Red Light Camera Mobile Apps Compared

Top Red Light Camera Mobile Apps & Reviews

There are several popular mobile apps available that provide information about red light cameras. However, please note that the availability and features of these apps may have changed since then, so it's a good idea to check the latest information and reviews on app stores before making a decision. Here are a few popular red light camera mobile apps at the time:

Waze: Waze is a widely used navigation app that also provides real-time traffic updates, including the location of red light cameras. It relies on user-generated data to alert drivers about red light cameras, speed cameras, and other potential hazards on the road. Waze is available for both iOS and Android.

TomTom Speed Cameras: TomTom is a well-known navigation company that offers a dedicated app called TomTom Speed Cameras. It provides alerts for various types of cameras, including red light cameras. The app includes features like speed limit warnings and traffic information as well. TomTom Speed Cameras is available for iOS and Android.

iRadar: iRadar is an app developed by Cobra Electronics, specializing in radar detection devices. The app provides information on red light cameras, speed cameras, and other potential traffic enforcement zones. iRadar also offers community-based features where users can report and verify camera locations. The app is available for iOS and Android.

RedZone Map: RedZone Map is an app that focuses on providing real-time information about various road hazards, including red light cameras. It uses a combination of user reports and data from other sources to alert drivers about potential camera locations. The app offers additional features such as crime data and road condition updates. RedZone Map is available for iOS and Android.

Escort Live Radar: Escort Live Radar is an app developed by Escort, a company known for its radar detection devices. The app provides alerts for red light cameras, speed cameras, and other enforcement areas. It also features community-based reporting where users can contribute and verify camera locations. Escort Live Radar is available for iOS and Android.

Please keep in mind that the accuracy and reliability of the camera data provided by these apps can vary, as they rely on user-generated content and other data sources. It's advisable to consult user reviews and check for recent updates to get the most up-to-date and accurate information before using any of these apps.

As a reminder, we don't have a mobile app.  However, you can the Photo Enforced website on your mobile phone app or iPad app without downloading it. 

Nokia Navteq Acquired Trapster in 2010

Pete Tenereillo, the founder of Trapster has apparently been acquired by Navteq / Nokia.  Navteq is a struggling  Chicago-based mapping company, that is a division of Nokia which is another struggling mobile phone maker that is quickly losing market share.  AutoBlog broke the news and said there were about five companies in the running and there was a bidding war for the company. The terms of the deal are not available. We are waiting to hear back from Nokia and Trapster.   

Pete is an engineer and a sports car enthusiast who founded the company to primarily help his fellow drivers slow down when police were near while driving through the roads of San Diego.  We met with Pete when shortly after he launched the application and only had a few hundred thousand users.  The company interested in working with us to verify our database of the fixed red light camera and speed camera locations.  We never licensed our database to Trapster but they suspiciously had most of the locations shortly thereafter.  It is not clear how they accumulated the locations in their database nor do we know how many they have. 

It has been wildly reported how many downloads they have for their application but no one ever seemed to know how many users they have on a regular basis to keep the data fresh.  The application has apparently received 9M downloads and is free.  It's very common for iPhone applications to have many downloads but a non-existent user base.   However, Trapster likely has many hundreds of thousands of users who share data, and it's impressive how they have scaled this capability as a small company.  

It's not clear if Trapster ever generated any subscription or advertising revenue from it but we don't think so. Trapster raised an angel round of fewer than one million dollars a few years ago and is based in San Diego.  We are not sure if they ever raised any more money than $1M or a VC round.  However, we would like to congratulate them on raising awareness about the application and accumulating so many users.  

As a disclaimer, we publish an open database of the fixed red light camera and speed camera locations and don't do a lot to prevent companies and people from copying it.  However, we are the largest database and most accurate database of red light cameras do date and no other companies have accepted our challenge to do a database comparison.  We do have a number of companies who license our database and are ethical about paying us for the data they use.  

It's great to see the company get acquired as there are several companies developing applications in Europe that are interested in coming to the US.  Europe has 40,000+ photo-enforced cameras and it's a much larger and more mature business over there.  The US currently has only about 6,000 cameras but it's growing at a rate of about 20% per year. 

However, it's important to note that my information might not be up to date, as corporate acquisitions and developments can change over time. To get the most accurate and current information, I recommend referring to reliable sources or conducting a search for the latest news and updates on Nokia's acquisitions and Trapster.