Retrieve Parking vs SharkPin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retrieve Parking
Easily locate your parked car with this app. Save your parking spot, track time spent, and get directions via Apple Maps or Google Maps. It also allows photo saving for GPS-inaccurate areas and sets parking time reminders.
- Save parking location
- Track parking time
- Map view of parked car
- Link to navigation apps
- Photo saving for indoor parking
- Parking time reminders
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Thanks to this app, finding your parked car has never been easier! The app has a handy widget that can be placed anywhere on the Today screen. Thanks to this widget, you can: - Instantly save the parking just made - Check the time spent from the beginning of the stop without bothering any stopwatch app, very useful in case of a paid parking - Always have the map that accurately indicates the position where your car is parked - A quick link to Apple Maps or Google Maps to instantly find your car Have you parked indoors or in a place where GPS data is inaccurate? No problem, you can take a photo of the area where you made the stop. Did you stop in a paid parking lot? Again, no problem! Through the app you can set a reminder for a specific time, even after days.
SharkPin
Find live parking spots in real-time with alerts from other drivers. View open spaces on a map and claim them before others do. Earn rewards by sharing your own open spots.
- Real-time parking spot alerts
- Nearby parking map
- Street parking discovery
- Live parking shared by drivers
- Fast spot claiming
- Rewards for posting open spots
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SharkPin is a parking finder app that helps you discover live parking spots nearby. Get real-time parking alerts from drivers around you, view open spots on the map, and claim a spot before someone else takes it. You can also post open parking spots, earn tips, track your driving for tax purposes, and build your profile in the app. SharkPin features: - Real-time parking spot alerts - Nearby parking map - Street parking discovery - Live parking shared by local drivers - Fast spot claiming - Rewards for posting open parking - Track your walking and driving for each day, week, month, and year. - Social profiles, tips, gifts, and icon unlocks If you want a faster way to find open parking nearby, SharkPin gives you live parking information from real drivers in real time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Retrieve Parking at every 2 days against SharkPin's every 2 weeks. Retrieve Parking also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.4). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Retrieve Parking sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SharkPin sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Retrieve Parking against 5.0 for SharkPin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Retrieve Parking ships an update every 2 days, SharkPin every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retrieve Parking | SharkPin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 285 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Matteo Ciannavei | Astra Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Retrieve Parking
SharkPin
In-app purchases
Retrieve Parking
- Parking Premium$0.99
SharkPin
- Golden Football$9.99
- Lucky clover badge$19.99
- Lucky cat badge$19.99
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- Traffic light badge$19.99
- High speed badge$19.99
- Lucky chip badge$99.99
- Lucky Ace badge$99.99
- Prince's crown$999.99
- King's crown$999.99






