LA Metro Parking vs Carpool Max
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®.
Carpool Max
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Carpool Max keeps a school carpool in one place: who is driving, who is riding, and when to be outside. PLAN THE WEEK ONCE • Who drives each morning and each afternoon, who is riding, and where each family is picked up. • Change a run and everyone sees it — no group chat to scroll back through. ON THE DAY • Riders are told when to head out, so nobody waits at the curb. • While a run is on the road the driver can share where the car is, and the families waiting watch it come. SHARED OUT FAIRLY • Every ride is counted, so taking a turn is easy to keep even between families. • No spreadsheet, and nobody keeping score in their head. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • A carpool is private to the people holding its invitation link. • Location is shared only while a driver chooses to share it, and ends with the run. • Nobody is tracked when a run is not happening. JOINING Joining takes an invitation link from your group — open it on your phone and tap your name. No password, nothing to fill in. Translated into 40 languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Carpool Max at fortnightly against LA Metro Parking's every 11 months. LA Metro Parking's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 16.0). 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.
LA Metro Parking ships an update every 11 months, Carpool Max fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | LA Metro Parking | Carpool Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LRW Investments LLC | RaveLab, Inc. |
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
Carpool Max
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LA Metro Parking
No in-app purchases
Carpool Max
No in-app purchases
