Parse.ly vs OpenRoaming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parse.ly
Gain immediate insights into your website's audience and content performance. Track trending posts, view real-time metrics, and analyze specific authors or sections on the go. Understand what resonates with your readers and how they discover your content.
- Real-time audience insights
- Top trending posts
- Key metrics and graphs
- Author and section filtering
- Sort posts by various metrics
- Real-time traffic stats
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Parsely provides clear audience insights about what’s being read on your website, right now. The app provides on-the-go access to your real-time Parsely dashboard so you’re not missing anything your audience is telling you. The app allows you to: - See top trending posts for your site or your entire network of sites - View today’s graphs and key metrics in real-time - Focus on specific authors, sections, or tags from your site - Sort top posts by metric: visitors, page views, social shares, social referrals, search referrals, and engaged time if activated for your account. - Follow any post’s performance with real-time traffic stats and referral sources. - Run Parsely analytics side-by-side with your site using multitasking on the iPad. The Parsely iOS App requires a Parsely account.
OpenRoaming
This app enables free, seamless, and secure Wi-Fi access using your Google or Apple ID. Once activated, your device automatically connects to supported Wi-Fi networks globally without further action.
- Free Wi-Fi access
- Seamless connection
- Secure Wi-Fi
- Google/Apple ID login
- Automatic network attachment
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The OpenRoaming App configures your device with Free, Seamless and Secure Wi-Fi using your Google or Apple ID. This service can be leveraged in many Wi-Fi networks around the world. After activating the service on your device through the app, there is nothing more for you to do, your device will automatically attach to Wi-Fi where supported. Support: openroaming-app@external.cisco.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Parse.ly at 3.9 against OpenRoaming's 3.0. Parse.ly also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 27 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Parse.ly holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Parse.ly's written reviews are positive against 67% of OpenRoaming's.
Parse.ly ships an update every 4 months, OpenRoaming every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parse.ly | OpenRoaming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Automattic | Cisco |
Customer experience
Parse.ly
OpenRoaming
In-app purchases
Parse.ly
No in-app purchases
OpenRoaming
No in-app purchases
