2 Hour Parking vs SecureFilePro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2 Hour Parking
This app uses your phone's camera to digitally "chalk" parked vehicles by recognizing license plates, recording their location and time. It helps identify vehicles that have been parked for extended periods, allowing for the creation of digital ticket records.
- License plate recognition
- Geo-location and time stamping
- Searchable database for parked vehicles
- Digital ticket record creation
- Patrol account sharing
- In-app unit purchases
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"2 Hour Parking: iChalk" is a photo "chalking" app that helps identify cars that have been parked in the same location for an extended period of time using license plate recognition software, geo-location and time stamping. * 2 Hour Parking: iChalk uses the iPhone camera to take an "iChalk" photo of the back of a parked car that includes its license plate. The license plate number is read using ALPR and stored, together with the time and geo-location of the image, for up to 48 hours in a searchable iChalking database. Subsequent iChalkings are then compared to this information. If a license plate matches an earlier iChalking, the matching photos are displayed along with the time information. * When an earlier iChalking indicates overtime parking, the time information can be entered onto a "real" paper ticket (REAL TICKET IS NOT A PART OF THE APP) and the car ticketed. The iChalking information supporting the real ticket can be stored for 1 year in a searchable database. iChalking ticket images can also be saved in the Photo App and emailed or printed from there. * iChalkings and Tickets are shared only among the Members of a Patrol Account. Invite new Members to a Patrol Account using a secure emailed Member Code. * iChalk units - Each iChalking uses one "unit of iChalk" for ALPR of the license plate. (Alternatively, if no units of iChalk are available, the license plate can be entered manually.) The app comes with 10 Introductory units of iChalk. Additional units of iChalk can be purchased from the Apple App Store through an In App Purchase for one cent ($0.01 USD) or less per unit of iChalk. * Screenshots: 1) On patrol - aim iPhone and iChalk a vehicle. 2) The app recognized a license plate and decoded it. It is a repeat plate matching a license plate in an earlier iChalking. 3) Because of match, the app displays the earlier iChalking and offers ticketing the violation. 4) Create an iChalk Ticket Record referencing the ticket number of a real ticket. (Issue a real ticket - real ticket is not part of the app.) 5) If the real ticket were disputed, view the iChalk Ticket Record with photos, times and approximate geolocations.
SecureFilePro
This app facilitates secure and convenient exchange of confidential documents between professionals and their clients. It streamlines the process of sending and receiving files, updating profiles, and communicating instantly, eliminating the need for paper-based methods.
- Secure file transfer
- Client profile updates
- Questionnaire management
- Instant messaging
- Invoice payments
- Remote e-signatures
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SecureFileProTM provides a secure client file exchange, allowing preparers and their clients to exchange confidential tax documents securely and conveniently. Since it is a paperless document exchange, preparers spend less time printing, faxing, emailing, or mailing returns and other documents to clients when they need a copy. With SecureFilePro you can quickly: Transfer files Update profiles Questionnaires Send and receive instant messages Pay invoices Remote e-Signatures
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SecureFilePro at Free against 2 Hour Parking's $4.99. SecureFilePro also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 0%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). 2 Hour Parking's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads and device support 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
SecureFilePro is free to download; 2 Hour Parking costs $4.99 up front. 2 Hour Parking sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. SecureFilePro asks for nothing beyond the download.
2 Hour Parking holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SecureFilePro has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of 2 Hour Parking's written reviews are positive against 42% of SecureFilePro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
2 Hour Parking ships an update every 32 months, SecureFilePro every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | 2 Hour Parking | SecureFilePro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.5 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Kramer | Drake Software Mobile |
Customer experience
2 Hour Parking
SecureFilePro
In-app purchases
2 Hour Parking
- package of 1,000 iChalk units$9.99
- package of 5,000 iChalk units$44.99
- package of 10,000 iChalk units$84.99
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- package of 20,000 iChalk units$159.99
SecureFilePro
No in-app purchases
