Comparison

Parkster vs Postbus Shuttle NextGen

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

Head to head
About

Parkster

Manage your parking easily from your smartphone. Start, stop, or extend parking sessions, find nearby lots, and receive reminders. Save time and optimize costs with this intuitive parking solution.

Highlights
  • Start, stop, and extend parking tickets
  • Find nearby parking lots with information
  • Save multiple license plates
  • Various payment options
  • Receive parking time reminders
  • Digital parking ticket for attendants
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Make parking smoother with Parkster. Start, stop or extend your parking ticket directly in the parking App with your smartphone. So you have full control over your parking situation. Long and expensive parking tickets are old school - With our parking App, you save time and optimize your cost! Your advantages when parking with Parkster: - Effortless and intuitive operation of the parking App - Find parking lots nearby and get all information about it directly in the parking App - Extend your car's parking tickets on your smartphone - Your parking ticket can be canceled any time - Save all your number plates and use smartphone parking for your own, your business- or rental car - Various payment options available How it works: - Install the parking App and register or choose express parking - Find your parking spot on the map, or search to find parking spaces in a particular parking zone with the zone code - Start, stop or extend your parking ticket whenever you want - The parking attendant sees your digital parking ticket through his control device - You get a notification by the Parking App 15 minutes before your parking time ends Parking app and travel Planning a trip to a city in Germany, Austria or Sweden? Whether your trip is business or pleasure, with Parkster you can pay for your parking spot by the minute. The Parkster parking App is available in over 1.000 locations- and we constantly add new ones. Easy parking with Parkster in e.g. - Berlin You want to explore Berlin and are looking for the best parking spaces to go sightseeing? You can find central parking lots and parking garages with Parkster. -Stockholm In Stockholm you will find many parking spaces and parking garages that you can pay conveniently via your smartphone - without unnecessary costs. - Münster Münster stands for history with a future, for a cultural stronghold and bicycle paradise, for a bishop's seat and student city. The 1200-year-old metropolis proves how young old can be with its lively city flair, exciting cultural programs and diverse leisure and shopping opportunities. Find with Parkster always a suitable parking space - uncomplicated and via smartphone. - Euskirchen The mixture of still preserved history and modern shopping city character makes the charm of the city. With Parkster, paper parking tickets are a thing of the past. Simply pay your parking ticket via smartphone. -Lund Find your parking place with Parkster in the cozy city with cathedral, university and history. -Halmstad Find your parking spot in the Swedish province of Halland. -Gothenburg Discover Gothenburg's largest shopping street with many cafes and stores and find the right parking spot with Parkster. -Passau Always find the right parking space in the three-river city of Passau. -Nuremberg In the second largest city in Bavaria, Parkster offers you parking by the minute. -in Dresden Find your parking space in the capital of Saxony -in Enköping Always find the right parking space in Enköping with parkster Your smooth parking app Downloading the app doesn't cost you a cent. Always find the best parking lot with Parkster. Parkster has made paying your parking ticket easier since 2010. Our Parkster parking App has over 5 million registered users.

About

Postbus Shuttle NextGen

Features
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Postbus Shuttle – Mobility for ALL. Simple. Flexible. Sustainable. The Postbus Shuttle is your flexible mobility solution – the on-demand alternative to owning your own car and the perfect complement to public transport. Book your journey conveniently via the app and enjoy individual mobility whenever you want. Your advantages: • Easy booking: Select your start and destination, specify your desired time – done! • Individual travel: No fixed routes or times, you decide! • Comfort & safety: Arrive relaxed in modern vehicles. • Sustainable mobility: Share your journey and protect the environment. • From early to late: For appointments, doctor's visits or connecting to the train. How it works: 1. Select your destination: Enter your desired destination in your Postbus Shuttle region. 2. Enter journey details: Specify your desired time and other details. 3. Search for a journey: Select a suitable journey. 4. Enjoy the journey: Get in, sit back and arrive safely! You can find all current regions at www.postbusshuttle.at.Postbus Shuttle – mobility for ALL. Simple. Flexible. Sustainable.

Screenshots

Parkster4 screens
Postbus Shuttle NextGen4 screens

Verdict

The call

Parkster and Postbus Shuttle NextGen are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parkster ships an update every 2 weeks, Postbus Shuttle NextGen fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Parkster versus Postbus Shuttle NextGen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParksterPostbus Shuttle NextGen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (783 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings783 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.7.2
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB81 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperParksterÖsterreichische Postbus Aktiengesellschaft

Bugs and requests

Parkster

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Parking time not registering correctly
  • Inability to close account
  • Incompatibility with non-Swedish phone numbers
  • Parking zones not found in the app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Driving directions to parking spots
  • Live parking time display
  • Multilingual support
  • Seamless credit card payment

Postbus Shuttle NextGen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Parkster

No in-app purchases

None

Postbus Shuttle NextGen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parkster free?
Parkster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Postbus Shuttle NextGen free?
Postbus Shuttle NextGen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Parkster or Postbus Shuttle NextGen have ads?
Neither Parkster nor Postbus Shuttle NextGen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parkster or Postbus Shuttle NextGen?
Parkster ships an update every 2 weeks, and Postbus Shuttle NextGen fortnightly. Most recently, Parkster was updated on October 24, 2026 and Postbus Shuttle NextGen on October 24, 2026.

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