Comparison

Park Evanston vs 72hrs

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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"

About

72hrs

This app helps students studying abroad in Europe plan spontaneous weekend trips. It generates personalized itineraries based on your available time, budget, and travel preferences, including detailed hourly schedules and cost breakdowns. It also provides local city guides and event updates.

Highlights
  • Personalized weekend trip planning
  • Customizable itineraries
  • Hourly schedule breakdowns
  • Budgeting and cost estimates
  • City guides and local events
  • Trip sharing with friends
Features
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72hrs plans weekend trips for students studying abroad in Europe. You've got a Friday-to-Sunday window, a budget that isn't huge, and a whole continent an hour's flight away. 72hrs turns that into an actual plan. HOW IT WORKS Answer five quick questions covering when's the earliest you can fly out, when's the latest you can be back, what you can spend, and the kind of weekend you're after. 72hrs comes back with the cities you can genuinely reach in that window from your own airports — sorted by what the weekend really costs, not just the fare. Pick one, and you get a full itinerary built around the flight times: where to be each hour, what it costs, and how to get between stops. Already booked something? Tell 72hrs when you land and when you fly home and it plans around that instead. WHAT THE WEEKEND ACTUALLY COSTS • Named flights with real prices for your dates, checked when you choose a city • A typical dorm-bed rate for that city on those nights • Food, activities and the small stuff, budgeted for how expensive the city really is • Every number labelled as live or an estimate, so you always know which is which 72hrs doesn't sell flights or beds. When you're ready, it links you straight into a live search for your exact route and dates. YOUR WEEKEND, HOUR BY HOUR • A time grid for each day, with every stop sized to how long it takes • Stops numbered on a map in the order you'll visit them, so you can skip one and still make the next • Open any stop in your preferred map app. • Save trips to your profile and share them as a link — friends can see the plan, RSVP and leave comments with no app and no account MY CITY 72hrs also keeps up with the city you live in: what's on this week, spots that are trending with students, standing deals and student nights, and any strikes or transit closures that could wreck your Friday. CITY GUIDES Guides for 79 cities across 36 countries — neighbourhoods, where to eat and drink, nightlife, what to see, and the practical stuff like getting from the airport. Free, no account needed. 72hrs PRO Your first trip plan is free. 72hrs Pro unlocks the rest of the semester: • Semester Pass — $29.99 one time for 180 days. 150 trip plans, NO auto-renew. • Monthly — $9.99 per month with a 7-day free trial. 50 trip plans a month. Both include the full My City feed and everything on at your destination while you're there. The Monthly subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://72hrs.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://72hrs.app/privacy Built for students studying abroad in Europe.

Screenshots

Park Evanston4 screens
72hrs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 72hrs at 5.0 against Park Evanston's 4.3. Park Evanston's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (764 vs 2). On price and ads 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. 72hrs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Park Evanston asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

72hrs 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Park Evanston versus 72hrs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPark Evanston72hrs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (764 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings764 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 15 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCity of EvanstonBrandon Kopp

Customer experience

Park Evanston

All ratings748 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive17.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative77.5%

72hrs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

72hrs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Park Evanston

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

72hrs

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • Semester Pass$29.99

Questions

Is Park Evanston free?
Park Evanston is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 72hrs free?
72hrs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Park Evanston or 72hrs?
72hrs is rated higher. Park Evanston averages 4.3 out of 5 from 764 ratings, while 72hrs averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Park Evanston or 72hrs have ads?
Neither Park Evanston nor 72hrs shows ads.

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