WIRED vs Crime Radar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WIRED
Stay informed with breaking tech news, expert analysis, and in-depth reporting on science, culture, and business. Personalize your news feed, listen to narrated articles, and watch exclusive video content. Engage with the community and save stories for later.
- Personalized Daily Digest
- Article narration
- Dedicated topic channels
- Original video content
- Interactive livestreams
- Save and share articles
- Community discussions
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Download the WIRED app for breaking tech news, expert analysis, and the stories shaping tomorrow. WIRED is obsessed with what comes next. Through rigorous investigations and game-changing reporting, WIRED tells the stories of the people, technologies, and forces transforming our world. A WIRED EXPERIENCE BUILT FOR YOU * Start your day with a personalized Daily Digest, curated around the topics and journalists that matter most to you. * Get notified the moment new stories go live that will be of greatest interest to you. * Explore dedicated channels for AI, security, science, culture, business, and more. LISTEN TO WIRED * Listen to narrated versions of WIRED articles, hands-free, on any commute. * Explore the Audio tab for curated playlists and suggestions for what to listen to next. * Listen for as long as you’d like and pick up right where you left off. WATCH AND GO DEEPER * Tune into original WIRED video in a dedicated Watch tab. * Join interactive livestreams hosted by WIRED staff and expert guests. * Watch interviews, explainers, and behind-the-story video journalism that brings WIRED’s reporting to life. SAVE, SHARE, AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION * Save articles to read later, on your schedule. * Share stories instantly with friends, colleagues, and followers. * Join the WIRED community and take part in conversations with WIRED reporters and readers in our moderated comments. From the latest breakthroughs in AI to the forces reshaping science, business, culture, and society, WIRED helps you understand not just what's happening now, but what it means for what comes next. By downloading the WIRED app, you agree to: * Our User Agreement: http://condenast.com/user-agreement * Our Class Action Waiver and Arbitration Provisions: https://www.condenast.com/user-agreement#introduction-arbitration-notice * Our Privacy Policy: https://www.condenast.com/privacy-policy
Crime Radar
Explore published crime and public-safety incidents on an interactive map. Get route overviews, filter by category, and listen to archived dispatch audio where available. Receive custom alerts for saved locations.
- Interactive incident map
- Route incident overview
- Filterable incident categories
- Published dispatch audio
- Custom location alerts
- City insights and statistics
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Crime Radar puts published crime and public-safety incident records on an easy-to-explore map. Browse incidents from official sources, explore reported activity by area, and follow the places that matter to you. INCIDENT MAP - Interactive incident pins - Heatmap view - Toggle pins on or off - Incident categories - Nearby-distance sorting - Region-based exploration - Detailed incident information ROUTE INCIDENT OVERVIEW Enter a start and destination to see incident activity published along a route. This is an information overview only, not a safety rating, score or recommendation. FILTER WHAT YOU EXPLORE Focus your map and feed on the categories available in your region: violent crime, property crime, theft, vehicle incidents, drug-related incidents, public order, anti-social behaviour and more. PUBLISHED DISPATCH AUDIO Where available, listen to archived dispatch audio republished from public sources. Crime Radar does not provide live 911 or live dispatch audio. Availability depends on the official sources in each region. CUSTOM ALERTS Save the places that matter to you and get a notification when a new incident is published within a radius of up to 1,000 metres. CITY INSIGHTS View published incident statistics and reported patterns in supported cities and regions. COVERAGE UK (England, Wales & Northern Ireland street incidents), Chicago, NYC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, Denver, Boston, Austin, Washington DC, Toronto. Regions (rates): Canada, France, Australia. Coverage, categories, audio, statistics and update frequency vary by location and depend on the official data sources in each region. FREE - Interactive map - Basic incident details - Region browsing PREMIUM - Track crime and incidents - Find better routes - Multi-region coverage - Feed and city statistics - Full category filters DATA SOURCES Incident information is sourced from official public-safety and open-data portals and public records, including [list portals, e.g. police.uk under Open Government Licence v3.0]. Crime Radar is not affiliated with, endorsed by or operated by any law enforcement agency or government body. Incident locations are approximate and usually published at street or area level, not at an exact address. HOW TO USE CRIME RADAR Crime Radar is an informational tool. It does not identify individuals, does not accept user-submitted reports, and must not be used to target, investigate, confront or make decisions about any person, property or group. LOCATION AND NOTIFICATIONS Location and notification permissions are optional and can be changed at any time in Settings. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. SUBSCRIPTION Crime Radar Premium - $2.99 per week, with a 3-day free trial - $19.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; the account is charged within 24 hours prior to renewal. Manage or cancel in App Store settings. Prices may vary by region. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/crimeradar/home/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/crimeradar/home/terms-of-use Feedback: https://forms.gle/coydvpepJidE5DtJ6 Contact: devmuhtadi@gmail.com DISCLAIMER Crime Radar is not an emergency service and is not a 911 or live dispatch service. Incident data is delayed and may be incomplete, inaccurate, approximately located, or later corrected or removed by the source. Coverage varies by region and may change without notice. Crime Radar does not independently verify incidents and makes no representation about the safety of any location, route, neighbourhood or property. Do not rely on Crime Radar for personal safety decisions. In an emergency, contact your local emergency services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WIRED at none against Crime Radar's 2. WIRED also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 20%). Crime Radar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Crime Radar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. WIRED asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for WIRED against 4.3 for Crime Radar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 168 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of WIRED's written reviews are positive against 20% of Crime Radar's.
WIRED ships an update every 3 weeks, Crime Radar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WIRED | Crime Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (56 ratings) — better | 4.3 (168 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 168 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #40 | #24 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. | Muhtadi Muhammad |
Customer experience
WIRED
Crime Radar
In-app purchases
WIRED
No in-app purchases
Crime Radar
- USD 2.99 for Weekly Trial3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Crime Radar Premium Subscription$19.991 Year








