Comparison

stranzer vs Pierce County Scanner

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

Head to head
About

stranzer

This app helps shoppers research cannabis strains before visiting a dispensary. It provides details on strain lineage, dominance, and terpenes, with options to take notes and mark favorites. Users can also create a shopping cart list for easy comparison.

Highlights
  • Look up strain lineages
  • View strain details (dominance, terpenes)
  • Take notes on strains
  • Mark strains as favorite
  • Create shopping cart lists
Features
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i wrote it to help me when i go shopping: • look up strain lineages (parents and children) • get details on strains including dominance value and main terpenes • the ability to take notes on individual strains and mark as favorite • separate shopping cart list for comparing strains at the dispensary

About

Pierce County Scanner

Listen live to police and fire dispatch audio from Pierce and King County, Washington. Search transcripts and go back in time to review past transmissions. This app provides access to P25 Phase 2 transmissions captured by volunteer-operated radios.

Highlights
  • Live audio streaming
  • Searchable transcripts
  • Historical playback
  • Coverage of PSRS, PSERN, WASP, SouthSound911
  • P25 Phase 2 transmission capture
Features
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Listen Live, search transcripts, go back in time, from PSRS, PSERN, WASP, and SouthSound911 in Pierce and King County Washington. Audio is provided by scannerlivestream.com which uses radios located in North Pierce County, WA to capture P25 Phase 2 transmissions. We are volunteers, please report issues to records@scannerlivestream.com

Screenshots

stranzer3 screens
Pierce County Scanner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pierce County Scanner at 6 against stranzer's 2. Pierce County Scanner also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for stranzer against 5.0 for Pierce County Scanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

stranzer ships an update every 11 days, Pierce County Scanner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
stranzer versus Pierce County Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterstranzerPierce County Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB24 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerjorge mazzeiOlav Giertz

Customer experience

stranzer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pierce County Scanner

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

stranzer

No in-app purchases

None

Pierce County Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is stranzer free?
stranzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pierce County Scanner free?
Pierce County Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, stranzer or Pierce County Scanner?
stranzer and Pierce County Scanner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do stranzer or Pierce County Scanner have ads?
Neither stranzer nor Pierce County Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, stranzer or Pierce County Scanner?
stranzer ships an update every 11 days, and Pierce County Scanner every 2 weeks. Most recently, stranzer was updated on October 10, 2026 and Pierce County Scanner on October 7, 2026.

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