Comparison

Park Duluth vs Adopted Adults

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Park Duluth

Easily pay for and manage your parking sessions in Duluth and UMD. Avoid feeding meters by using your smartphone to start, extend, and track your parking time. Receive notifications before your session ends and view future rate changes.

Highlights
  • Find parking with map
  • Pay for parking via smartphone
  • Extend parking sessions remotely
  • Receive parking session alerts
  • View future parking rates
  • Manage parking history
  • Receive email receipts
Features
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No more digging for coins. This is how parking should be. Pay, extend, and manage your parking session with Duluth & UMD's official parking app. It’s easy! FIND PARKING Use the map to search for parking, then pay quickly 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 Park Duluth app. 2. Park where you see Park Duluth app signs. 3. Pay for your parking session from your phone. 4. Relax, welcome to parking as it should be. -------- COMING SOON The Park Duluth 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

About

Adopted Adults

Experience authentic travel by opening your home to others and staying in theirs for free. Connect with locals who will show you their world, from hidden gems to the best food. The only requirement is to host as you would wish to be hosted.

Highlights
  • Free global accommodation
  • Authentic local experiences
  • Connect with hosts and travelers
  • Share your home
  • Discover local spots
Features
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Everyone has that one friend who lives somewhere interesting and happens to be a great host. You come stay, they cook for you, show you around, take you on the little adventures you'd never find on your own. Now imagine hundreds of those friends, in 566 cities and 74 countries. That's Adopted Adults. WHAT IT COSTS Nothing. The stay is free. No nightly rate, no cleaning fee, no resort fee for a resort you never saw. What it actually costs is a little awkwardness. Some small talk. A life story or two over breakfast. People told us that was too much to ask. We disagreed. HOW IT WORKS Everyone here hosts. That's the whole trick. You open your place up, and the door opens everywhere else too. 1. Build a real profile. Real photos, real answers, and you can verify your ID. 2. Browse adoptions. Not spare rooms, actual trips. A weekend of hiking. A food tour of a city you've never heard of. A cabin with a dog and a wood stove. 3. Start a convo. Talk first, plan it together, agree on the dates. 4. Go stay with someone who actually wants you there. WHY NOT JUST BOOK SOMETHING Airbnb has hosts. VRBO has hosts. But somewhere in there, "host" came to mean a lockbox and a welcome cookie. A good host cooks for you, shows you around, and somewhere along the way becomes your friend. There wasn't a word for that anymore, so we picked one. Here, you don't get hosted. You get adopted. SAFETY Adults only. Profiles are real people with real photos, members can verify their identity with a government ID, and every profile carries its history. One tap to report or block. Nobody here is anonymous. FOUNDING MEMBERS Our first 1,000 adopters keep it free for life.

Screenshots

Park Duluth4 screens
Adopted Adults4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Adopted Adults at 100% against Park Duluth's 39%. Adopted Adults also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 months). Park Duluth's advantage is ratings volume (289 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Adopted Adults holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Park Duluth has 289 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Park Duluth's written reviews are positive against 100% of Adopted Adults's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Park Duluth ships an update every 10 months, Adopted Adults every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Park Duluth versus Adopted Adults: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPark DuluthAdopted Adults
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (289 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings289 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperUniversity of Minnesota DuluthNATHANAEL LINUS TRUNIGER

Customer experience

Park Duluth

All ratings281 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive39.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative55.3%

Adopted Adults

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Park Duluth

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App won't verify on phone
  • App freezes and causes payment issues
  • App crashes
  • App won't load
  • App won't open
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  • App down leads to parking tickets
  • App says credit card on file but won't log in
  • App doesn't recognize existing meter time
  • App cannot handle VPN
  • Contact us feature leads to errors
  • New update limits meter extension to 5 PM
  • Login loop, PIN issues
  • App wants PIN but doesn't allow creation
  • App won't let me reset PIN
  • App won't let me create an account
  • App doesn't work correctly with seasonal meters
  • App asks for PIN repeatedly
  • Cannot add card through the app due to formatting issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to pay for entire stay at once
  • Allow extending meter time for shorter durations
  • Prevent 2 AM parking reminders
  • Improve zone visibility
  • Allow card payment at meters
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  • Better support for seasonal meters
  • Fix credit card input formatting

Adopted Adults

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Park Duluth

No in-app purchases

None

Adopted Adults

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Park Duluth free?
Park Duluth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Adopted Adults free?
Adopted Adults is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Park Duluth or Adopted Adults?
Adopted Adults is rated higher. Park Duluth averages 4.4 out of 5 from 289 ratings, while Adopted Adults averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Park Duluth or Adopted Adults have ads?
Neither Park Duluth nor Adopted Adults shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Park Duluth or Adopted Adults?
Park Duluth ships an update every 10 months, and Adopted Adults every 5 days. Most recently, Park Duluth was updated on September 19, 2026 and Adopted Adults on September 24, 2026.

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