911BreakingNews vs Aidlink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
911BreakingNews
Get instant alerts for police, fire, rescue, traffic, and severe weather incidents across the US. This service is designed for first responders, public safety officials, industry professionals, and anyone who needs to stay informed about critical events.
- Real-time incident notifications
- Police, Fire, and Rescue alerts
- Traffic and weather alerts
- Major incident alerts
- US-wide coverage
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911 Breaking News provides real-time notifications to subscribers about active Police, Fire, and Rescue incidents as well as Traffic Alerts, Severe Weather Alerts, and major incident alerts from across the United States. Our subscribers include First Responders, Public Safety Officials, Industry Professionals, Scanner Buffs, and Civilians. The 911 Breaking News staff monitors emergency communications to get the most up-to-date information. Subscribe so you can BE IN THE KNOW! To use the app, you must have an active subscription on our website. Please visit the following link for subscription details: https://911breakingnews.com/subscription-pricing
Aidlink
Access a live stream of emergency medical and fire dispatches in South King County, WA. Users with verified agency emails can view real-time ambulance locations and estimated arrival times. This app provides supplemental information and is not a substitute for official emergency services.
- Real-time EMS/Fire call feed
- Ambulance location tracking
- Estimated time of arrival (ETA)
- Agency email verification
- Supports Valley Com dispatches
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Every fire and medical call in King and Snohomish counties, in real time. Aidlink shows live fire and EMS calls across the Seattle area — what's happening, where, and who's responding. THE FEED Calls update in real-time and tell you what, where, and who's responding. THE MAP Instead of looking at a list, you can view recent calls plotted on a map. FREE • Live feed and map view of fire/EMS calls in South King County (Valley Com) PRO • More coverage, including Seattle, the Eastside (NORCOM), and all of Snohomish County (SNO911) • Filters to cut the map down to specific cities, departments, units, or call types • Saved views let you easily save your filter configurations • Push notifications for calls near you or calls matching any of your saved views (you can toggle alerts on/off for each saved view) • Configurable quiet hours so you don't receive alerts on certain days/during certain hours Terms of Use (EULA): https://aidlink.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://aidlink.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 911BreakingNews at 100% against Aidlink's 33%. 911BreakingNews also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Aidlink's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Aidlink sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. 911BreakingNews asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aidlink holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aidlink has 25 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of 911BreakingNews's written reviews are positive against 33% of Aidlink's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
911BreakingNews ships an update fortnightly, Aidlink every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 911BreakingNews | Aidlink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Douglas Young | AidLink |
Customer experience
911BreakingNews
Aidlink
In-app purchases
911BreakingNews
No in-app purchases
Aidlink
- Aidlink Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Aidlink Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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