As of 10 Nov 2026, Squawster - Police Scanner is #14 in Free · News in Australia, its best of 3 chart positions across 3 countries. Over the last 7 days its biggest climb was 18 places, to #14 in Free · News in Australia. Appulse Index first saw Squawster - Police Scanner in a tracked chart on 8 Oct 2026. Since then it has charted on 34 days in 3 countries, with a best rank of #6 in Free · News in Australia on 10 Oct 2026.
Current rank
#14Australia · Free · News
- Was
- #327 days ago
- Change
- Up 18 placesover 7 days
- Best
- #14in 7 days
- Longest chart run
- 34 daysAustralia · Free · News
- New ratings, 7 days
- +56United States · since 3 Nov 2026
Chart record
Every tracked chart, country and day since Appulse Index first saw this app in a chart.
What's new
Version 1.0.12 · today
- Calls playlists: see which groups a playlist scans and its description, right under the player. - The Calls player now shows when each call was recorded. - Playlist and feed pages are cleaner, without a duplicate player bar. - Radiant Glow: a bell next to the dashboard name turns its push alerts on or off. - Start a feed, Calls playlist or group from Apple Shortcuts and other automations with a squawster://play link. - Archive playback no longer flashes or jumps between calls. - Performance and stability improvements.
Ranking events
- New version 1.0.12 (was 1.0.11)
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #90Australia
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #100Canada
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #72Australia
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #89Australia
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #86Canada
Show 5 earlier events
- New version 1.0.11 (was 1.0.10)
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #98Australia
- New version 1.0.10 (was 1.0.8)
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #67Canada
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #100Australia
About
Squawster is the fastest way to listen to live public-safety radio and stay on top of major incidents as they happen. LISTEN LIVE • Thousands of live police, fire, EMS, aviation, rail, and weather feeds, powered by Broadcastify. • Browse by county, state, or metro, search by name, or jump to what's active near you. • Background audio with lock-screen controls; keep listening while you use other apps. INCIDENTS, NOT JUST AUDIO • A nationwide feed of major events — working fires, mass-casualty…
Ranks come from Apple's public App Store charts, checked once a day. Appulse Index isn't affiliated with Apple.
Rank history
Higher on the chart is better: #1 is at the top.
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Australia · Free · News: best #14, latest #14, over 7 snapshots since 4 Nov.
In 3 charts now
| Chart | Rank | 24 h | 7 days | Best | Days on chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia· Free · News · best #6 · 34 days · 7 days Up 18 places | #14 | Up 9 places | Up 18 places | #6 | 34 |
| United States· Free · News · best #11 · 34 days · 7 days Down 1 place | #19 | Down 2 places | Down 1 place | #11 | 34 |
| Canada· Free · News · best #15 · 34 days · 7 days Up 11 places | #28 | Down 4 places | Up 11 places | #15 | 34 |
Competitors
Compare with the top 3Full chartTop of Free · News in Australia. Squawster - Police Scanner is #14 there. Changes are over 7 days.
- #1 (number one)Up 1 place
RedditREDDIT, INC. - #2Down 1 place
XX Corp. - #3No change
SubstackSubstack, Inc. - #4Up 7 places
VicEmergencyState of Victoria - Department of Justice - #5Down 1 place
news.com.auNews Digital Media - #6Up 14 places
Emergency WADepartment of Fire and Emergency Services - #7Down 2 places
7NEWS AustraliaSeven Network (Operations) Ltd. - #8Down 2 places
ABC NewsAustralian Broadcasting Corporation - #9Down 1 place
NYTimes: US and World NewsThe New York Times Company - #10Up 4 places
The AustralianNews Digital Media - #11Up 2 places
Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited - #12Up 3 places
BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd. - #13Up 6 places
Police Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC - #15Up 2 places
Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc. - #16Up 18 places
Alert SAGovernment of South Australia – South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission - #17Up 1 place
The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News and Media Limited - #18Up 23 places
CFSScanNico VanHaaster - #19Up 2 places
News24 AustraliaNews Digital Media - #20Up 7 places
今日澳洲-澳洲华人头条新闻资讯软件Media Today Group Pty Ltd - #21Up 12 places
Google NewsGoogle
Screenshots
As of 10 Nov 2026, Squawster - Police Scanner is #14 in Free · News in Australia, its best of 3 chart positions across 3 countries. Over the last 7 days its biggest climb was 18 places, to #14 in Free · News in Australia. Appulse Index first saw Squawster - Police Scanner in a tracked chart on 8 Oct 2026. Since then it has charted on 34 days in 3 countries, with a best rank of #6 in Free · News in Australia on 10 Oct 2026.
Store listing
How the app presents itself on the App Store. Select a screenshot to open it full size.
App facts
What Apple publishes about this app. Ratings are from one country's App Store.
- Price
- Free
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 stars275 ratings United States
- Released
- 17 Sep 2026
- Last update
- Version 1.0.12
- Requires
- iOS 16.4or later
- Size
- 60.8 MB
- Languages
- 1
Chart record
Every tracked chart, country and day since Appulse Index first saw this app in a chart.
Rank history
Higher on the chart is better: #1 is at the top.
Sign in to see 30 days, 90 days and all history.
Australia · Free · News: best #14, latest #14, over 7 snapshots since 4 Nov.
Current rankings
Every chart this app is in right now, best position first.
| Chart | Rank | 24 h | 7 days | Best | Days on chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia· Free · News · best #6 · 34 days · 7 days Up 18 places | #14 | Up 9 places | Up 18 places | #6 | 34 |
| United States· Free · News · best #11 · 34 days · 7 days Down 1 place | #19 | Down 2 places | Down 1 place | #11 | 34 |
| Canada· Free · News · best #15 · 34 days · 7 days Up 11 places | #28 | Down 4 places | Up 11 places | #15 | 34 |
Ranking events
Entries, big moves, #1s and new versions we've recorded, by day.
- New version 1.0.12 (was 1.0.11)
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #90Australia
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #100Canada
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #72Australia
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #89Australia
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #86Canada
- New version 1.0.11 (was 1.0.10)
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #98Australia
- New version 1.0.10 (was 1.0.8)
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #67Canada
- Entered the Grossing · News chart at #100Australia
Competitors
Compare with the top 3Full chartTop of Free · News in Australia. Squawster - Police Scanner is #14 there. Changes are over 7 days.
- #1 (number one)Up 1 placeRedditREDDIT, INC.
- #2Down 1 placeXX Corp.
- #3No changeSubstackSubstack, Inc.
- #4Up 7 placesVicEmergencyState of Victoria - Department of Justice
- #5Down 1 placenews.com.auNews Digital Media
- #6Up 14 placesEmergency WADepartment of Fire and Emergency Services
- #7Down 2 places7NEWS AustraliaSeven Network (Operations) Ltd.
- #8Down 2 placesABC NewsAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
- #9Down 1 placeNYTimes: US and World NewsThe New York Times Company
- #10Up 4 placesThe AustralianNews Digital Media
- #11Up 2 placesAustralian Financial ReviewFairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited
- #12Up 3 placesBBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
- #13Up 6 placesPolice Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC
- #14Up 18 places
Squawster - Police ScannerThis app - #15Up 2 placesPodcast AppEvolve Global, Inc.
- #16Up 18 placesAlert SAGovernment of South Australia – South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission
- #17Up 1 placeThe Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News and Media Limited
- #18Up 23 placesCFSScanNico VanHaaster
- #19Up 2 placesNews24 AustraliaNews Digital Media
- #20Up 7 places今日澳洲-澳洲华人头条新闻资讯软件Media Today Group Pty Ltd
- #21Up 12 placesGoogle NewsGoogle
About
From the app's App Store listing.
Squawster is the fastest way to listen to live public-safety radio and stay on top of major incidents as they happen.
LISTEN LIVE
- Thousands of live police, fire, EMS, aviation, rail, and weather feeds, powered by Broadcastify.
- Browse by county, state, or metro, search by name, or jump to what's active near you.
- Background audio with lock-screen controls; keep listening while you use other apps.
INCIDENTS, NOT JUST AUDIO
- A nationwide feed of major events — working fires, mass-casualty…
What's new
Version 1.0.12 · 9 Nov 2026 ·
- Calls playlists: see which groups a playlist scans and its description, right under the player.
- The Calls player now shows when each call was recorded.
- Playlist and feed pages are cleaner, without a duplicate player bar.
- Radiant Glow: a bell next to the dashboard name turns its push alerts on or off.
- Start a feed, Calls playlist or group from Apple Shortcuts and other automations with a squawster://play link.
- Archive playback no longer flashes or jumps between calls.
- Performance and stability improvements.
Ranks come from Apple's public App Store charts, checked once a day. Appulse Index isn't affiliated with Apple.