Parking Kitty vs The Hot Source
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.
The Hot Source
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Hot Source is a community catalog of hot sauces. Find bottles, add ones that are missing, scan barcodes, and rate how they actually taste. Browse sauces and makers—from grocery-store classics to small-batch heat. Read reviews from people who have tried the bottle, not a marketing blurb. Can't find a sauce? Add it. Snap a photo, drop in the details, and help the catalog grow. Scan a barcode to jump straight to that bottle. Rate it, write a review, and see how it stacks up. Built for people who care about heat, flavor, and finding the next bottle worth buying.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Parking Kitty at 13 against The Hot Source's 15.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Parking Kitty | The Hot Source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | City of Portland | Paul Yago |
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
The Hot Source
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Parking Kitty
No in-app purchases
The Hot Source
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Parking Kitty free?
Is The Hot Source free?
Do Parking Kitty or The Hot Source have ads?
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