Parking Kitty vs MyODFW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parking Kitty
Manage your entire parking experience directly from your smartphone. Pay for parking, extend your session, and receive notifications about your remaining time. This official city app simplifies street parking.
- Pay for parking sessions
- Extend parking time remotely
- Receive low time notifications
- Manage parking history
- Get email receipts
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Parking just got easier in Portland! Parking Kitty, the City of Portland’s official mobile parking app, provides users with the convenience of handling the entire parking experience from their smartphone. Park, pay, extend and manage your parking session from your fingertips. It’s the cat’s meow! Get Started Today: Download the free Parking Kitty app Park where you see the Parking Kitty signs Pay for your parking session from your phone The Perks of Parking Kitty: - Receive “meow” notifications when your parking session time is low - Extend your parking session through the app - Receive email receipts at the end of your parking session - Manage your parking history through the mobile app Parking Kitty mobile parking app is making Portland meow! Make your parking experience as simple as possible -- download Parking Kitty today.
MyODFW
Manage your hunting and fishing licenses and tags directly from your mobile device. Tag your catch or harvest and report it seamlessly within the application.
- Digital license and tag storage
- Tag fish or animals
- Report harvest
- Convenient access to permits
- All in one place
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Official ODFW app for Oregon’s hunters and anglers! Carry all licenses/tags, tag your fish or animal and report harvest with the MyODFW app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Parking Kitty at 4.9 against MyODFW's 2.3. Parking Kitty also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 22%) and ratings volume (9.4K vs 640). MyODFW's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 35 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Parking Kitty holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parking Kitty has 9.4K ratings behind it against 640, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Parking Kitty's written reviews are positive against 22% of MyODFW's.
Parking Kitty ships an update every 35 months, MyODFW every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parking Kitty | MyODFW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9.4K ratings) — better | 2.3 (640 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.9% of reviews — better | 21.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.4K — better | 640 |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Portland | Oregon Department Of Fish and Wildlife |
Customer experience
Parking Kitty
MyODFW
User reviews
Parking Kitty
From 9.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Simplicity
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 👍 Saves time
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work with UK debit cards
- 💰 Excessive fees/surcharges
- 🚫 Can't cancel/end sessions early
- 🚫 Doesn't recognize UK mobile numbers
- 🚫 Predatory monopoly practices
MyODFW
From 640 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient
- 🚀 Everything in one place
- 👍 Works great
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Unreliable
- 🐛 Not user-friendly
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate
- 🐛 Doesn't work offline
Bugs and requests
Parking Kitty
Reported bugs
2 issues- Glitches causing multiple simultaneous charges
- Inconsistent parking enforcement despite app payment
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to pay and extend time from Apple Watch
- Provide option to rollover unused parking time
- Add ability to end parking sessions early
- Improve notification system to better alert users of expiring time
- Integrate zone identification based on geolocation
MyODFW
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Login screen not working
- Unable to view harvest card
- E-tagging not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Allow switching between digital and paper tags
- Add ability to manage multiple profiles (e.g., family members) in one app
- Improve offline functionality
- Provide better instructions and tutorials
In-app purchases
Parking Kitty
No in-app purchases
MyODFW
No in-app purchases
