — Get more apps *2015-01-10* Disappointing that paying to remove ads does not also remove slide out 'get more apps' tab! Also removing ads still leaves black bar at the bottom (on iPhone 6 anyway). ### 3/5 — Fun *2013-07-29* This app is fun ### 2/5 — Not good anymore *2013-07-18* Added ads... For such small app... Just for a siren I would not pay 99 cents to delete ads to use it few times... Deleting it right now ### 5/5 — Pranks *2012-03-28* Great for pulling pranks ### 2/5 — Dumb ad *2012-03-27* This would be great except the ad ruins the whole thing. I would have gladly paid a buck or two I it meant no ads! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2012-03-25* I use it to pull over my friends when it's playing through my speakers in my car ### 2/5 — v1.4 *2012-02-12* Ads at the bottom are annoying & they take up space of the red light section. And when the light flips to other colour it should go dark/black not just dimmed so it looks more real. ### 3/5 — Eh... whatever. *2012-02-03, version 1.4* This would be better if 1: the flashing lights would display in full screen, 2: there were individual in-app toggle switches for the lights and the siren, and 3: if there weren't any bloody ads. Other than that, this seems like a fairly decent app. ### 3/5 — Meh *2012-01-30* Sirens ok but US types (needs more variety). No international types. Strobe hardly worth a mention. Ads tiny so don't know what ppl complaining about as the app's FREE. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Do Not Download - Malware Warning *2019-01-15, version 2.04* Their ads keep getting worse and worse - it locked my screen to their ads! Couldn't end the app or switch away from it! Avoid at all cost - it tried to infect my phone! ### 1/5 — More *2015-07-31, version 2.04* Not bright and strobey enough. Needs to alarm louder at the touch, could great for security for women in a dangerous place. ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2014-04-06* Don't bother using your data to download this ### 1/5 — Pretty lame, unrealistic *2014-01-17* App is covered in ads and the button to pay to remove the ads doesn't even work. ### 1/5 — What happened??! *2013-07-30* The app was awesome before the last update to 2.01, now you have added advertising. Loose to advertising or I loose the app and any others you have created! Stop jacking my bandwidth!!! ### 1/5 — Too Many Ads *2013-07-30* There is so many ads you can't even see the light good enough to see what it is supposed to be! ### 1/5 — Too many ads ruined this app *2013-07-18* Update turned this simple decent flashing light siren app into a multi layered ad scheme which also makes a siren noise. ### 1/5 — Latest Update *2013-07-18, version 2.0* App was a lot of fun before, latest update. Before update, you were able to tap the screen to change the sounds. And there was 4 different siren sounds to choose from. Now there is only 3 siren sounds to choose from, and now you have go to the settings button and then make your selection. Please change it back. ### 1/5 — Bad update *2013-07-18, version 2.0* I never write reviews, but this update just ruined literally everything about this app. Advertisements everywhere, everything got down-graded and this app is completely worthless unless you like looking at advertisements every 5 seconds. Change it back to the previous version. ### 1/5 — Lies, trickery and deception *2013-07-18, version 2.0* Make users wait two years, and then—under the guise of "improvements" and "more options"—sucker them into installing an update that: 1) increases the size of original bottom banner ad by 15%-20%; 2) inserts a *second* ad (a sliding drawer ad on the left screen edge); 3) inserts a *third* ad (full-screen pop-up ad that appears intermittently); 4) inserts pay-to-remove-ads buttons in a new "settings" area (which is what the giant new on-screen cogwheel is for); 5) shrinks the footprint of siren lights to make room for all this; 6) actually *removes* one of the siren audio variations/choices. But thanks for the cool new app icon. That new blue border is SO creative. Unfortunately I won't be able to enjoy it — unless I happen to be hanging out in my trash bin. I've seen some shady dev moves before, but this tops them all. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — FUN *2018-05-07, version 2.04* Love this app ### 5/5 — Great sound *2016-03-13, version 2.04* The sound is very realistic. The LAPD I've shown it to live it. Sweet app. ### 5/5 — Great and Funny prank *2015-07-05, version 2.04* Use this app while someone is driving ### 5/5 — Prank *2015-01-26, version 2.04* best way to prank someone while they drive ### 5/5 — Cool but could use improvements *2013-07-01, version 1.4* I do like this, however I wish there was a timer setting so that you could set an auto change instead of having to do it yourself. ### 5/5 — Good *2013-01-26* Nice and easy, straight forward. Ads do spoil it though. Maybe change them to the pop up window when you first open the app with the little cross in the corner so the ad can be closed. Apart from that, good work! ### 5/5 — Great Prank *2012-12-15, version 1.4* Great way to prank people in your car. Plug your device into your car's aux cord, turn up the volume and he up the siren on your windshield. Works best at night, haha. ### 5/5 — Great! *2012-07-07, version 1.4* Great app just scared everyone in my van haha my whole family was searching around for the cop car and my brother whom was driving was close to pulling over lol ### 5/5 — Great *2012-05-21* Pulled people with this it's great ### 5/5 — Awesome *2012-05-05* Great sound best siren ever😄😄😄😄😄 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*