Comparison

Parking Kitty vs Canvas Candy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Pay for parking sessions
  • Extend parking time remotely
  • Receive low time notifications
  • Manage parking history
  • Get email receipts
Features
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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.

About

Canvas Candy

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Canvas Candy is for artists who want to connect to collectors directly and a place where artists and collectors discover work. As an artist you upload your work to your profile. and browse other artists' pages. Collectors browse the same catalog and message you when they want a piece. You reply directly. It's a single place to build a presence and manage your practice. The catalog makes it different from a portfolio app. The peer side makes it different from a marketplace. What the app does: — Showcasese your work Bio, exhibitions, work for sale, sold pieces. Edit anytime. — Manage your collection from your phone in the studio — Browse the catalog yourself. Save pieces. Follow other artists. — Inquiries from collectors land in your inbox. Reply by email or phone. — Mark sales when they happen. The portfolio updates. — Edit, reorder, archive work. The catalog grows as artists join invite a fellow artist directly. For collectors: browse, save, follow your favorite artists and connect directly.

Screenshots

Parking Kitty3 screens
Canvas Candy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Canvas Candy at every 2 months against Parking Kitty's every 35 months. Parking Kitty's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parking Kitty ships an update every 35 months, Canvas Candy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Parking Kitty versus Canvas Candy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParking KittyCanvas Candy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCity of PortlandEmerge Labs, Inc

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

Canvas Candy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Parking Kitty

No in-app purchases

None

Canvas Candy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parking Kitty free?
Parking Kitty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Canvas Candy free?
Canvas Candy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Parking Kitty or Canvas Candy have ads?
Neither Parking Kitty nor Canvas Candy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parking Kitty or Canvas Candy?
Parking Kitty ships an update every 35 months, and Canvas Candy every 2 months. Most recently, Parking Kitty was updated on November 3, 2026 and Canvas Candy on October 8, 2026.

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