Parket vs Heart FM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parket
This app offers automated access to parking lots using license plate recognition or QR code scanning. It simplifies payments, allows for advance booking of daily or monthly parking at reduced rates, and provides hourly parking tracking with detailed cost breakdowns.
- Automated access via license plate recognition
- QR code scanning for entry
- Automatic payment loading
- Advance booking for daily/monthly parking
- Hourly parking tracking and cost breakdown
- In-app customer support
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Parket is committed to providing its users seamless automated access to parking lots as well as making payment as easy as possible. The parking industry uses outdated solutions to provide users access to parking lots. This results in unnecessary inconvenience in the form of waiting in lines to pay for tickets, waiting in queues when there is an issue exiting and lengthy waits when there is an issue with payment. Not only is the current ticketing system clunky and outdated but it is not sustainable. Get Automated Access With our licence plate reader all you have to do is load your licence plate onto your account via the app and our advanced imaging technology will automatically open for your vehicle when you approach the entry or exit boom. Scan For Access If the parking lot does not have licence plate recognition installed you can scan a QR code at the entry boom of the parking lot to gain access. No more tickets needed, just the power of your phone. Automatic Payments Load a card onto your account via the app. This card will allow you to make automatic payments when you exit the parking lot. Cheaper Parking Not only is our solution more seamless but it is cheaper for everyone involved as our system requires less hardware, which means we can offer cheaper parking compared to other parking lots, especially in and around Cape Town's CBD. Park As Long As You Want Need to park your car somewhere long term or need to make use of a parking lot on a daily basis but don't want to pay hourly rates that cost an arm and a leg? We offer the ability to book parking in advance at much lower rates. You can reserve a bay on a daily or monthly basis as you need. Hourly Parking Only need to park for an hour or two? Get access to any parking lot by scanning the QR code. Once inside you will be able to track your parking session via the app. We give you a detailed breakdown of how long you've stayed and the upcoming rates for the next hours. No longer will you need to keep track of where your ticket is! Full Customer Support If ever you need assistance, have questions or just want to give your feedback, Parket gives you the ability to get in touch with our support team directly via the app. This is part of our commitment to making parking for you as seamless as possible.
Heart FM
Listen to live radio, catch up on podcasts, and interact with the studio and other listeners. Stay informed with breaking news and special offers from this independent commercial radio station.
- Live radio streaming
- On-demand podcasts
- Voice note and message submission
- Listener community engagement
- Breaking news and offers
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Cape Town's biggest independent commercial radio station, Heart FM, has long been a trusted name in the Mother City. A guiding light to communities and an entertainer, in touch with the values the people of Cape Town hold most dear. In our app, you can: • Tune into our livestream anytime, anywhere! • Listen to podcasts available within seconds of broadcast. • Send us your voice notes and messages directly to the studio. • Engage with other listeners about your topics of interest. • Receive Breaking News, Special offers and other information from our team. We are the expression of a culture that is the core of the Mother City: Community-centred & committed to enjoying life to the fullest. Our presenters are real people telling authentic stories, making genuine connections.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Heart FM at 4.6 against Parket's 4.1. Heart FM also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Parket's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Heart FM holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Parket's written reviews are positive against 100% of Heart FM's.
Parket ships an update weekly, Heart FM monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parket | Heart FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (21 ratings) | 4.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PARKET (PTY) LTD | Heart FM |
Customer experience
Parket
Heart FM
In-app purchases
Parket
No in-app purchases
Heart FM
No in-app purchases








