ABC News vs CFSScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABC News
Stay informed with breaking news and in-depth reporting from a trusted Australian news source. Access the latest updates and comprehensive information directly on your mobile device.
- Latest news updates
- In-depth reporting
- Trusted Australian source
- Comprehensive information
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The ABC NEWS app makes it easier for you to stay up to date with the latest news and information from Australia's most trusted news source.
CFSScan
Access real-time emergency services pager messages with push notifications for custom rules. View detailed incident information, search historical data, and find nearby water points. The app also provides live traffic updates and route planning.
- Real-time push notifications
- Custom rule alerts
- Historical incident search
- Detailed incident information
- Map point referencing
- Live pager feed
- Water point and stand pipe locator
- Real-time traffic and route planning
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The CFSScan Official mobile application gives you real time access to the SA GRN Emergency services pager messages. Receive real-time push notifications for your custom rules and perform historical search. Access detailed incident information including map point referencing and agency tasking. Instance access to the Live Pager feed. The feed stays awake while you change pages keeping you up to date. Find all previous incidents with our advanced key word searching algorithms. Manage your account and push notifications directly from the application. Locate your nearest water point and standpipe while on route. Gather Realtime traffic details and plot the best route to the incident.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ABC News at none against CFSScan's shown. ABC News also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (194 vs 1). CFSScan's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CFSScan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABC News has 194 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of ABC News's written reviews are positive against 31% of CFSScan's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ABC News ships an update fortnightly, CFSScan every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ABC News | CFSScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (194 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews — better | 30.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Nico VanHaaster |
Customer experience
ABC News
CFSScan
Bugs and requests
ABC News
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent behavior when switching networks
- Issues with article loading and refreshing
- Broken universal links and in-app navigation
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable font sizes and themes
- Improved local news and weather coverage
- Ability to save and bookmark articles
- Better notification and alert controls
- Integration with smart home devices
CFSScan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ABC News
No in-app purchases
CFSScan
No in-app purchases
