Asbury PARK vs NexPass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Asbury PARK
Manage your parking sessions directly from your smartphone. Pay for parking, extend your session remotely, and receive alerts before your time expires. Avoid feeding meters and enjoy a more convenient parking experience.
- Pay for parking on the go
- Extend parking sessions remotely
- Receive parking session end alerts
- View future parking rates
- Manage parking history
- Receive email receipts
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Pay, extend, and manage your parking session with Asbury Park's official parking app. It’s easy! PAY ON THE GO Pay quickly and securely with your smartphone. - Time's precious, stop wasting it feeding a meter. - Forget refilling the meter in the rain or braving the cold. NO PRICE SURPRISES See when parking rates will change in the future – even when there’s free parking! - Receive email receipts at the end of your parking session. - Expenses made easy, manage your parking history through the mobile app. STRESS-FREE PARKING Get alerts when your parking session is about to end. - Stop worrying about how much time is left on the meter, we have you covered. NO NEED TO RUSH Add time to your parking session directly from your phone.* - Your plans change, your parking spot shouldn't. Simply extend your parking session via our app. -------- GET STARTED TODAY 1. Download the Asbury PARK app. 2. Park where you see Asbury PARK app signs. 3. Pay for your parking session from your phone. 4. Relax, welcome to parking as it should be. -------- COMING SOON The Asbury PARK app is not done yet! We're constantly updating the app based on your feedback. -------- APP PERMISSIONS - Location Services (optional): Used to quickly provide nearby parking zones. * where applicable
NexPass
This app offers a seamless and secure touchless parking solution for Nexus Parking Systems. Easily find, navigate to, and pay for parking using your phone. Manage monthly accounts, access garages, and track sessions without physical tickets.
- Touchless parking experience
- Find and navigate parking locations
- QR code entry and exit scanning
- Secure in-app payments
- Digital receipts and session history
- Monthly account management
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NexPass provides a safe and secure touchless parking experience. It is the easiest, and quickest way to park and pay at Nexus Parking Systems. Easily Find Nexus Parking Locations and navigate to them using Google, Apple, or Waze. Download, Register, and Park, it’s that easy! All Participating garages will be equipped with a QR code at the entrance and exit for use by daily and monthly parkers. Simply scan the QR code to enter and start your parking session. When you are ready to leave scan the QR code at the exit and pay securely using your phone. Your receipts and parking sessions are easily accessible through the app. You will never have to take a ticket or worry about losing it again! Monthly customers can download the app and manage their accounts from their phones. Payments, start and end dates, and garage access is all done through the NexPass app! Nexus Parking Systems is adding new locations that use the NexPass app. If you have questions or wondering if your location will be switching to NexPass, please reach out to customerservice@nexusparkingsystems.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Asbury PARK at 51% against NexPass's 19%. Asbury PARK also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and device support (3 vs 1). NexPass's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Asbury PARK holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 793 and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Asbury PARK's written reviews are positive against 19% of NexPass's.
Asbury PARK ships an update every 14 months, NexPass every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Asbury PARK | NexPass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (793 ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.9% of reviews — better | 18.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 793 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Asbury Park | Nexus Parking |
Customer experience
Asbury PARK
NexPass
User reviews
Asbury PARK
From 793 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Alerts/reminders
- 👍 Streamlined app
- 👍 Hassle-free parking
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable/network errors
- 🐛 Inaccurate parking sessions
- 💰 Expensive convenience fees
- 🚫 Lack of payment options
NexPass
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 💡 Convenient license plate system
- 👍 Useful for tracking parking sessions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent technical issues and glitches
- 🤬 Poor customer service and support
- 💰 Significant price increases after adoption
- 🚧 Causes long wait times and backups at parking exits
Bugs and requests
Asbury PARK
Reported bugs
3 issues- Parking sessions not registering
- Incorrect parking charges
- Account setup issues
Requested features
3 requests- Flexible notification times
- Integration with phone's alarm
- Ability to purchase parking for next day
NexPass
Reported bugs
3 issues- App fails to properly end parking sessions
- License plate recognition issues leading to incorrect charges
- Registration and login problems
Requested features
3 requests- Integrate with mobile wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay
- Provide a widget for quick QR code access
- Improve account management and password reset functionality
In-app purchases
Asbury PARK
No in-app purchases
NexPass
No in-app purchases
