LA Metro Parking vs Sky Force Technology
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LA Metro Parking
Easily pay for parking at LA Metro lots with this app. Manage your parking sessions, receive expiration notifications, and extend your time remotely. Start parking and paying in just a few taps.
- Pay for parking
- Extend parking sessions
- Receive expiration notifications
- View parking history
- Get email receipts
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THE BEST WAY TO PAY FOR PARKING AT LA METRO LOTS Introducing the Metro Parking mobile app - with just a few taps, you are able to park, pay, and be on your way. Commuting with LA Metro has never been easier! Benefits of Using Metro Parking: Receive notifications when your parking session is about to expire Extend your session through the app (24, 48, and 72 hour sessions available) Receive email receipts at the end of your parking session Manage your parking history through the app† To Get Started: Download the free Metro Parking app Park where you see Metro Parking signs Enter your TAP Card and License Plate information Enter payment information and pay for your session Where Can I Use Metro Parking? The mobile app is currently available where Metro Parking signage is displayed at Park & Ride Lots at North Hollywood North, South, West, Candler, and Universal City North. Metro Parking will be expanding to more lots soon! Metro Parking is the official mobile payment application from LA Metro and powered by Passport®.
Sky Force Technology
Safeguard your vehicles from theft with real-time location tracking and a dedicated call center for recovery. Monitor driving habits, receive alerts for speeding and low battery, and get timely maintenance reminders.
- Real-time vehicle location tracking
- Theft recovery assistance
- Arrival and departure alerts
- Service and maintenance reminders
- Speeding alerts
- Low battery alerts
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The Sky Force Technology app for Apple iPhone protects you and your family's vehicles from theft and provides insight into driving behavior and maintenance reminders. Install a small device and gain access to current location, call center that notifies police of location for recovery, get arrival and departure alerts from your setup locations, service reminder alerts, speeding alerts, low power vehicle battery alerts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LA Metro Parking at 64% against Sky Force Technology's 17%. LA Metro Parking also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (1K vs 44). Sky Force Technology's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13). 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.
LA Metro Parking holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LA Metro Parking has 1K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of LA Metro Parking's written reviews are positive against 17% of Sky Force Technology's.
LA Metro Parking ships an update every 11 months, Sky Force Technology every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LA Metro Parking | Sky Force Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | 2.2 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 17.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LRW Investments LLC | Elastic M2M |
Customer experience
LA Metro Parking
Sky Force Technology
Bugs and requests
LA Metro Parking
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to pay for parking when station zones are closed
- Parking payment processing failures
- Map and location features not functioning properly
Requested features
3 requests- Scheduled parking sessions for commuters
- Ability to extend or cancel existing parking sessions
- Integration with TAP card for seamless parking payments
Sky Force Technology
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LA Metro Parking
No in-app purchases
Sky Force Technology
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LA Metro Parking free?
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