Police Scanner + vs Ohio County Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Listen to 100,000+ radio stations
- Record stations for playback
- Set wake-up alarms
- Background listening
- Customizable backgrounds
- Live event information
- Chat with listeners
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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/
Ohio County Connect
Stay informed with real-time announcements, important events, and local news. This app also provides direct contact information for staff and location details.
- Real-time announcements
- Event updates
- Local news
- Staff contact information
- Location finder
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The Ohio County Connect App is your go-to for real-time announcements, staying current with important events, catching up on news, contacting our staff and finding your way to our location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Police Scanner + at 53% against Ohio County Connect's 0%. Police Scanner + also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). Ohio County Connect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Police Scanner + sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Ohio County Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Police Scanner + holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Police Scanner + has 102K ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Ohio County Connect's.
Police Scanner + ships an update every 4 days, Ohio County Connect every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Police Scanner + | Ohio County Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (102K ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 102K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #62 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rego Apps | Ohio County Commission |
Customer experience
Police Scanner +
Ohio County Connect
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
Ohio County Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Police Scanner +
- Police Scanner Pro Edition$2.997 Days
- Police Scanner Pro Edition$9.991 Month
- Police Scanner Pro Edition3 Days trial$39.991 Year
Ohio County Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Police Scanner + free?
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