Comparison

Future History vs HandyParken München

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Future History

Explore historical locations through augmented reality, overlaying past views onto your current surroundings. Access audio and text guides to uncover hidden stories and compare historical images with present-day views.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality historical overlays
  • Interactive image sliders
  • Audio and text guides
  • Map-based navigation
  • User-generated content upload
  • Virtual time travel experiences
Features
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Welcome to Future History. Point your smartphone or tablet at an interesting location and take a look into the past through your display. Features: - Choose a place on the map, start the navigation and dive into the past. - Merge past eras with the here and now through augmented reality and superimpositions in the right perspective. - Start audio and text to learn more about the hidden stories of this place. - Add your preferred pictures to the collection, write comments and share them with your friends. - Start a virtual journey through time from your sofa. For many places, there are interactive image sliders between historic images and current photos with identical angles. Partners: Cities and tour agencies are our partners and use Future History - for group tours to superimpose historical views on location and as a lasting memory of the guided tour - for individuals and small groups as a self-guided tour with and audioguide feature, route planner and superimpositions on location. Authors: You can become an author, too, by uploading your own historical images and by helping make hidden stories visible. Here’s just a few good reasons to do so: transparent urban planning, commitment for the cityscape, monument conservation and a sound historic centre, interest in architecture and urban history as well as realizing educational projects. Find more information under www.future-history.eu

About

HandyParken München

Purchase parking tickets digitally and cashless for paid parking spaces in Munich. Save time by avoiding parking meters and searching for change. Manage parking time, costs, and receive reminders directly on your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Digital parking ticket purchase
  • Cashless payment
  • Start/stop parking time
  • Fixed duration parking
  • Parking time and cost overview
  • Find your car location
  • Map with parking information
Features
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With the HandyParken Munich app, you can conveniently purchase your parking ticket via smartphone – flexible, digital and cashless for paid parking spaces on Munich’s streets. App features Save time: No searching for parking meters, no need for small change. Start your parking ticket easily via the app – directly from your car. No extra costs: There are no additional fees for purchasing and paying for digital parking tickets. FlexParken or FixParken: - FlexParken: Set your parking time to the exact minute using the start/stop function. - FixParken: Buy a parking ticket for a fixed duration, just like at the parking meter – only digital. Keep everything in view: Parking time, costs and reminders are displayed clearly, so you always have full control. Find your car easily: Your vehicle’s location is automatically saved – ideal if you need help finding your car again. Better orientation in the city: The app shows you useful information directly on the map: - Disabled parking spaces - Resident parking zones - No stopping zones - Your own parking permit area - Sharing and public transport offers in real time - Charging stations including availability - Park & Ride facilities - Current SWM construction sites This way, you always have an overview of your surroundings and can quickly find a suitable parking space. Everyday comfort features: - Apple Pay for fast payment - Lock screen & home screen widgets - Light & dark mode - Enhanced accessibility Digital control: Once you have purchased a digital parking ticket, there is nothing more you need to do. Enforcement is done automatically via your vehicle registration number. You can access a summary of all your bookings at any time in the app. Always up to date: We are continuously developing the HandyParken Munich app to make it even faster, more convenient and easier to use.

Screenshots

Future History4 screens
HandyParken München4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HandyParken München at 4.8 against Future History's 4.2. HandyParken München also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (605 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Future History sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. HandyParken München asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HandyParken München holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HandyParken München has 605 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Future History's written reviews are positive against 63% of HandyParken München's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Future History ships an update every 3 months, HandyParken München monthly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Future History versus HandyParken München: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuture HistoryHandyParken München
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (10 ratings)4.8 (605 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better63.5% of reviews
Number of ratings10605 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB31 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperRolf MathisSWM Services GmbH

Customer experience

Future History

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

HandyParken München

All ratings604 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.5%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative33.7%

Bugs and requests

Future History

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HandyParken München

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes immediately on startup (iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18.1.1)
  • App not opening on latest iOS versions
  • Payment failures and declined credit cards without clear reason
  • Parking sessions not properly recorded/ended, resulting in overcharges
  • Unexpected logouts during active parking sessions
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  • Login button becomes grayed out and non-functional
  • App requires constant reinstallation and password resets
  • Payment method gets removed from account unexpectedly
  • Parking end confirmation not registered, causing incorrect billing
  • Stop button changing to start button without user action
  • Slow login and registration processes
  • Map continues showing route to parking location after session ends
  • Notification permission prompt repeats excessively despite user declining

Requested features

14 requests
  • English language support (most frequently requested)
  • Apple Pay and PayPal payment options
  • Automatic parking stop when leaving vehicle location (geofencing)
  • SMS/push notification reminders when parking time is about to expire
  • Automatic parking session termination upon vehicle departure
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  • Ability to cancel/end active parking sessions
  • Consolidated monthly invoices instead of individual receipts
  • Payment method selection per vehicle profile
  • Clear marking of resident-only parking zones
  • Confirmation prompt before purchasing parking ticket
  • Support for older iOS versions
  • Ability to change language settings
  • Integration with Apple Keychain for easier login
  • Website-based emergency parking session termination

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Future History

One-time10
  • Self-guided Tour, English$3.99
  • Selfguided-Tour (German)$3.99
  • Audiovisual Self-Guided Tour$3.99
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  • Stadtrundgang Bayreuth$3.99
  • City Tour Bayreuth$3.99
  • Self-guided Tour, Deutsch$3.99
  • Stadtführung Freiburg$4.99
  • Self guided tour Breisach$4.99
  • Selfguided Tour of Freiburg$4.99
  • Digital Self-Guided Tour Basel$6.99
None

HandyParken München

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Future History free?
Future History is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HandyParken München free?
HandyParken München is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Future History or HandyParken München?
HandyParken München is rated higher. Future History averages 4.2 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while HandyParken München averages 4.8 from 605 ratings.
Do Future History or HandyParken München have ads?
Neither Future History nor HandyParken München shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Future History or HandyParken München?
Future History ships an update every 3 months, and HandyParken München monthly. Most recently, Future History was updated on November 11, 2026 and HandyParken München on November 11, 2026.

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