Mobile Scanners vs FredScanner One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile Scanners
Access over 3000 live community-hosted radio feeds from the US, Australia, Canada, and more. Includes NOAA Weather feeds, missing children lists, and custom audio feed options. Learn emergency codes with state-specific guides.
- 3000+ live community radio feeds
- NOAA Weather agency feeds
- Missing Children Lists
- Favorites list
- Custom audio feed support
- 10-Codes by State
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Over 3000 live community hosted feeds from all around the United States, Australia, Canada, Chili, Puerto Rico and over 200 feeds from the NOAA Weather agency. • Missing Children Lists children from all around the U.S. This feed is categorized and always up to date. • Mobile Scanners allows you to add any number of these feeds to a list of Favorites and if more than 3000 feeds is not enough, you can add your own Custom audio feeds! • 10-Codes by State allows access to all of the codes used by Police, Fire, Emergency and other radio band codes and other useful codes! Learn the lingo and know what’s happening as it happens! • Got a suggestion? Use the in-app contact form in the about view to submit your feedback!
FredScanner One
Access real-time Frederick, Maryland Police and Fire Department communications. Listen to the main feed 24/7, view current transmissions, and see the latest incident details. Stay informed about emergency services in your area.
- Listen to Main Feed 24/7
- Channel display for current transmission
- Latest Fire/Rescue incident display
- Listener and feed status indicators
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FredScanner One is the basic Frederick, Maryland Police/Fire tool and includes the following: - Listen to our Main Feed 24x7 (an ad will play before stream starts) - Channel display shows what the current transmission is - Latest Fire/Rescue incident displayed - Listener and feed status
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FredScanner One at 4.8 against Mobile Scanners's 3.1. FredScanner One also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Mobile Scanners's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 34 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Mobile Scanners sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. FredScanner One asks for nothing beyond the download.
FredScanner One holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Scanners has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mobile Scanners ships an update every 4 months, FredScanner One every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile Scanners | FredScanner One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (20 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wrights Creative Services, L.L.C. | WaveJam Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Mobile Scanners
FredScanner One
In-app purchases
Mobile Scanners
- FBI Crime Alerts$0.99
- FBI Top 10 Most Wanted$0.99
- Most Wanted Terrorists$0.99
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- Wanted by the FBI$0.99
FredScanner One
No in-app purchases
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