Comparison

HighwayRadar vs Scanly

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

Head to head
About

HighwayRadar

This app provides real-time alerts for speed traps, cameras, and aircraft enforcement using crowd-sourced data and a comprehensive database. It also intelligently controls compatible radar detectors, offering customizable alert modes and audio notifications to enhance your driving awareness.

Highlights
  • Crowd-sourced police and camera alerts
  • Worldwide speed and redlight camera database
  • Aircraft speed enforcement alerts
  • Heat maps and risk score for speed traps
  • Intelligent radar detector control
  • Customizable alert modes and audio notifications
Features
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Drive with confidence. HighwayRadar gives you a heads-up about speed traps, enforcement, and cameras ahead so you can keep your eyes on the road and avoid surprises. Now with Apple CarPlay. Whether you're commuting, road-tripping, or just running errands, HighwayRadar helps you stay aware of what's coming up on your route with no expertise required. Open the app, start driving, and get clear, timely alerts. Get the peace of mind of knowing what's ahead without taking your attention off the road. WHAT YOU GET • Real-time police alerts shared by a community of drivers, often with the posted speed limit right at the alert location • A worldwide database of speed and red-light cameras, plus a US database of license-plate (ALPR) cameras, updated regularly • Aircraft speed-enforcement alerts that use smart logic to spot patrols trying to stay hidden • Heat maps that reveal where speed traps tend to happen even when no one is reporting right now • A Risk Score tailored to your exact location, time, and day, so you know when to stay extra alert • Local enforcement details where available: radar bands, common tactics, and vehicle descriptions SIMPLE, BUT AS CUSTOMIZABLE AS YOU WANT You don't have to touch a single setting to benefit. But when you're ready to fine-tune, HighwayRadar puts you in control: • Choose how far ahead you want to be warned, or let smart, speed-aware distances handle it for you • Decide which alerts matter: only what's on your street, anything ahead of you, or everything nearby • Turn specific camera types on or off • Filter out older reports and focus on fresh ones • Hear alerts through CarPlay, Bluetooth, or your phone speaker • Flash the screen for a quick visual heads-up when a new alert arrives BUILT FOR CARPLAY AND YOUR CAR • Full CarPlay support with maps, alerts, and easy reporting • A clean speed display showing the current limit alongside your own speed • Automatic zoom as you approach an alert, so you see the detail that matters • Traffic overlay, adjustable map angle and zoom, and a location icon you can personalize • Customizable light and dark themes that can follow your system or the local sunrise and sunset WORKS WITH YOUR RADAR DETECTOR (OPTIONAL) Already own a detector or laser system? HighwayRadar can connect to it and become your all-in-one alert hub, showing radar band, direction, and signal strength, muting weak or unwanted signals automatically, and creating GPS lockouts so the false alarms you pass every day stop bothering you (even if your detector doesn't have this functionality). Supported hardware includes Uniden R8/R4/R9 (and "w" models), Valentine V1 Gen2, Radenso DS1, and AL Priority. You can even hear spoken readouts of the detected band and direction, a favorite of motorcycle riders and anyone who'd rather keep their eyes up. WHY DRIVERS CHOOSE HIGHWAY RADAR • Awareness that goes beyond live reports, thanks to heat maps and Risk Score • Cameras, aircraft, police alerts, and radar, all in one place • Thoughtful controls that stay out of your way until you want them • Battery-friendly Power Save mode that winds the app down when you're parked GREAT FOR EVERY KIND OF DRIVE • Ideal for daily commutes and long road trips alike • Keeps frequent travelers aware of cameras and enforcement in unfamiliar cities • Inspired by and perfect for cross-country driving events where you're on the road all day • Takes the guesswork out of what's around the next bend Head out knowing what's ahead. Try HighwayRadar and see the difference a little awareness makes on every drive. Subscription required. Works in miles or kilometers. Signal-direction recognition is available on Uniden R8/R8w, R9/R9w, and Valentine V1 Gen2. See the EULA here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Scanly

Digitize and organize your physical documents into searchable PDFs. Easily scan, edit, and share files from your mobile device. Features include text extraction, folder organization, and annotation tools.

Highlights
  • Multi-page scanning with edge detection
  • Text extraction and search
  • Document organization with folders and tags
  • PDF editing and annotation
  • File size preview and optimization
  • Collaboration via shared folders
Features
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Scan documents, receipts, forms, and notes into PDFs you can organize, find, and share. Scanly brings camera scanning and everyday paperwork tools together on iPhone and iPad. SCAN AND ORGANIZE • Capture multiple pages with edge detection and perspective correction. • Import photos and existing PDFs, including files shared from other apps. • Keep documents in folders with favorites, tags, and searchable names. • Extract text to search and copy information from scanned pages. FIND WHAT YOU REMEMBER • Search document names and recognized text. • Describe remembered words, dates, and colors to find suggested matches in your documents. • See why a result matched. Color suggestions use locally available thumbnails and are approximate. PREPARE THE RIGHT COPY • Prepare PDFs under 2 MB or 5 MB, with an actual file-size check and preview. If the size limit cannot be met, Scanly suggests a larger limit or fewer pages. • Select a picture, diagram, or paragraph and copy or share that area as an image. • Preview two or four pages per sheet, or arrange a folded booklet for printing. • Combine documents, split selected pages, reorder pages, and add typed notes. • Sign, annotate, and fill supported PDF forms. READ AND SHARE • Read extracted text with adjustable size and spacing. • Share PDFs through the iOS share sheet or create browser viewer links. • One-time viewer links give the first person who taps Open a five-minute viewing session. Screenshots and copies cannot be prevented. • Use shared folders when collaborating with family, classmates, or colleagues. MORE WAYS TO USE YOUR DOCUMENTS • Explore online templates, extraction tools and conversion presets, with reviewed results and downloads. Online tools require an account and connection. • Create study cards and turn highlights into notes with page references. • Compare extracted information, prepare labels and explore ebook export and image cleanup tools. TRY IT FIRST Explore synthetic sample documents offline without signing in. Sample changes are temporary and separate from your account. Sign in to scan and manage your own library and use cloud features. Recognition, compression, and search suggestions should be reviewed before use. Smaller exports can flatten interactive fields and reduce image detail; preview your copy before sending. Your original document remains unchanged.

Screenshots

HighwayRadar4 screens
Scanly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scanly at none against HighwayRadar's 4. Scanly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). HighwayRadar's advantage is ratings volume (144 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. HighwayRadar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Scanly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scanly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HighwayRadar has 144 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of HighwayRadar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scanly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HighwayRadar ships an update every 11 days, Scanly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HighwayRadar versus Scanly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighwayRadarScanly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (144 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings144 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB18 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBlue Ridge Software Development LLCSukhmanpreet Singh

Customer experience

HighwayRadar

All ratings144 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative13.7%

Scanly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

HighwayRadar

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Family Discount7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Family7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Scanly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HighwayRadar free?
HighwayRadar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanly free?
Scanly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HighwayRadar or Scanly?
Scanly is rated higher. HighwayRadar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 144 ratings, while Scanly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HighwayRadar or Scanly have ads?
Neither HighwayRadar nor Scanly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HighwayRadar or Scanly?
HighwayRadar ships an update every 11 days, and Scanly weekly. Most recently, HighwayRadar was updated on October 15, 2026 and Scanly on October 12, 2026.

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