ParkAlbany vs Gatherist
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!
Gatherist
Organize group events and manage communities with a streamlined platform. Easily plan gatherings, coordinate schedules, and keep everyone informed in one centralized hub. Say goodbye to messy spreadsheets and endless group chats.
- Effortless event planning
- Smart group coordination
- Streamlined RSVPs
- Clear communication
- Centralized event details
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Gatherist: Group Events & Communities Bring people together easily. Gatherist is the streamlined platform built for organizing group events, managing communities, and coordinating schedules effortlessly. Whether you are planning a casual weekend meetup, managing a local neighborhood group, or coordinating a large community event, Gatherist keeps everyone on the same page. Say goodbye to details lost in endless group chats and messy spreadsheets. Gatherist provides a clean, focused space designed strictly for making gatherings happen. Key Features: * Effortless Event Planning: Create events in seconds, set dates and locations, and manage all your details in one centralized hub. * Smart Group Coordination: Organize distinct communities, clubs, or casual friend groups, making it easy to invite the right people every time. * Streamlined RSVPs: Track who is attending at a glance, allowing you to plan accurately without the back-and-forth messaging. * Clear Communication: Keep your group informed with updates and event details that are easy to find and always up to date. Why Gatherist? Planning should not feel like work. Gatherist eliminates the friction of group coordination by focusing on what matters most: bringing people together in real life. Download Gatherist today and take the hassle out of your next gathering.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ParkAlbany at 4.7 against Gatherist's 3.7. ParkAlbany also leads on ratings volume (339 vs 3). Gatherist's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 23 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 48%). 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.
ParkAlbany holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. 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 complicate that: 48% of ParkAlbany's written reviews are positive against 67% of Gatherist's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ParkAlbany ships an update every 23 months, Gatherist every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParkAlbany | Gatherist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (339 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 339 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Albany Parking Authority | Gatherist |
Customer experience
ParkAlbany
Gatherist
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
Gatherist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ParkAlbany
No in-app purchases
Gatherist
No in-app purchases
