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CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio
Scoopz Inc. · 19,558 ratings · ★ 4.9
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Top complaints - extracted from 21 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
1
"update"
5 negative reviews mention this · 24% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads. This app used to be great until the last update. Now we are bombarded with annoying ads." - JJ88250
2
"order"
5 negative reviews mention this · 24% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Review update. Changing my reviews down to 1. Started out good even if it was out of order and some location issues. Now a new beta feature that will NOT be free. So you find something good and then you WILL eventually get screwed over for your money. R…" - UsAndThem5150
3
"useless"
4 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "App not as good as website. In the app I can’t see local recent activity like I can on the website. On the website I see the zip code active by date and time. On the app I see all many miles outside of the city I asked for and one can be a weeks old followed by yeste…" - BlueZak
4
"audio"
4 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Started censoring. A real scanner lets you hear the audio and doesn’t censor words. Now that you’ve started bleeping out info your app is useless. Back to my original scanner where I can actually listen to what they are saying….." - crmcorn65
5
"down"
4 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Review update. Changing my reviews down to 1. Started out good even if it was out of order and some location issues. Now a new beta feature that will NOT be free. So you find something good and then you WILL eventually get screwed over for your money. R…" - UsAndThem5150
6
"location"
4 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Review update. Changing my reviews down to 1. Started out good even if it was out of order and some location issues. Now a new beta feature that will NOT be free. So you find something good and then you WILL eventually get screwed over for your money. R…" - UsAndThem5150
7
"activity"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "App not as good as website. In the app I can’t see local recent activity like I can on the website. On the website I see the zip code active by date and time. On the app I see all many miles outside of the city I asked for and one can be a weeks old followed by yeste…" - BlueZak
8
"miles"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "App not as good as website. In the app I can’t see local recent activity like I can on the website. On the website I see the zip code active by date and time. On the app I see all many miles outside of the city I asked for and one can be a weeks old followed by yeste…" - BlueZak
9
"annoying"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads. This app used to be great until the last update. Now we are bombarded with annoying ads." - JJ88250
10
"listen"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Started censoring. A real scanner lets you hear the audio and doesn’t censor words. Now that you’ve started bleeping out info your app is useless. Back to my original scanner where I can actually listen to what they are saying….." - crmcorn65
11
"latest"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads. Latest update has intrusive ads. ONE STAR. I AM AN AUDIO FEED PROVIDER, ADS ARE UNCALLED FOR" - GrilledCheese92
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"latest update"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads. Latest update has intrusive ads. ONE STAR. I AM AN AUDIO FEED PROVIDER, ADS ARE UNCALLED FOR" - GrilledCheese92
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App not as good as website
In the app I can’t see local recent activity like I can on the website. On the website I see the zip code active by date and time. On the app I see all many miles outside of the city I asked for and one can be a weeks old followed by yesterday and then three days old.
It’s completely useless and I’m sticking with the website unless changes are made.
It’s completely useless and I’m sticking with the website unless changes are made.
Ads
I will delete this app
If I have to keep watching ads that won’t close out.
K
If I have to keep watching ads that won’t close out.
K
Started censoring
A real scanner lets you hear the audio and doesn’t censor words. Now that you’ve started bleeping out info your app is useless. Back to my original scanner where I can actually listen to what they are saying…..
Ads
Latest update has intrusive ads. ONE STAR. I AM AN AUDIO FEED PROVIDER, ADS ARE UNCALLED FOR
Now with ads!
Shameful to see advertising showing up as “alerts”. Have an ad free version before ruining your app. I have deleted the app and won’t put up with add.
Review update
Changing my reviews down to 1. Started out good even if it was out of order and some location issues.
Now a new beta feature that will NOT be free. So you find something good and then you WILL eventually get screwed over for your money.
Ruined it!
Now a new beta feature that will NOT be free. So you find something good and then you WILL eventually get screwed over for your money.
Ruined it!
WTF!!!
First of all, this app shouldn’t be posting ANY of this information. Second, who gives you the right to post where people LIVE?! Do you even understand how many lives are now jeopardized bc of this stupid app or do you not think that far ahead?
Slow
It’s slower than waiting for the news to broadcast
User data is on this radar
TL;DR- All your data including activity and info are given up by using this. Total privacy surrender isn’t free.
Full:
The biggest crime is how otherwise reasonable people can think that anything is free. This monitors everything about users- personal information, communication, location, all you do, say, see, etc on your device. Forever. You give permission by using it. They gather and sell to anyone. You can’t undo that.
Don’t believe me, just scroll down a bit on the AppStore page and it’s all right there under privacy practices. Compare to other apps and see that almost none require giving up so much.
Why does it need to know everything? To make money of course. Nothing is free, only difference is how you pay. This degree of data demand is no different than an excessive monetary charge, except with money you can stop paying. Once info is given, its use can’t be controlled. Be aware.
Full:
The biggest crime is how otherwise reasonable people can think that anything is free. This monitors everything about users- personal information, communication, location, all you do, say, see, etc on your device. Forever. You give permission by using it. They gather and sell to anyone. You can’t undo that.
Don’t believe me, just scroll down a bit on the AppStore page and it’s all right there under privacy practices. Compare to other apps and see that almost none require giving up so much.
Why does it need to know everything? To make money of course. Nothing is free, only difference is how you pay. This degree of data demand is no different than an excessive monetary charge, except with money you can stop paying. Once info is given, its use can’t be controlled. Be aware.
Used to be great…
Used to be a great app, but now they have those stupid annoying fake ads added EVERYWHERE. Looking for something new…
Chronological order
I hate how this app has no option to organize events in chronological order.
Terrible, sloppy app.
1. Transcripts are always wrong if you listen to recordings
2. I have my town selected yet always see stuff from nearest major cities. If I cared, I’d have selected them.
3. NO ORDER. AT ALL. 1 week, 1 hour, then 15 minutes then a week then 2 hours. No rhyme. No reason.
2. I have my town selected yet always see stuff from nearest major cities. If I cared, I’d have selected them.
3. NO ORDER. AT ALL. 1 week, 1 hour, then 15 minutes then a week then 2 hours. No rhyme. No reason.
No Alerts & Not In Order
I don’t get alerts for anything despite everything be selected and radius set to 10 miles. Something less than a mile away and no alert. Also home screen is all jumbled: first event from 2 days ago the next 16 minutes ago then 7 days ago and no way to sort for most recent.. Really wanted this app but useless to me with alerts not working and events all jumbled around not in any order.
Better location correction
The app is fine. It’s great but when you set it up for a certain location, you should be able to only get that location within that mile range not five counties over in that location is nowhere near what you have saved on your phone. It’s very irritating to find out the what’s going on at the location you did say and you’re having to go through five counties over just to get to the location you’re at.
Complaint
Doesnt stay in the areas I selected. Plus it doesn’t keep events in order. One event is a day ago and scroll down and next could be minutes ago. Or week ago. All mixed up and grime places 60 or more miles away. Frustrating. Searching for the areas I selected. And current. Facebook is more effective in that way.
Great source for false crime reports
I received an unsolicited email from CrimeRadar today. “Officer reports vehicle with a gun on Mars Road!” The officer on the radio actually said “I just passed that vehicle. It was goin south on Mars Road.” How about don’t?
Too many ads
This app used to be great until the last update. Now we are bombarded with annoying ads.
decent app
This app is okay. Its basically listens to all local scanners and gives you alerts regarding criminal activity near you so you know when to get your pieces if you know what I mean.
Ive used this for a while now and down graded it to 2 starts because I constantly hear or get static in all the dispatch calls.
Ive used this for a while now and down graded it to 2 starts because I constantly hear or get static in all the dispatch calls.
Well… it finally happened
App was definitely cool when I first downloaded it a couple months ago. I could excuse the AI occasionally capturing the wrong names of roads, but at least we had the actual audio to listen to. Now the AI gets it wrong and the audio is also AI.
This latest update also introduced ads which are really terrible. I usually don’t mind most ads but the first ad is full screen as you open the app, then they show up disguised between reports. Just can’t do it anymore.
Thanks for the memories buddy, but I’m out.
This latest update also introduced ads which are really terrible. I usually don’t mind most ads but the first ad is full screen as you open the app, then they show up disguised between reports. Just can’t do it anymore.
Thanks for the memories buddy, but I’m out.
Waste of time
So inaccurate it’s useless. Audio capture needs tons of work. Text is not even close 50% of time. Never a day goes by that location is not even in same area. “Pompano” is supposed to be “Pineville.” “Cowboy Lane” is not “Cowley Lane.” I’m a retired firefighter and used for 3 weeks and finally deleted.
Of course
Well I did love this app until the latest update now it has annoying ads, just awesome
Sentiment summary
98%
Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)