Parking Kitty vs Pumpkin Ridge
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.
Pumpkin Ridge
This app brings the convenience of a club's website to your mobile device. Easily connect with members, book tee times and dining reservations, and receive real-time updates. It serves as a comprehensive membership toolbox for anytime, anywhere access.
- Connect with members
- Register for events
- Make tee time reservations
- Make dining reservations
- Receive club updates
- Membership toolbox
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Everything you love about Pumpkin Ridge’s website, now in a native, easy-to-use mobile app! The time-saving tools you use online are now even more convenient; connect with other members, register for events, make a tee time or dining reservation, and get up-to-the-minute updates directly from the club... all in real-time. Built with communication at its core, it’s your membership toolbox... anytime, anywhere!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Parking Kitty at 4.9 against Pumpkin Ridge's 3.7. Parking Kitty also leads on ratings volume (9.4K vs 3). Pumpkin Ridge's advantage is update cadence (every 9 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 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parking Kitty has 9.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Parking Kitty ships an update every 35 months, Pumpkin Ridge every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parking Kitty | Pumpkin Ridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9.4K ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.4K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Portland | Escalante Golf, Inc. |
Customer experience
Parking Kitty
Pumpkin Ridge
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
Pumpkin Ridge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Parking Kitty
No in-app purchases
Pumpkin Ridge
No in-app purchases
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