OpenPaths vs Parkquility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenPaths
Securely store and visualize your personal location history. Track your movements, upload data to a website for download in various formats, and control who can access your information. Offers API integration and runs with minimal battery drain.
- Location tracking
- Data visualization
- Data export (KML, JSON, CSV)
- Secure data locker
- API integration
- Background operation
- Minimal battery drain
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OpenPaths (https://openpaths.cc) is a secure data locker for personal location information. Using our iPhone app you can track your location, visualize where you've been, and upload your data to the OpenPaths website. You can then download your data from the website in a variety of friendly formats, including KML, JSON, and CSV. The OpenPaths API enables you to integrate your own software with the platform. You can keep your location history to yourself, or you can share it with specific research initiatives, art projects, or educational programs as you so choose. The OpenPaths online interface allows you to manage who has access to your data. Your data is secure on the encrypted OpenPaths servers and cannot be accessed by anyone without your express consent. OpenPaths is a new way for individuals to take ownership of, to work with, and to share the data that they generate in their daily lives. OpenPaths is a community project initiated by the Research and Development Lab at the New York Times Company. - Runs in the background - Minimal battery drain For more information, please visit https://openpaths.cc
Parkquility
This app simplifies all aspects of parking, from finding and reserving spots to managing payments and permits. It supports various parking services and is continuously expanding its location coverage.
- Find parking spots
- Pay for parking
- Make reservations
- Valet parking support
- Validation services
- Permit parking management
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Parkquility is an App that helps with all things parking. Whether it is Finding Parking, Paying for Parking, Making Reservations, Valet, Validations or Permit Parking, we support everything. We are expanding and adding more locations every week.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OpenPaths at 44% against Parkquility's 8%. OpenPaths also leads on rating (2.3 vs 1.9) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Parkquility's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OpenPaths holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parkquility has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of OpenPaths's written reviews are positive against 8% of Parkquility's.
OpenPaths ships an update every 35 months, Parkquility every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenPaths | Parkquility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | 1.9 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of California, San Diego (Business Affairs) | Jiva Adventures` |
Customer experience
OpenPaths
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In-app purchases
OpenPaths
No in-app purchases
Parkquility
No in-app purchases
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