FNP ePages vs FredScanner Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FNP ePages
Access The Frederick News-Post digitally on your iOS device, mirroring the print layout. Enjoy enhanced readability with adjustable text size, instant story navigation, and direct links to web content and email addresses mentioned in articles. Catch up on missed editions with the ability to download past issues.
- Read newspaper as it appears in print
- Adjustable text size
- Instant story navigation
- Link to websites
- Email links
- Download past editions
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The Frederick News-Post ePages lets you read The Frederick News-Post on your iOS device just as it appears in print. You can flip through pages and skim headlines as you would the printed edition. But better than that, the FNP ePages allows you to enlarge type with the tap of a finger, or jump instantly to the conclusion of a story on another page. You can link to websites mentioned in stories with a single touch, or fire off an e-mail to an address linked from the newspaper. And if you missed the paper one day, don't worry. The FNP ePages lets you download past editions, too.
FredScanner Pro
Access live audio streams of police, fire, rescue, and highway communications for Frederick, Maryland. Choose specific feeds for fire, airport, or general police activity with minimal delay. Includes live traffic reports and webcams.
- Live audio streams
- Fire, Police, Airport feeds
- Minimal audio delay
- CarPlay enabled
- Live traffic reports
- Frederick County webcams
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**Frederick Scanner Pro: Your Frederick County Command Center** Stay connected to Frederick County, Maryland, with live public safety radio, local news, traffic conditions, and incident information, all in one app. Frederick Scanner Pro delivers live audio directly from our Frederick Scanner feeds, keeping you connected to what's happening throughout the county. **THREE LIVE AUDIO FEEDS** • Police & Fire: Listen to Frederick County police, fire, and rescue communications. • Fire Only: Follow fire, rescue, and EMS radio traffic. • FDK Airport: Listen to communications from Frederick Municipal Airport. Our audio streams are delivered directly from Frederick Scanner, providing timely access to local radio communications without relying on third-party scanner rebroadcasts. **WHAT'S INCLUDED IN FREDERICK SCANNER PRO** • A completely redesigned scanner player with live channel information. • Apple CarPlay integration for listening while driving. • Automatic audio reconnection when streams are interrupted. • Background audio playback. • Easy switching between all three live audio feeds. • Frederick Watch, your free source for Frederick County news. • Latest fire and rescue incident information. • Live traffic reports, road closures, and map links. • Frederick-area highway traffic cameras. • Local weather and webcam information. • Live listener counts and feed status. • An optimized experience for iPhone and iPad. **FREDERICK WATCH** Catch up on what's happening around Frederick County without leaving the app. Frederick Watch brings together local news, public safety stories, weather, traffic, and community information in one convenient place. **BUILT FOR FREDERICK** Whether you live in Frederick County, commute through the area, or simply want to stay connected to your hometown, Frederick Scanner Pro puts local information at your fingertips. Powered by WaveJam Technologies. **Please note:** This app streams audio over the internet. Check your cellular data plan before using it over a mobile connection. Audio availability and latency may vary depending on network conditions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FNP ePages at Free against FredScanner Pro's $0.99. FNP ePages also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 52%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). FredScanner Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#9 vs unranked). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
FNP ePages is free to download; FredScanner Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FNP ePages holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FNP ePages has 237 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of FNP ePages's written reviews are positive against 52% of FredScanner Pro's.
FNP ePages ships an update every 9 months, FredScanner Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FNP ePages | FredScanner Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (237 ratings) — better | 4.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better | 52.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 237 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #9 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Frederick News-Post | WaveJam Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
FNP ePages
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Bugs and requests
FNP ePages
Reported bugs
8 issues- Page stabilization issues
- Magnification not working
- Blanking screen on iPad
- Unable to recover article without restart
- Recipes garbled and unreadable
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- App crashes frequently
- App doesn't work half the time
- App doesn't render correctly on smartphone screen
Requested features
11 requests- Improve image presentation (graphs, maps)
- Improve magnification and stabilization
- Add more games (crosswords, Boggle, Jumble, Sudoku)
- Allow searching archives for past stories
- Make comics color daily
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- Improve subscription renewal process online
- Make app render correctly on smartphone screens
- Use a platform similar to The Herald Mail app
- Learn from WBAL and WGAL apps
- Remove subscription requirement
- Extend puzzle archive further back (3-4 months)
FredScanner Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FNP ePages
No in-app purchases
FredScanner Pro
No in-app purchases
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