V1Sidekick
Valentine One Gen2 Companion
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
The modern companion for your Valentine One Gen2 — Apple Watch support, live alerts, and background push alerts no other V1 app has.
V1Sidekick connects to your Valentine One Gen2 over Bluetooth and turns your iPhone into the display it always deserved — then adds the situational awareness a detector alone can't give you.
FREE FOREVER
• Live V1 display: bands, direction arrows, signal strength, and frequencies, styled after the detector itself
• Alert tones through your phone or car speakers, with smart muting
• Full detector control: modes, band toggles, filters, Savvy auto-mute
V1SIDEKICK PRO — 7-DAY FREE TRIAL, THEN $9.99/YEAR
• Push alerts on your Lock Screen — the only V1 app that alerts you even with the app in the background, and they break through Driving Focus
• Crowdsourced threat map: community-reported hotspots with your speed, heading, and compass
• Live weather radar overlay with severe-weather alerts and "rain starting in N minutes" warnings on your route
• Full-range spectrum analyzer with max hold — watch every band the V1 sweeps
• Apple Watch companion: alerts and mute on your wrist
SOUND PACKS
Make alerts yours. Upload your own sound per band (Pro), or grab a themed one-time pack — More sounds coming soon.
COMING SOON
CarPlay (pending Apple approval) and private group track sharing are in the works and included with Pro at no extra charge.
REQUIREMENTS
Requires a Valentine One Gen2 radar detector (with built-in Bluetooth). No detector handy? Demo mode simulates a full drive so you can explore every feature.
V1Sidekick is an independent app, not affiliated with Valentine Research, Inc.
Ratings & Reviews
• Fixed: alert tones now play while streaming music from another app (Bluetooth helmets, car audio, AirPods)
• Bluetooth permission off? The Connect tab now explains the fix with a one-tap "Open Settings" button
Thanks to the r/radardetectors community for the day-one reports — keep them coming!
The developer, David Taubman, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- David Taubman
- Size
- 2.8 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- V1Sidekick Pro — Yearly $9.99
- Animal Noises Sound Pack $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 David Taubman