Comparison

Police Scanner + vs JP's Traffic

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Police Scanner +

Access over 100,000 free radio stations, including police, fire, EMS, and music. Listen live, record for later, set alarms, and customize your background. Connect with other listeners and share what you're enjoying.

Highlights
  • Listen to 100,000+ radio stations
  • Record stations for playback
  • Set wake-up alarms
  • Background listening
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Live event information
  • Chat with listeners
Features
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Listen to the largest collection of police, fire, EMS, airport, railroad, weather, comedy, talk, and music stations. That's over 100,000 stations available for free. Get the original police scanner app that has everyone hooked - as seen in hit movies like Spider-Man FEATURES: - Read about active events going on at the moment along with the station that is current playing the audio from that event - Record stations for future playback and for emailing an mp3 copy to yourself or others - Set an alarm in the app and wake up to your favorite station - Listen to our app while you sleep and set a timer to stop the station at a certain time - View the current artist and song name that is playing - Run the app in the background and do other things on your device while you listen to the app - Choose your own background from your photo library - Chat with other listeners - Tweet the station and song you're listening to your Twitter followers - Notifications are enabled to notify you of the current song that the station changed to while the app is in the background - Save a station to your favorites for quick and easy access - List and search radio stations by popularity, genre, song name, and artist - List scanner stations by popularity and location - Use your device's GPS to easily find stations located near you - The screen glows blue and red on the bottom to the beat of the music or whenever someone talks - The rings in the center of the player act as a clock - Add your own custom stations - This app is compatible with most iPod/iPhone docks, Bluetooth devices, and other iPhone devices Privacy Policy: https://regoapps.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

JP's Traffic

Get real-time traffic alerts and exclusive content from JP. Stay informed about road conditions and receive personalized updates to plan your journeys effectively.

Highlights
  • Personalized traffic alerts
  • Exclusive subscriber content
  • Real-time road condition updates
  • Custom content delivery
Features
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Personal Notifications Receive JP's Traffic Alerts so you're always ahead of the game! Access to exclusive content JP will send you custom content exclusive to subscribers of JP's Traffic Information!

Screenshots

Police Scanner +4 screens
JP's Traffic1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: JP's Traffic at 100% against Police Scanner +'s 53%. JP's Traffic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Police Scanner +'s advantage is ratings volume (102K vs 8) and chart position (#65 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Police Scanner + sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and JP's Traffic sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JP's Traffic holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Police Scanner + has 102K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Police Scanner +'s written reviews are positive against 100% of JP's Traffic's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Police Scanner + versus JP's Traffic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolice Scanner +JP's Traffic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (102K ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings102K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#65 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB13 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRego AppsThe Fire Horn

Customer experience

Police Scanner +

All ratings101,004 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews479 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral10.0%
Negative37.2%

JP's Traffic

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Police Scanner +

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes or becomes unresponsive
  • Ads prevent access to the app's core functionality
  • Channels frequently drop or disconnect

Requested features

4 requests
  • More local scanner channels
  • Option to disable ads or pay for ad-free version
  • Ability to monitor multiple channels simultaneously
  • Improved stability and reliability

JP's Traffic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Police Scanner +

Subscriptions3
  • Police Scanner Pro Edition$2.997 Days
  • Police Scanner Pro Edition$9.991 Month
  • Police Scanner Pro Edition3 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

JP's Traffic

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Month of JP's Traffic Alerts$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Police Scanner + free?
Police Scanner + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JP's Traffic free?
JP's Traffic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Police Scanner + or JP's Traffic?
JP's Traffic is rated higher. Police Scanner + averages 4.5 out of 5 from 102K ratings, while JP's Traffic averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Police Scanner + or JP's Traffic have ads?
Police Scanner + shows ads; JP's Traffic does not.

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