OpenMHz vs ExtraExtra Rss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenMHz
Access live police and fire radio broadcasts from across the United States. Enjoy an ad-free experience with a 30-day archive to review past transmissions. Explore over 225 city, county, and state radio systems.
- Live police and fire radio streams
- 30-day transmission archive
- Over 225 US radio systems
- Ad-free experience
- No in-app purchases
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Listen live to Police and Fire radios from across the US. - Ad Free and no in-app purchases required! - Scroll back in time, with a 30 day archive. - Over 225 city, county and state radio systems! It is recorded using a Software Defined Radio, so unlike a scanner, all of the channels are captured and the each transmission is saved invdividually
ExtraExtra Rss
This native RSS reader offers a clean reading experience with full-text extraction and AI-cleaned read-aloud narration. Organize feeds into categories, sync across Apple devices, or use it locally without an account. Supports Handoff, widgets, and Siri Shortcuts.
- Full-text article extraction
- AI-cleaned read-aloud narration
- Sync across Apple devices
- Local-only mode
- Organize feeds into folders
- Handoff support
- Home Screen widgets
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ExtraExtra is an RSS reader built to feel completely at home on whichever Apple device you're holding — genuinely native on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, not a stretched-out port. READING EXPERIENCE • Full-text extraction turns excerpt-only feeds into complete articles, automatically • On-device AI read-aloud — text is cleaned up to sound natural when spoken (URLs, footnotes, and symbols smoothed out; nothing summarized or dropped) • Adjustable fonts and reading size • Light and dark themes • In-article search, keyword muting, and full-text search across feeds • Save articles to read later; mark read/unread with swipe or keyboard shortcuts FEEDS, YOUR WAY • Connect any GReader-compatible sync service (FreshRSS, The Old Reader, and others) to sync read state and subscriptions across devices • Or sync privately with iCloud — no server or account required, your read and saved state just follows you across devices • Or skip the account entirely — local mode reads feeds directly, no server, no sign-up, nothing leaving your device • Import existing subscriptions via OPML, folders and all • Tap a feed link in Safari to subscribe directly, no copy-pasting URLs • Share any webpage to ExtraExtra and it'll find and add that site's feed automatically • Organize feeds into categories/folders with per-feed unread counts EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro • Start an article on one device, pick it up on another with Handoff • Home Screen widgets keep unread counts visible at a glance • Siri Shortcuts and hardware media key support • Apple Watch companion app — remote control your iPhone right from your wrist • Full keyboard shortcut support on Mac and iPad ExtraExtra: extra, extra — read all about it, your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OpenMHz at Free against ExtraExtra Rss's $2.99. OpenMHz also leads on ratings volume (174 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). ExtraExtra Rss's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (100% vs 59%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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
OpenMHz is free to download; ExtraExtra Rss costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ExtraExtra Rss holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenMHz has 174 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of OpenMHz's written reviews are positive against 100% of ExtraExtra Rss's.
OpenMHz ships an update every 9 days, ExtraExtra Rss every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenMHz | ExtraExtra Rss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (174 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #50 | #26 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luke Berndt | LYNDON SIAO |
Customer experience
OpenMHz
ExtraExtra Rss
Bugs and requests
OpenMHz
Reported bugs
12 issues- App freezes and requires force restart
- Archive feature doesn't properly reset when disabled
- Blank screen with no content loading
- Data stuck on old timestamps and not updating
- Logs not displaying or showing blank screens
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- App crashes when minimized and reopened
- Specific channels (Charlotte NC, Sacramento) not updating
- Audio plays out of order with incorrect timestamps
- Talk groups disappearing from feeds
- Spotty and breaking audio feeds
- Loading spinner stuck indefinitely
- App won't open or crashes on startup
Requested features
12 requests- Ability to bookmark or favorite systems and talk groups
- Custom group creation and naming
- Search functionality for talk groups instead of scrolling
- Background audio playback when screen is locked
- iPad landscape mode support
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- Save user preferences and last selected channels
- CarPlay support
- Map view with icons and geolocation
- Day/date indicators in archive listings
- Feedback/support contact option within app
- Meridian Mississippi frequencies
- Real-time audio instead of delayed playback
ExtraExtra Rss
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OpenMHz
No in-app purchases
ExtraExtra Rss
No in-app purchases
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