Broadcastify Police Scanner

1.66

RadioReference.com LLC

3.95

4,845 reviews

1,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Official app for the worlds largest source of live police scanner streams

This app is currently not available on Google Play.

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Broadcastify Police Scanner provides access to a network of 6,700+ live streams across police, fire/EMS, aviation, rail, marine, and amateur radio. It offers name and location search, near-you feeds, and a favorites list, plus real-time stream stats and push alerts for major incidents, with premium archives and an ad-free option for subscribers. Total downloads: 1,000,000+; in the last 30 days: 3.1K.

Pros & Cons

Massive library of 6,700+ streams across multiple radio domains
Effective discovery with name/location search and near-you feeds
Favorites and real-time stream statistics enhance monitoring
Push notifications for major incidents keep you informed
Premium archives and no-ads option for subscribers (login required)

Ads are shown for non-premium users due to advertising networks (Facebook Ads, AdMob); ad-free experience requires Premium login
Competitors may emphasize live weather, EMS/dispatch channels, or county-level alerts, which this app's data emphasizes less
Some feature emphasis appears to favor the Premium path (archives and no-ads) over broader free functionality

About Broadcastify Police Scanner

Broadcastify Police Scanner was a news & magazines app developed by RadioReference.com LLC. It was removed from Google Play Nov 25, 2023 and is no longer available for download.

Download Statistics

Broadcastify Police Scanner had been downloaded 1.9 million times before it became unavailable.

User Ratings

Broadcastify Police Scanner was rated 3.95 out of 5 stars, based on 4.8 thousand ratings.

App Information

Broadcastify Police Scanner was free to download. The APK download size was 18.16 MB. The last available version was 1.66. The last update was on October 6, 2019.

Technical Requirements

Broadcastify Police Scanner required Android 4.1+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Low Maturity. The app had been available on Google Play November 2015.

Description

Broadcastify is world's largest source of scanner radio communication streams.

More data about Broadcastify Police Scanner

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	1.9 million
Rating	3.95 based on 4.8 thousand ratings
Version	1.66
APK size	18.2 MB
Number of libraries	13
Designed for Android	4.1+
Maturity	Low Maturity
Ads	Contains ads

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

Broadcastify Police Scanner has been downloaded 1.9 million times.

Changelog of Broadcastify Police Scanner

Nov 25, 2023Unpublished
Oct 6, 2019UpdateVersion 1.66
May 30, 2019Installs1,000,000+ installs
Dec 21, 2018CategoryMoved from Entertainment to News & Magazines
Dec 18, 2018UpdateVersion 1.63
Aug 8, 2017Installs500,000+ installs
Oct 18, 2016UpdateVersion 1.34
Oct 7, 2016UpdateVersion 1.32
Apr 13, 2016UpdateVersion 1.17
Mar 30, 2016Installs100,000+ installs
Mar 11, 2016UpdateVersion 1.15
Mar 7, 2016UpdateVersion 1.14
Jan 30, 2016Installs50,000+ installs
Dec 14, 2015Installs10,000+ installs
Dec 6, 2015Installs5,000+ installs
Dec 5, 2015Installs1,000+ installs
Dec 4, 2015Installs5+ installs
Nov 30, 2015New AppVersion 1.0.9 in ENTERTAINMENT for Free

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Developer information for RadioReference.com LLC

RadioReference.com LLC

Website

1150 N Loop 1604 W
Suite 108-556
San Antonio, TX 78248

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★★★★★ Very easy to navigate, and the playback doesn't laguch compared to an actual radio scanner

★★★★★ Keep me informed about what's going on in my county

★★☆☆☆ This app used to be good. I used it for a couple of years. The app is only useful if the area you are interested in has a user that has a scanner connected to its website and if their scanner is online. If not, your area will not be available. I have a hand held scanner with my local codes. User beware. It is easier and less aggravating to purchase ur own scanner. I've been trying to develop an app to better serve people for local broadcasts. Apps are not easy to create

★★☆☆☆ Works. Unfortunately it automatically shuts off. Won't run in background. The only setting you can adjust is if it automatically starts playing tge feed you select. The purchased version only ads archives. You can't even record a feed. Only reason I even downloaded it is because tge app on my other device apparently isn't compatable with this one. I went into the device settings and turned off tge battery saver for the app. I'll let you know if it works

Technologies used by Broadcastify Police Scanner

Broadcastify Police Scanner is requesting 11 permissions and is using 15 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Your location

approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, full network access, receive data from Internet

Your accounts

read Google service configuration

Storage

modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Phone calls

read phone status and identity

System tools

prevent phone from sleeping

Ad network libraries

AdMob

Facebook Audience Network

Social libraries

None found

Development tools

Android Jetpack core

Android Architecture Components Firebase Android Library Icon

Firebase

Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Android Library Icon

Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Google gson Android Library Icon

Google gson Google Maps SDK Android Library Icon

Google Maps SDK Google Analytics Android Library Icon

Google Analytics NineOldAndroids Android Library Icon

NineOldAndroids android-wheel Android Library Icon

android-wheel Jaxen Android Library Icon

Jaxen

Appcelerator (Titanium Mobile)

Trust & Safety: The app requests location permissions (ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) to show feeds near you, plus standard network, storage, and device identifiers (READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, READ_PHONE_STATE, WAKE_LOCK). It relies on Internet access, push messaging (C2DM/Google services), and ads/analytics integrations (facebook_ads, admob) with no-proguard flags noted. Premium users can obtain an ad-free experience via login. These permissions and integrations are typical for streaming apps; users should review how location and ads are used within the app.