DispatchLink vs Scanner Alerts Media
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DispatchLink
Listen to live public-safety radio channels across Utah, with real-time incident summaries and mapping. Understand what you're hearing with plain-English explanations and track events as they unfold.
- Live police, fire, and EMS radio streams
- Real-time incident summaries
- Interactive incident map
- Aviation radio monitoring
- Unit tracking
- Transmission console
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DispatchLink brings Utah's public-safety radio to your phone, live, and explains what you're hearing. LISTEN LIVE • Nearly 50 police, fire and EMS channels across Utah, Salt Lake, Davis and Wasatch counties • Tiles light up the moment a channel is talking • Tap the (i) on any channel to see the towns it covers, how busy it is, and when it's usually busiest AVIATION RADIO • Salt Lake airband: tower, ground, ATIS and more, free THE MAP (PLUS) • Every incident heard on the radio, on one map • Pick live now, the last hour, today or the week • One tap shows every crash, and tap any pin to play its radio calls SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING • Incidents: calls turned into clear, plain-English summaries, grouped by town • Just in: what's happened in the last 15 minutes • Today's majors: fires, serious crashes and pursuits in one place WATCH LIKE A DISPATCHER • Console: every transmission as it happens, live • Follow any unit to see where it works and when it's busiest Built in Utah by radio enthusiasts. DISPATCHLINK PLUS Live radio is free. DispatchLink Plus unlocks the Map, Incidents and Today's majors. Plus is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly to your Apple ID, and includes a free trial for new subscribers. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. DispatchLink is not an emergency service. In an emergency, call 911. Privacy: https://dispatchlink.org/privacy Terms: https://dispatchlink.org/terms License (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Scanner Alerts Media
Access a structured list of recent incident titles and view them on an interactive map. Submit tips, photos, or videos to the editorial team for review. This app is for informational purposes and not for emergency services.
- View incident titles
- Interactive incident map
- Submit tips, photos, and videos
- Independent media organization
- Not affiliated with government agencies
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Scanner Alerts Media provides a structured listing of recent incident titles across supported regions. Users can: • View incident titles • Browse an interactive incident map • Submit tips, photos, or video to our editorial team for review Selecting an incident may redirect users to our official social media channels for additional details. Scanner Alerts Media Group is an independent media organization and is not affiliated with any police, fire, EMS, or government agency. This application does not provide emergency services and should not be used to request assistance. In an emergency, contact local authorities directly. User submissions are reviewed internally before any public publication.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scanner Alerts Media at none against DispatchLink's 2. Scanner Alerts Media also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. DispatchLink sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Scanner Alerts Media asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DispatchLink against 5.0 for Scanner Alerts Media. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | DispatchLink | Scanner Alerts Media |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathan Hayes | Scanner Alerts Media Group LLC |
In-app purchases
DispatchLink
- Monthly Premium Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual Premium Access7 Days trial$79.991 Year
Scanner Alerts Media
No in-app purchases
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