Comparison

Scanner Alerts Media vs Murray Scanner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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: • 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.

About

Murray Scanner

Listen to live emergency services radio streams for police, fire, and EMS in Western Kentucky. Features AI-transcribed call logs, live weather radar, and instant alerts for severe weather and local incidents. Offers hyperlocal proximity notifications and a daily recap of classified events.

Highlights
  • Live scanner streams
  • AI-transcribed call logs
  • Live weather radar
  • Instant storm warnings
  • Hyperlocal proximity alerts
  • 24-hour audio history
Features
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Murray Scanner is the live emergency-services scanner streaming app for Murray, Calloway County, and Western Kentucky. Listen in real time to police, sheriff, fire, EMS, and dispatch radio across Calloway, Marshall, and Graves counties — with AI-transcribed call logs, live weather radar, and instant alerts for tornado warnings, fires, and major incidents in your neighborhood. LIVE EVERYTHING • 24/7 scanner streams: Calloway County Sheriff, Murray Police, Murray State, Marshall County, Mayfield, Graves County emergency services • AI-classified transcripts with CRITICAL/HIGH/MEDIUM severity — read along while you listen • 24-hour audio history — replay any call from the past day • Live weather radar with KPAH NEXRAD imagery, animated time slider, reflectivity / velocity / composite products • Real-time NWS storm warnings — pushed instantly when severe weather hits • Local callout map — geocoded incidents filtered by county and time window • Hyperlocal proximity alerts — be notified when a critical incident is reported near your home address (or work, family, etc.) • Daily Digest — morning and evening recap of every classified incident • Reference: 10-code dictionary, news articles, daily digest archive PREMIUM Unlock every county stream, the full transcript feed, audio history, weather radar, real-time warnings, and alert customization. PRO Premium plus transcript archive search, storm-cell tracking with arrival ETAs to your location, lightning visualization, the firehose alert feed, custom alert keywords, and up to 3 extra hyperlocal locations. WHO IT'S FOR Local residents, first responder families, neighborhood watch members, storm chasers, journalists, and scanner hobbyists. Purpose-built for Western Kentucky — Murray, Mayfield, Benton, Hardin, Calloway County, Marshall County, Graves County. PRIVACY Murray Scanner does not track you across other apps. Subscription billing is handled by Apple via secure StoreKit. We collect only what you provide (email, optional address for proximity alerts) and use it solely for the app's functionality. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://murrayscanner.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://murrayscanner.com/terms Support: https://murrayscanner.com/support

Screenshots

Scanner Alerts Media3 screens
Murray Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scanner Alerts Media at none against Murray Scanner's 4. Scanner Alerts Media also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Murray Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Scanner Alerts Media asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scanner Alerts Media against 5.0 for Murray Scanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Scanner Alerts Media versus Murray Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner Alerts MediaMurray Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperScanner Alerts Media Group LLCBlake Hughes

In-app purchases

None

Scanner Alerts Media

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Murray Scanner

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$15.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$69.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly$159.991 Year

Questions

Is Scanner Alerts Media free?
Scanner Alerts Media is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Murray Scanner free?
Murray Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner Alerts Media or Murray Scanner?
Scanner Alerts Media and Murray Scanner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Scanner Alerts Media or Murray Scanner have ads?
Neither Scanner Alerts Media nor Murray Scanner shows ads.

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