DS1 Companion

Angela Mcarthur · Utilities

4.8 161 ratings $9.99

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Sep 24, 2026
Promotional text “Powerful, yet simple! Quiets your DS1 using proven real-world intelligence built on 6+ years of refined radar frequency data. Set it, forget it, and drive. It just works!”
Sep 24, 2026
New version 1.13.2 → 1.14.3

Works with CarPlay!! "Feels like a new detector!", -e "A Radar Detector Miracle!", -efr "Essential to the Radenso!" - atl New for version 1.14: • Settings screen added under CarPlay nav search button. • All new audio engine handles navigation, speech & detector tones seamlessly with options for output style, voice, speech rate, etc. • Option for altitude and car voltage on 'Active' banner. • Options for 'Nav Mute' Speaker Tap -> “Unmute” On tap, or after 5, 10, 15, 30 mins. • Option to include Alerts & Tones for nav mute tap. • Option to include all Detector audio for nav mute tap (kill switch). • CarPlay fixes for light & dark map display modes. • SpotLock engine version 2.0.09012026 - latest historical data. • Advanced false assist engine version 3.0.09012026 - latest 6+ years of historical data. Previous updates: • 3D Perspective map view for navigation. • CarPlay background-alert controls: • Reduced-frequency alerts • Passive Muted alerts • My Radar IQ alerts • Stay Alert reminders • CarPlay Fullscreen/Dashboard • CarPlay background alerts • Live Activities for CarPlay, iPhone, Apple Watch. • Alert screen (portrait & landscape views). *Option to view classic or new alert screen with a tap of a button. • Alert screen banners showing detailed alert, false assist, POI, MyRadarIQ, over speed warnings and other detailed detector status information. • "SignalScope" shows signal strength over time of the current priority alert. • Full navigation. • Alternate Route selection with highway, and toll avoidance. • Navigation screen shows arrival time, distance & trip time remaining. • 'Show traffic' option while navigating. • 'Recent trip' quick selection. • Nearby points of interest selection. • Quick Nav selection from classic alert screen. • “Free Drive” (map / no map) alert screen when not in navigation mode. • Free Drive without map display option (battery saver). • Posted speed limit displayed on main alert screen (US, CA, AU, NZ). • Customizable low speed muting based on PSL. • Compiled with latest Xcode for iOS 27 • iOS 27 interface updates including Liquid Glass and other updated elements. • New and improved SpotLock 2.0 and Advanced False Assist 3.0. Both data driven systems have been updated using 6 years of historical data. This takes your detector to a whole new level of quietness and safety against real threats. Also features: • DS1 settings screen to modify some of the more popular DS1 settings (more to come in future updates). The list of settings that can be modified are as follows: • Frequency ON/OFF • K NOTCH OFF/ON/Weak/Block • Idle Display Scan/Time/Smart Dark/Dark/Speed • Sub Display OFF/Speed/Compass/Speed & Compass/Altitude • Laser ON/OFF • X Band ON/OFF • K Band ON/OFF • K Pop ON/OFF • K Filter ON/OFF • K Scans (Narrow, Wide, NZ Narrow) • TSR ON/OFF • Ka Band ON/OFF • Ka Pop ON/OFF • Ka Filter ON/OFF • Ka Scans (Narrow, Wide, Segmented) • Ka 1-9 Segs ON/OFF • Auto Mute Volume ON/OFF • Select Display Color • Select Display Brightness • Select Priority Band • Auto Lockout ON/OFF • Select Auto Lockout Bands ***TIP: Setting the main volume for the detector to 0 on the main alert screen and enabling the detector alert tones, will eliminate the brief audio "blips" you would normally hear when a mute command is first sent to the detector. Only potential threats will then trigger audio through your speaker or audio system providing an extremely quiet ride. This is what people are saying after using DS1 Companion™ - See what all the fuss is about, try it for yourself! "A Radar Detector miracle" "ESSENTIAL to the Radenso" -a "Great Companion to DS1" -m If you liked DS1 Companion before this release, you are going to LOVE it after! Spread the word, it is only going to get better. If you have an idea / suggestion you would like included in a future update, please visit https://crackedpixel.com/contact-us to let us know. Thanks!

Sep 14, 2026
Rating ★ 4.78 → 4.79
Aug 26, 2026
New version 1.10.8 → 1.13.2

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5★ 89% 143
4★ 6% 9
3★ 3% 5
2★ 1% 1
1★ 2% 3

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About

Now works with CarPlay!! DS1 Companion™ is a feature rich app, designed to give you the most out of your DS1 radar detector, while enhancing your driving experience along the way. Featuring intelligent alerts and advanced muting! DS1 Companion™ is the COMPLETE solution to enjoying your DS1. **** NOTE *** Make sure to upgrade your DS1's firmware to version 1.21. Previous versions prior to 1.15 will not keep the detector muted after you mute it. The DS1 Companion™ app leverages years of optimizations and features from V1 Companion™ (Available separately on the app store for owners of the Valentine One radar locator). Building on this legacy, the DS1 companion app adds new systems to support Radenso's detector's unique abilities and features. Enhanced GPS location based 'false muting' via SpotLocks™ - All future updates to this app are free to purchasers of DS1 Companion™ DS1 Companion™'s alerting and muting systems are fully optimized for the DS1 platform. Intelligent voice announcements and on-screen visuals will always keep you informed and aware of the situation around you. NOTE: DS1 Companion™ requires a Radenso DS1 radar detector with firmware 121 to function correctly. DS1 Companion™ full feature list: • SpotLocks™ - Location based false silencing has never been this good or easy. Turn on the intelligent location-based learning and let DS1 Companion™ do the rest. Or you can manually 'lock' or 'unlock' locations with ease from the main alert screen. • Works seamlessly with the DS1's auto mute memory, manual mute memory, k-block, and K X Low Speed built in muting. • Ability to set the DS1’s internal detector settings (more coming in free future upgrades). *Req US Version 1.21 firmware. Frequency K Notch Idle Display Sub Display Laser X Band K Band K Pop K Filter K Scans TSR Ka Band Ka Pop Ka Filter Ka Scans Ka 1-9 Segs Auto Mute Volume Display Color Display Brightness Priority Band Auto Lockout Auto Lockout Bands • SpotLocks™ works seamlessly with your DS1’s built in 'auto mute memory' locations. • 'Proximity' meter - leverages the high resolution signal strength information provided by the detector to show you a better representation of the signal's source. • 'K & X falses in area' meter shows you how many possible false alerts exist in the area you are traveling based on the accumulated SpotLock data™. • 'Custom Phrases' for a given threat's audio announcements. • High resolution meters for the priority alert (Not limited to the # of bars on the DS1 display). • Customizable heads-up display. • HUD displays the priority alert's band, signal strength, frequency. The HUD is color coded between real threats & false signals. • HUD of the secondary alerts' bands, signal strengths, frequencies, & bogey counts. • Advanced BSM/CAS/Ka False Muting (Optimized for the DS1 platform). • 'Ghost' muting quiets false alerts when you are stuck traveling near a false emitting vehicle. • "Passive Mute™"- Quiets the DS1 below user set speeds & during weak K & X signals. • Bogey count display showing total number of threats. • Vehicle speed (MPH or KMH) display. Speed is color coded for each alert type. • Mute status with the ability to manually mute/unmute alerts as you need. • Detailed & intelligent voice announcements of band, frequency, strength, number of alerts, occurrences of mixed signals and more. • Automatic muting of Ka, K, and X bands ('Time before mute' set for each band). • 'Reduce Speed' notification for user set speed. • ‘Urgency Alerts™’ - Unmutes growing threats & announces these alerts via voice & notifications. • ‘Alert History’ - View your past alerts with detailed encounter information. • Compass heading. • Imperial/metric units (mph/kmh). • Detailed trip summary at the end of your ride including duration, distance, alerts, muting stats. • Automatic & seamless connection via Bluetooth. • iPhone & Apple Watch notifications of band, & frequency of each alert. Speed limit data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

What's new · 1.14.3

Works with CarPlay!! "Feels like a new detector!", -e "A Radar Detector Miracle!", -efr "Essential to the Radenso!" - atl New for version 1.14: • Settings screen added under CarPlay nav search button. • All new audio engine handles navigation, speech & detector tones seamlessly with options for output style, voice, speech rate, etc. • Option for altitude and car voltage on 'Active' banner. • Options for 'Nav Mute' Speaker Tap -> “Unmute” On tap, or after 5, 10, 15, 30 mins. • Option to include Alerts & Tones for nav mute tap. • Option to include all Detector audio for nav mute tap (kill switch). • CarPlay fixes for light & dark map display modes. • SpotLock engine version 2.0.09012026 - latest historical data. • Advanced false assist engine version 3.0.09012026 - latest 6+ years of historical data. Previous updates: • 3D Perspective map view for navigation. • CarPlay background-alert controls: • Reduced-frequency alerts • Passive Muted alerts • My Radar IQ alerts • Stay Alert reminders • CarPlay Fullscreen/Dashboard • CarPlay background alerts • Live Activities for CarPlay, iPhone, Apple Watch. • Alert screen (portrait & landscape views). *Option to view classic or new alert screen with a tap of a button. • Alert screen banners showing detailed alert, false assist, POI, MyRadarIQ, over speed warnings and other detailed detector status information. • "SignalScope" shows signal strength over time of the current priority alert. • Full navigation. • Alternate Route selection with highway, and toll avoidance. • Navigation screen shows arrival time, distance & trip time remaining. • 'Show traffic' option while navigating. • 'Recent trip' quick selection. • Nearby points of interest selection. • Quick Nav selection from classic alert screen. • “Free Drive” (map / no map) alert screen when not in navigation mode. • Free Drive without map display option (battery saver). • Posted speed limit displayed on main alert screen (US, CA, AU, NZ). • Customizable low speed muting based on PSL. • Compiled with latest Xcode for iOS 27 • iOS 27 interface updates including Liquid Glass and other updated elements. • New and improved SpotLock 2.0 and Advanced False Assist 3.0. Both data driven systems have been updated using 6 years of historical data. This takes your detector to a whole new level of quietness and safety against real threats. Also features: • DS1 settings screen to modify some of the more popular DS1 settings (more to come in future updates). The list of settings that can be modified are as follows: • Frequency ON/OFF • K NOTCH OFF/ON/Weak/Block • Idle Display Scan/Time/Smart Dark/Dark/Speed • Sub Display OFF/Speed/Compass/Speed & Compass/Altitude • Laser ON/OFF • X Band ON/OFF • K Band ON/OFF • K Pop ON/OFF • K Filter ON/OFF • K Scans (Narrow, Wide, NZ Narrow) • TSR ON/OFF • Ka Band ON/OFF • Ka Pop ON/OFF • Ka Filter ON/OFF • Ka Scans (Narrow, Wide, Segmented) • Ka 1-9 Segs ON/OFF • Auto Mute Volume ON/OFF • Select Display Color • Select Display Brightness • Select Priority Band • Auto Lockout ON/OFF • Select Auto Lockout Bands ***TIP: Setting the main volume for the detector to 0 on the main alert screen and enabling the detector alert tones, will eliminate the brief audio "blips" you would normally hear when a mute command is first sent to the detector. Only potential threats will then trigger audio through your speaker or audio system providing an extremely quiet ride. This is what people are saying after using DS1 Companion™ - See what all the fuss is about, try it for yourself! "A Radar Detector miracle" "ESSENTIAL to the Radenso" -a "Great Companion to DS1" -m If you liked DS1 Companion before this release, you are going to LOVE it after! Spread the word, it is only going to get better. If you have an idea / suggestion you would like included in a future update, please visit https://crackedpixel.com/contact-us to let us know. Thanks!

Details

ReleasedSep 2023
UpdatedDec 2025
Version1.14.3
Size8.1 MB
RequiresiOS 12.0 or later
Age rating4+
LanguagesEnglish
Price$9.99
Categories UtilitiesTravel
Bundle IDcom.crackedpixel.DS1Companion