Parking Kitty vs Lovekin
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.
Lovekin
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Lovekin is a coffee social club in Garden City, Idaho. Not a coffee shop. Not co-working. A third space, designed with intention. Coffee is the excuse. The Lovekin app is your membership in your pocket. MEMBERSHIP CARD Your digital card lives on your phone. Check in at the door with your personal QR code and redeem your included drinks right at the bar with a drink QR. MEMBER DIRECTORY Lovekin's rolodex. Find and connect with people in the space, business or personal. Search, filter, view profiles, and follow social links. Set up your profile and be part of the network. WAVES A lightweight hello. Send a wave to another member, get a wave back. No inbox to manage, no pressure. EVENTS Tastings, game nights, and whatever else comes together. See what's on at the club and add events straight to your calendar. PROFILE Make it yours. Add a photo, fill in your details, and link your socials so members can find you. MEMBERSHIP Join or upgrade in the app with secure checkout. Paid tiers unlock real-world perks at the venue: included drinks, members-only hours, and more from the club. Signing in takes seconds. Enter your phone number and we text you a code. No passwords, ever. No ads. No noise. Just the club. Lovekin 217 W 37th, Suite A, Garden City, ID 83714 lovekin.social
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lovekin at every 3 days against Parking Kitty's every 35 months. Parking Kitty's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 ships an update every 35 months, Lovekin every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parking Kitty | Lovekin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | City of Portland | John Mastri |
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
Lovekin
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Parking Kitty
No in-app purchases
Lovekin
No in-app purchases
