Comparison

Tube Planner vs LookingForCarPark

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

Head to head
About

Tube Planner

Navigate London's public transport with real-time line statuses and simplified maps. Plan your journeys across the Underground, DLR, TFL Rail, Overground, and Elizabeth line. Includes a map view and integration with Google Maps for location awareness.

Highlights
  • Real-time line statuses
  • Planned weekend statuses
  • Tube Map view
  • Simplified line maps
  • Google Maps integration
Features
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A stylish and simple London Underground planner for helping you get around Greater London. Tube Planner provides the current statuses and planned weekend statuses for all London Underground lines, DLR, TFL Rail and the Overground. Now also includes the Elizabeth line. Plan your trip by checking the Tube Map, or a simplified single tube line map. If you are still aren't sure where you are, you can simply use the Google Maps feature to see where you are. Coming soon: + Journey Planner, but we will keep you posted when this is ready.

About

LookingForCarPark

Easily find and book parking spaces in towns and cities across the UK and Boston. Secure your spot in seconds with flexible hourly, daily, or monthly options and pay safely with multiple secure payment methods.

Highlights
  • Find and book parking spaces
  • Secure cashless payments
  • Flexible booking durations
  • Real-time availability
  • View, extend, amend, or cancel bookings
  • Available in UK cities and Boston
Features
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Pay to park in seconds. With secure methods such as debit or credit cards and Apple Pay available for payment, LookingForCarPark is the safe, cashless, flexible, and easy solution for your parking needs. Join the thousands of drivers using our platform to save time and money by booking their parking in advance. Our app offers a wide range of parking solutions to suit your needs meaning you can book your space for a few hours, or secure it for a few months. You can pay with LookingForCarPark in towns and cities across the UK. Use the app to pay to park across London in Waterloo, Oxford Circus, Victoria, Belgravia, Acton, Brixton, as well as Boston, plus a host of other towns and cities across the UK. Why Choose LookingForCarPark? -Affordable Rates: Discover competitively priced hourly and monthly parking options. -Flexible Options: Choose from hourly, daily, or monthly parking options to perfectly match your schedule. -Real-time availability: Check live availability and skip the last minute parking panic. -Instant Booking: Reserve a space in seconds and avoid the hassle of circling the block. Features & Benefits: - Search, book and park in our car parks in London and Boston. - Pay safely and securely with credit and debit cards as well as Apple Pay. - View, extend, amend, or cancel your booking. For more information and to see the towns and cities where LookingForCarPark is offered for parking, please see our website at LookingForCarPark.com

Screenshots

Tube Planner4 screens
LookingForCarPark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tube Planner at none against LookingForCarPark's shown. Tube Planner also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (58% vs 50%). LookingForCarPark's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). On price, update cadence, 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

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

Tube Planner ships an update every 3 months, LookingForCarPark every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tube Planner versus LookingForCarPark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTube PlannerLookingForCarPark
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander KozlowskiLookingForCarPark Ltd

Customer experience

Tube Planner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

LookingForCarPark

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tube Planner

No in-app purchases

None

LookingForCarPark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tube Planner free?
Tube Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LookingForCarPark free?
LookingForCarPark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tube Planner or LookingForCarPark have ads?
LookingForCarPark shows ads; Tube Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Tube Planner or LookingForCarPark?
Tube Planner ships an update every 3 months, and LookingForCarPark every 5 months. Most recently, Tube Planner was updated on September 8, 2026 and LookingForCarPark on October 29, 2026.

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