ParkAlbany vs RideWithACE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ParkAlbany
Manage your parking experience directly from your smartphone. Avoid meters and loose change by paying for your parking session through the app. Receive notifications and extend your time remotely.
- Pay for parking sessions via smartphone
- Receive low parking time notifications
- Extend parking sessions remotely
- View parking history
- Receive email receipts
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Parking just got easier with the official parking app for the City of Albany, ParkAlbany! The mobile parking app provides users with the convenience to handle their parking experience from their smartphone. Ditch carrying around loose change and paying at the meter - simply use the ParkAlbany app! Get Started Today: 1. Download ParkAlbany 2. Park where you see the ParkAlbany signs 3. Pay for your parking session from your phone The Perks: - Receive 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 all parking history through the app Park, pay, and be on your way - download the free ParkAlbany app today!
RideWithACE
Stay informed about the latest news and events from a leading ride enthusiast organization. Celebrate personal coaster achievements with official graphics and receive timely event reminders via push notifications. Access digital platforms and social media directly from the app.
- Latest ACE news and event updates
- Official ACE graphics for coaster milestones
- Customizable push notifications
- Quick access to ACE digital platforms
- Event registration deadline reminders
- Schedule change notifications
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The official app of American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE), the world's largest ride enthusiast organization. • Stay up-to-date with the latest news from ACE and its events such as Coaster Con, Preservation Conference and international trips • Celebrate your coaster milestones in style with official ACE graphics • Enable push notifications to receive timely updates including registration deadline reminders in advance of ACE's national events and get notified of schedule changes during them. Opt-in to receive only the types of notifications that are relevant to you. • Quick access to ACE's other digital platforms such as ACEOnline.org and social media
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RideWithACE at 100% against ParkAlbany's 48%. RideWithACE also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 11 months vs every 23 months). ParkAlbany's advantage is ratings volume (339 vs 3). 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.
RideWithACE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParkAlbany has 339 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of ParkAlbany's written reviews are positive against 100% of RideWithACE's.
ParkAlbany ships an update every 23 months, RideWithACE every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParkAlbany | RideWithACE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (339 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 339 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 11 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Albany Parking Authority | American Coaster Enthusiasts, LLC |
Customer experience
ParkAlbany
RideWithACE
Bugs and requests
ParkAlbany
Reported bugs
8 issues- App experiences technical issues
- App issues after trying to pay for parking
- App gives error about payment method
- App won't load
- Network error
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- Payment glitch
- App starts a minute less than paid for
- Got a ticket even though paid for session
Requested features
3 requests- Update app icon for dark mode
- Allow payment for minimum 20 or 30 minutes
- Mention state in app description
RideWithACE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ParkAlbany
No in-app purchases
RideWithACE
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ParkAlbany free?
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