Park Assist vs Austin 311
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Park Assist
This app helps you find available parking spots before you arrive at a location equipped with a sensor network. It also features a system to easily locate your parked car, eliminating the need to manually mark your spot or take photos.
- Find available parking spots
- Locate your parked car
- Works at Park Assist-equipped facilities
- Free to use
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Put parking knowledge in your hand with the Park Assist App! When you visit a site with Park Assist’s innovative sensor network, this app tells you even before arriving where to find available parking spaces. You can also locate your parked car using our exclusive FIND YOUR CAR system with just a few taps – no need to mark your spot when you arrive or take pictures. The Park Assist App works at select Park Assist-equipped parking facilities worldwide, and is FREE!
Austin 311
Access City services and information easily. This app helps you connect with the City of Austin for various needs, contributing to its goal of becoming a well-managed city.
- Access city services
- Access city information
- Connect with City of Austin
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Austin 3-1-1 provides uncomplicated access to City services and information and is aligned with the City of Austin's goal to become the best managed City in the country.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Austin 311 at fortnightly against Park Assist's every 9 months. Austin 311 also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 0%). Park Assist's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.3 for Park Assist against 2.3 for Austin 311. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 56 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Park Assist's written reviews are positive against 27% of Austin 311's.
Park Assist ships an update every 9 months, Austin 311 fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Park Assist | Austin 311 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (20 ratings) | 2.3 (56 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 27.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Park Assist, LLC | City of Austin |
Customer experience
Park Assist
Austin 311
In-app purchases
Park Assist
No in-app purchases
Austin 311
No in-app purchases
