FredScanner Pro vs Alertpage Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FredScanner Pro
Access live audio streams of police, fire, rescue, and highway communications for Frederick, Maryland. Choose specific feeds for fire, airport, or general police activity with minimal delay. Includes live traffic reports and webcams.
- Live audio streams
- Fire, Police, Airport feeds
- Minimal audio delay
- CarPlay enabled
- Live traffic reports
- Frederick County webcams
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The Frederick Scanner Pro is a live audio stream of Frederick, Maryland Police, Fire, Rescue, and Highway communications. Just start the app, press the play button and you're tapped into the Frederick scene. Choose "Fire Feed" and you'll hear only Fire, Rescue, EMS communications. Choose the "Airport Feed" to listen in on the local FDK Airport communications. All the other Fire/Police feed apps use services like Broadcastify and are delayed 1-2 minutes but the FredScanner Pro audio is delayed by on a few seconds! The Pro version includes: - CarPlay enabled - Switch between our Main feed, Fire feed and FDK Airport - Vastly improved audio - No audio delay - FredScanner Latest Incidents - Live traffic reports - Various Frederick County Webcam shots - Live MDSHA Traffic Cams This app is very useful if you live, or are in, Frederick, MD, USA. **This app streams audio from the internet, please check your cellular data plan before using.
Alertpage Mobile
Receive real-time local breaking news alerts directly on your mobile device. This service monitors public safety radio frequencies nationwide to provide updates on events of interest. It's a primary source for news media outlets seeking breaking news information.
- Real-time breaking news alerts
- Nationwide public safety monitoring
- Local event updates
- Direct to mobile device
- Source for news media
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Alertpage is a National Provider of local Breaking News Alerts - direct to your mobile device in Real-Time. We monitor Public Safety (Police, Fire, Rescue) radios nationwide to capture and update you about events that interest you. Our coverage is available in many Cities and States. This service requires a subscription to receive the alerts. If you ever wondered how the news gets their information - look no further - we provide Breaking News to 100’s of news media outlets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Alertpage Mobile at Free against FredScanner Pro's $0.99. Alertpage Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). FredScanner Pro's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (52% vs 40%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Alertpage Mobile is free to download; FredScanner Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FredScanner Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of FredScanner Pro's written reviews are positive against 40% of Alertpage Mobile's.
FredScanner Pro ships an update every 2 months, Alertpage Mobile every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FredScanner Pro | Alertpage Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better | 3.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.2% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #22 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | WaveJam Technologies LLC | Alertpage, Inc. |
Customer experience
FredScanner Pro
Alertpage Mobile
In-app purchases
FredScanner Pro
No in-app purchases
Alertpage Mobile
No in-app purchases
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