Greater Montreal Transit vs Parallel Parking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Greater Montreal Transit
Get real-time transit information for the Greater Montreal area, including live bus and train schedules, vehicle positions on a map, and nearby stop details. Plan your trips efficiently with dynamic updates and route visualizations.
- Real-time bus and train updates
- Live vehicle positions on map
- Nearby stops identification
- Search by stop or route
- Favorite stops
- Trip planner with best connections
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Greater Montreal Transit covers the following regions - Montreal, Laval, Longueuil, Terrebonne, Brossard, Repentigny, Saint-Jérôme, Blainville, Mirabel, Dollard-des-Ormeaux Agencies covered - STM Transit | STL Transit | RTL Transit | REM Transit | EXO Transit Greater Montreal Transit Real Time app providing you bus and train live schedules and time along with live vehicle position on map. Montreal Transit Real Time App Offers Following Features: - Dynamic real-time updates on buses and trains - Stops nearby - Search by stop name, stop#, or route# - Buses and trains schedule auto refreshes every 30 seconds - Bus and train stops interaction from map itself - Set radius for nearby stops - Favourite your bus and ctrain stops - Resizable map - See bus and train routes on map - See vehicle positions on map in real time - State of the art trip planner that helps you get the best connections and shortest trip routes
Parallel Parking
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Park like you know Montreal! Pick a street and see your odds before you get there. Skip the circling, skip the potential tickets. You just park. === YOUR ODDS, ON EVERY STREET === -A percentage on every street: your chance of finding a spot right now -Search any address and see your odds before you leave, plus the best time to arrive -Paid spots on the map, each showing the chance it's free -Slide the clock up to a day ahead and watch the whole map change === ASK PARALLEL === -Ask in plain words, in English, French or Spanish: "Where can I park near the Bell Centre tonight?" -Get streets with their odds and the walk to your door, then tap Guide me -Not sure about a pole? Snap it right in the chat and Parallel reads it for you -Free includes 3 questions a day, Plus 10, Pro 25 === CAN I PARK HERE? === -One tap answers for the exact spot you're standing on, each side of the street separately -Every sign in Montréal decoded into one plain sentence, in English, French or Spanish -Point your camera at a confusing pole and Parallel reads it for you, with an optional AI second opinion -Street explanations: the AI reads every posted rule on both sides and tells you, in plain words, what you can do right now and until when -AI on every plan: free includes 20 sign photo readings a week and 5 street explanations a month -No-parking streets, permit zones, fire hydrants and bus stops drawn on the map -How often cars get towed, broken into or hit on this block === STAY OUT OF TROUBLE === -Snow-removal ban and tow-zone alerts -Enforcement nearby: drivers report a parking officer, and everyone around sees it for 30 minutes, anonymously -Save where you parked, and get a nudge before the rules change under your car -Help fix the map: when a sign you scan doesn't match the map, Parallel can send what each said, without the photo === PARALLEL PLUS === Parallel is free, with no account and no tracking. Plus is for drivers who want the whole city at a glance: -Your odds on CarPlay, right under the turn directions -Zoom out to a whole neighbourhood painted with your chances -Parking forecast: how the city fills up, hour by hour, and when a concert, a game or a street fair will make it busier -Saved places, each with its odds ready -Map layers: sign poles, construction, EV chargers, Park & Ride, speed and red-light cameras, theft areas, lots, satellite view -Unlimited searches (free includes 5 per week) -More AI: 200 sign photo readings and 50 street explanations a month Parallel Pro is for people who drive all day: everything in Plus, with live odds everywhere, up to 40 hours a month, 1,000 sign photo readings and 300 street explanations a month, and the parking ticket helper: photograph a ticket and Parallel checks it against the signs where your car was, at the time it was written. If it's worth contesting, it drafts your not-guilty plea in French, with a translation (10 tickets a month, not legal advice). === MADE IN MONTRÉAL === -Borough by borough, built on the city's open data as featured on the Montreal city showcase (https://donnees.montreal.ca/en/showcase/parallel) -In English, French and Spanish -No account, and nothing we collect is linked to you Parallel Plus (CAD $3.99/month or CAD $34.99/year) and Parallel Pro (CAD $29.99/month or CAD $249.99/year) are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://towr.dev/parallel/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Greater Montreal Transit at none against Parallel Parking's 4. Greater Montreal Transit also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Parallel Parking's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price 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. Parallel Parking sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Greater Montreal Transit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Greater Montreal Transit ships an update every 3 months, Parallel Parking every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Greater Montreal Transit | Parallel Parking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bhanu Munjal | German Alfonso Torres |
In-app purchases
Greater Montreal Transit
No in-app purchases
Parallel Parking
- Parallel Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- Parallel Pro Monthly$22.991 Month
- Parallel Plus Yearly$24.991 Year
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- Parallel Pro Yearly$199.991 Year
Questions
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