Comparison

Police Scanner + vs The Progress

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

The Progress

Access local news and sports coverage for western Pennsylvania communities. Stay updated with daily newspaper content and 24/7 online updates.

Highlights
  • Local news coverage
  • Sports updates
  • Newspaper e-edition
  • 24/7 online coverage
  • Mobile app access
Features
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The Progress newspaper covers local news and sports in the Clearfield, Curwensville, Philipsburg and Moshannon Valley areas of western Pennsylvania. The Progress offers home delivery six days a week and provides 24/7 coverage on its website at theprogressnews.com and on its mobile app.

Screenshots

Police Scanner +4 screens
The Progress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Progress at 100% against Police Scanner +'s 53%. The Progress also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Police Scanner +'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (101K vs 29). On price, 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

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. The Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Progress holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Police Scanner + has 101K ratings behind it against 29, 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 The Progress's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Police Scanner + ships an update every 4 days, The Progress every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Police Scanner + versus The Progress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolice Scanner +The Progress
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (101K ratings)4.9 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings101K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#62 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB40 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperRego AppsCommunity Media Group Inc

Customer experience

Police Scanner +

All ratings101,004 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews477 reviews
Positive53.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative36.9%

The Progress

All ratings29 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 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

The Progress

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
None

The Progress

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Police Scanner + free?
Police Scanner + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Progress free?
The Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Police Scanner + or The Progress?
The Progress is rated higher. Police Scanner + averages 4.5 out of 5 from 101K ratings, while The Progress averages 4.9 from 29 ratings.
Do Police Scanner + or The Progress have ads?
Both Police Scanner + and The Progress show ads.
Which is updated more often, Police Scanner + or The Progress?
Police Scanner + ships an update every 4 days, and The Progress every 6 months. Most recently, Police Scanner + was updated on October 17, 2026 and The Progress on October 4, 2026.

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