Comparison

Co vs Smart Park NYC

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

Head to head
About

Co

This app automatically detects when you leave a parking spot, updating a community-sourced map of available street parking. Find open spots quickly and reduce time spent circling for parking.

Highlights
  • Automatic parking spot detection
  • Real-time parking availability map
  • Community-sourced parking data
  • Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • Neighborhood parking improvement
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Co-Park automatically picks up when a user gets in their car and frees up a spot. No need for users to tell the app when they leave parking. With thousands of people on Co-Park near you, rest easy knowing when parking gets tough, you can open Co-Park, press a button, and see where someone emptied out a spot. Features: • Automatically detected street-parking spots • Nearby spots displayed on an interactive map • Spot age and freshness information • Street View • Directions and in-app navigation Download and share, the more people on it, the more parking for everyone. Happy parking! Privacy policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_yBIXG48ff8lmSFnGH6IC9ESE0O6CX2Una-vhi7hJ7c/edit?usp=sharing

About

Smart Park NYC

This app simplifies street parking in New York City by providing real-time information on parking restrictions. It visually indicates where you can park now and when you need to move, helping you avoid tickets and stress.

Highlights
  • Real-time parking restriction information
  • Visual map of parking rules
  • Navigation mode with voice alerts
  • Parking reminders
  • Fire hydrant locations
Features
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Say goodbye to circling the block. Smart Park NYC turns New York City's parking sign data into a simple answer: where you can park right now, and when you'll have to move. CAN I PARK HERE? See right away whether you can park on each side of the block you're on: street cleaning, no parking and no standing hours, meters and more. Each side of the block is colored on the map, stretch by stretch. DRIVE Mount your phone and tap Drive. Like a navigation app, the map tilts and follows your car, coloring every curb around you: green where you can park now, amber where a rule starts within the hour, red where you can't. A strip at the top says what's allowed on your left and right, and a voice tells you when the curb beside you is somewhere you can park, and until when. PARK HERE Tell the app which side you parked on, and it reminds you 30 minutes before that side's next restriction, like street cleaning. FIRE HYDRANTS See every hydrant on the map and the parking rules around it. Whether you're running errands or heading home, Smart Park gives you a stress-free parking edge—without ads, subscriptions, or nonsense. Sign data can be out of date or miss temporary signs, so always check the posted signs before you park. Made for NYC drivers who think smart.

Screenshots

Co4 screens
Smart Park NYC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Park NYC at 5.0 against Co's 2.3. Co's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Park NYC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Co ships an update every 8 days, Smart Park NYC weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Co versus Smart Park NYC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoSmart Park NYC
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMahdiur RahmanJonathan Haar

Customer experience

Co

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Smart Park NYC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Co

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Park NYC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Co free?
Co is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Park NYC free?
Smart Park NYC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Co or Smart Park NYC?
Smart Park NYC is rated higher. Co averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Smart Park NYC averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Co or Smart Park NYC have ads?
Neither Co nor Smart Park NYC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Co or Smart Park NYC?
Co ships an update every 8 days, and Smart Park NYC weekly. Most recently, Co was updated on November 3, 2026 and Smart Park NYC on October 30, 2026.

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