Plinkr vs scanrad.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plinkr
Discover FFL/2A stores, ranges, and training facilities across the USA. Browse social media, YouTube content, and industry news. Find deals and stay updated on 2A rights.
- Find FFL/2A stores and ranges
- Browse social media and YouTube content
- Curated 2A news feeds
- Industry event notifications
- User reviews and comments
- License validity checks
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Plinkr will keep you up-to-date on the latest 2A news from trusted sources. Plinkr is the most comprehensive 2A enthusiasts mobile app ever built helping you find your favorite range, training facility or FFL. Plinkr is a social presence aggregator for all sporting goods stores with a FFL. A virtual community for all FFLs One stop app to browse all the social media outlets that a sporting goods store has elected to use to promote their business. View your favorite FFL's Youtube content right in the app to see their latest reviews or other content. With over 7,000 shooting ranges available in our database you will be sure to locate the perfect place to train or bring your family for exciting range outdoor/indoor fun. There are over 80,000 FFL's available in our database all of it comes directly from the ATF and is up-to-date! With all this data you can find any sporting goods retail store around you or in any city of your choosing. When using the app notifications will keep you informed of new products and industry events. You'll be able to even get some good deals too! Every time you admire a FFL's details the FFL is dynamically checked with the ATF eZCheck website to ensure the license is still valid! Leave a review or comment regarding a local store or range and include a photo too to share if so inclined. Plinkr presents curated news feeds that present a variety of industry news, political news affecting the 2A rights and entertainment from a few select YouTube channels and blogs. You can browse all GunBroker items, such as hunting and outdoor sports items for your next fishing or camping trip or whatever. Mark all your favorite sporting goods stores that have a FFL to follow their special deals and current customer events. This is the most comprehensive app available that shows both ranges, training facilities and 2A retail stores (FFLs) in one place. Rich and comprehensive experience for 2A enthusiasts throughout the known USA! This can also be used to look up related info in Canada and Europe via the "Local Search" feature. Built by a fellow 2A enthusiast for fellow 2A enthusiasts.
scanrad.io
Access live and recorded public-safety, marine, and railroad radio transmissions from a global network. Browse by activity, decoded paging tones, or save your favorite channels for quick access. Listen in the background with lock screen controls.
- Live and recorded audio playback
- Browse by decoded paging tones
- Browse by recent transmissions and activity heatmap
- Favorite channels
- Background playback with lock screen controls
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Scanrad.io brings public-safety, marine, railroad, and other radio to your iPhone from the scanrad.io network — both live and recorded. Tune into a growing network of radio channels, listen to what's happening right now, or jump back to any earlier moment and hear exactly what came across the air. FEATURES • Live & recorded audio — play the live edge of a channel, or scrub back to any recent transmission and listen from there. • Browse by decoded paging tones — channels with paging tones index DTMF, QuickCall, MDC and FleetSync received to instantly jump to when a specific unit was dispatched • Browse by activity — every channel shows its recent transmissions grouped by time, plus an hourly activity heatmap so you can find the busy moments at a glance. • Favorites — star the channels you follow most for quick access. • Background playback — keep listening with the screen locked, and control playback from the lock screen and Control Center. ABOUT THE AUDIO Scanrad.io plays lawful, over-the-air reception of public radio transmissions. Because it's real, live radio, audio is unfiltered and a channel is only active when something is actually being transmitted — quiet channels simply mean no one is talking at that moment. Listening to these public transmissions is legal in the United States. Availability and legality of radio reception varies by region; please use the app in accordance with your local laws.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: scanrad.io at Free against Plinkr's $5.99. scanrad.io also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Plinkr's advantage is chart position (#60 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
scanrad.io is free to download; Plinkr costs $5.99 up front. Plinkr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. scanrad.io asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Plinkr against 5.0 for scanrad.io. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively.
| Parameter | Plinkr | scanrad.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #60 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gun eTools | Matthew Kaufman |
Customer experience
Plinkr
scanrad.io
In-app purchases
Plinkr
- GBMarket$5.99
scanrad.io
No in-app purchases









