Park Evanston vs Been Around
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Park Evanston
Manage your parking sessions easily with the official app for Evanston, IL. Pay for parking, extend your session remotely, and receive alerts before your time expires. Find parking spots using an interactive map and view future rate changes.
- Pay for parking via smartphone
- Extend parking sessions remotely
- Receive parking session end alerts
- Find parking with interactive map
- View future parking rate changes
- Manage parking history and receipts
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No more digging for coins. This is how parking should be. Pay, extend, and manage your parking session with Evanston, IL'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 ParkEvanston app. 2. Park where you see ParkEvanston app signs. 3. Pay for your parking session from your phone. 4. Relax, welcome to parking as it should be. -------- COMING SOON The ParkEvanston 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"
Been Around
Discover places and experiences through recommendations from your trusted network. See where friends have traveled, eaten, and explored with their real ratings and photos. Keep track of your own journeys and save future destinations.
- Discover places through your network
- Track visited cities and countries
- Get real ratings and photos from friends
- Search cities for network activity
- Save photos with stories
- Create a wishlist of future destinations
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Discover the world through people you trust. Tired of asking for recommendations on social media or relying on reviews from strangers? BeenAround helps you discover places through your own network. See where your friends have eaten, traveled, and explored, with real ratings and photos from people you know. Features: Digital Passport: Track every city and country you have visited Real Reviews: Honest ratings from people you follow Explore: Search any city and see who in your network has been there Photo Memories: Save photos with the story behind them Wishlist: Save places you want to visit next Not just reviews. Recommendations from people you trust.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Been Around at 5.0 against Park Evanston's 4.3. Been Around also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 15 months). Park Evanston's advantage is ratings volume (764 vs 17). 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.
Been Around holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Park Evanston has 764 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Park Evanston ships an update every 15 months, Been Around weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Park Evanston | Been Around |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (764 ratings) | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 764 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Evanston | Been There |
Customer experience
Park Evanston
Been Around
Bugs and requests
Park Evanston
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login and payment issues
- Wallet balance disappearing
- Inability to update payment information
Requested features
3 requests- Add Apple Pay support
- Allow partial time extensions
- Improve wallet management and refund options
Been Around
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Park Evanston
No in-app purchases
Been Around
No in-app purchases
