Comparison

Scanner Alerts Media vs Dispatchr

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

Head to head
About

Scanner Alerts Media

Features
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Scanner Alerts Media provides a structured listing of recent incident titles across supported regions. Users can: โ€ข View incident titles โ€ข Browse an interactive incident map โ€ข 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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Dispatchr

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Know your neighbourhood. Not just what happened, but what's normal. Dispatchr turns official public-safety dispatch data into a clear picture of your city and the streets around you: what's happening now, how it compares to a typical day, and how your area is trending. Context, not alarm. YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD, AT A GLANCE Pick your neighbourhood and Dispatchr does the rest. You get the real boundary on the map, today's activity against the usual, the busiest and quietest areas across the city, and a focused view of just your streets. Or zoom out and explore the whole city. INSIGHTS, NOT JUST INCIDENTS The dashboard reads your city for you: peak-activity hours, neighbourhood rankings, what's trending up or down, rare sightings worth a second look, and activity spotlights. City Reports summarize every weekday, weekend and month, and you can have them emailed, including an edition for your own neighbourhood. LIVE MAP & FEED Events appear as clean, colour-coded markers by type and priority, with details a tap away: call type, location, time, priority and responding agency. Filter by service, event type, priority or neighbourhood; sort by newest, oldest, type or priority; share any event by link. NOTIFICATIONS THAT FIT YOUR LIFE No account needed. Follow exactly what you care about and manage it all in one place: your neighbourhood, your whole city, priority calls only, one agency, new reports, spotlights or rare events. LOOK BACK IN TIME See the recent window free, or search any day in the last 30 days on Plus to spot patterns. DATA YOU CAN TRUST Dispatchr ingests official agency feeds and validates every event. Anomalies are flagged, never hidden, so you know the confidence behind what you see. Counts are when calls were reported, not when things happened, and update frequency varies by city and agency. FOR BUSINESSES AND HOMES: DISPATCHR PRO Watch the places you're responsible for, whether that's a storefront, a building or your home. Set an address and a watch radius, choose what you want to be told about, and get alerts by push, email, webhook, Slack or Teams with escalation to your team. Per-site reports included. Prepaid per site, nothing auto-renews. SUPPORTED CITIES Toronto, Peel Region (Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon), York Region (Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Newmarket and more), Vancouver, Halifax, Medicine Hat, Las Vegas, Nashville, San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago, Detroit and Cincinnati. Each city shows the services its agencies publish. More added regularly. FREE TO START Free includes every city, the live map and feed, all filters, neighbourhood detection and rankings, city reports, email reports and notifications. Plus adds the 24-hour window, auto-refresh, activity heat maps over 7, 30 or 90 days, 30-day history search, data-quality insights and higher limits. One Plus covers Dispatchr and Parkr, our parking companion app, on the same account. Built for residents who want context, commuters checking a route, community groups, journalists, and anyone curious about the place they live. Dispatchr is an informational tool based on publicly available dispatch data. It is not a way to contact emergency services. In an emergency, always call 911.

Screenshots

Scanner Alerts Media3 screens
Dispatchr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scanner Alerts Media at none against Dispatchr's 2. Scanner Alerts Media also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Dispatchr sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Scanner Alerts Media asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Scanner Alerts Media versus Dispatchr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner Alerts MediaDispatchr
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size36 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScanner Alerts Media Group LLCVFXPOP Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Scanner Alerts Media

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dispatchr

One-time2
  • Dispatchr Plus One Month Prepaid$9.99
  • Dispatchr Plus One Year Prepaid$99.99

Questions

Is Scanner Alerts Media free?
Scanner Alerts Media is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dispatchr free?
Dispatchr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scanner Alerts Media or Dispatchr have ads?
Neither Scanner Alerts Media nor Dispatchr shows ads.

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