ParkChicago®

ParkChicago®

The official parking app!

14K ratings
245 reviews
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • April 11, 2014
  • June 17, 2025

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Manage your entire parking experience directly from your smartphone. Pay for, extend, and track your parking sessions with ease, eliminating the need for physical meters or coins. Receive helpful notifications and access your parking history.

✓Pay for parking sessions
✓Extend parking sessions
✓Receive low time notifications
✓Access parking history
✓Receive email receipts
✓Find parking with interactive map
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What's New in ParkChicago®

7.1.2

June 17, 2025

Minor bug fixes and enhancements.

Charts

Top Free

📉 134-7

Travel

This app dropped -7 positions in Travel chart.

Last updated on October 10, 2026.

User reviews

👍🏽

Easy to use. They send an alert before your time is over, so you don’t have to worry about.

If only it worked

To start, the App has awful UI and questionable design. It forces you to load $20 to sign up. Then only allows $20 minimum loads going forward. Maybe that works for residents, but visiting means you’ll give them free money if you don’t spend it all. And what makes it worse is the app barely works. It eventually signed me out and then refused to let me use my pin telling me it was incorrect. I reset the pin- that one is Incorrect. I reset it again. That one is still incorrect. So now I can’t park with ease and they got to charge me $20 I can’t use. Great business plan.
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Dumbest, most outdated app

This app works ~fine~ if you’re already logged in.

The minute it logged me out, I was fully unable to use the app, reset my pin, or update my credit card. It’s currently requiring me to verify credit card information from a credit card that expired 5 years ago.

The app lacks a menu option to do anything other than what is currently displayed on the screen, so I’m permanently stuck on an unusable identity verification page. If I want to exit and try again, I have to delete the whole app, which is why I’m here writing a one star review!

It would be great if the developers could please make it easier for me to fork over my money for overpriced parking fees that are going to a hedge fund in UAE. Think you could do that????
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App resets and won’t work

This app will reset from time to time and then won’t let me use the app. I have to delete it for a certain amount of time then redownload it

App sucks

I keep having to reset and put a pin just for the app to say it’s wrong 💀

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User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Endless login/account creation loop

Bug

App crashes and freezes

Bug

Payment issues and incorrect charges

Bug

Inability to remove/edit linked vehicles

Bug
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Requested Features

4 requests

Allow partial balance refunds

Feature

Integrate with location services for zone detection

Feature

Provide option to pay for exact parking time

Feature

Improve communication with parking enforcement

Feature

FAQ

What does the ParkChicago® app do?

The ParkChicago® app allows you to manage your entire parking experience from your smartphone. You can pay for, extend, and manage your parking sessions with just a few taps, eliminating the need for quarters or running to a meter.

What are the key features of the ParkChicago® app?

Key features include paying for parking sessions, extending your session remotely, receiving notifications when your time is low, accessing your parking history, and receiving email receipts. It also links to the ParkChicago®Map app to help you find parking.

Is the ParkChicago® app free to use?

Yes, the ParkChicago® app is free to download and use. There are no upfront costs to get started with managing your parking sessions through the app.

How do I find parking using the app?

The ParkChicago® app links to the ParkChicago®Map app. This companion app features an interactive map and search capabilities to help you find parking at competitive prices within Chicago city limits.

What are the benefits of using ParkChicago® over traditional meters?

Using ParkChicago® offers significant convenience by allowing you to pay and manage parking from your phone, avoiding the need for physical coins. You also receive notifications about your remaining time and can extend your session without returning to your vehicle.