Comparison

SF POPOS vs Ticketless+

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

Head to head
About

SF POPOS

Discover San Francisco's hidden urban oases, from quiet plazas to rooftop terraces. Find private spaces open to the public for a moment of calm or a place to recharge. Explore the city's dense fabric and uncover unique retreats.

Highlights
  • Discover hidden urban retreats
  • Find quiet plazas and courtyards
  • Detailed space information
  • Smart navigation with map and list view
  • Advanced filtering by amenities
  • Save favorite spaces
Features
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SF POPOS is your definitive guide to San Francisco’s Privately Owned Public Open Spaces—quiet plazas, rooftop terraces, hidden courtyards, and indoor retreats woven into the city’s dense urban fabric. From the Financial District to SoMa, discover spaces that offer a place to sit, recharge, or step away from the pace of the city. Whether you are looking for a calm spot to read, eat lunch, or take a break between classes or work, SF POPOS helps you uncover public spaces that are open to everyone, even when they are located on private property. Turn everyday movement through the city into exploration. Save your favorite spaces, keep track of where you have been, and build your own collection of places across San Francisco. EXPLORE WITH EASE • Smart Navigation: Seamlessly switch between a fast, interactive map and a clean list view to find spaces nearby • Advanced Filtering: Discover locations based on seating, amenities, accessibility, and more • Detailed Information: View hours, rules, and space descriptions to plan your visit with confidence Thoughtfully designed for a simple, modern experience, SF POPOS makes it easy to see the city differently and find places you might otherwise walk past. Download SF POPOS and explore San Francisco in a new way.

About

Ticketless+

This app automatically detects when you park and alerts you to upcoming parking restrictions like street cleaning, meters, and tow-aways. It offers instant parking protection without sign-up, ads, or tracking, specifically designed for San Francisco's complex rules.

Highlights
  • Automatic parking detection
  • Street cleaning alerts
  • Meter expiration reminders
  • Tow-away warnings
  • Color curb detection
  • Citation hotspot avoidance
  • Crowdsourced restriction data
Features
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Ticketless automatically detects when you park and warns you before parking restrictions take effect. It supports street cleaning, meters, time limits, tow-aways, construction zones, and more. No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. Just instant parking protection that runs quietly in the background. Key Features • Auto parking detection (works even when the app is closed) • Street cleaning alerts (including complex weekly patterns) • Meter expiration reminders + custom paid-time tracking • Hourly time limit tracking (1–4 hour zones) • Tow-away + construction permit warnings • Color curb detection (red, green, yellow, white, blue, more) • Explore mode: check any spot before you park • Citation hotspots: avoid high enforcement areas • Drag-and-drop parking pin + manual controls when needed Ticketless also crowd sources restrictions that the city's data doesn't have! Privacy First Ticketless is built to protect your car, not collect your data. No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. San Francisco Only Ticketless is designed specifically for SF’s complex rules using official city data. Support: az_98@icloud.com

Screenshots

SF POPOS4 screens
Ticketless+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ticketless+ at every 5 days against SF POPOS's every 2 weeks. Ticketless+ also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SF POPOS against 5.0 for Ticketless+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SF POPOS ships an update every 2 weeks, Ticketless+ every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SF POPOS versus Ticketless+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSF POPOSTicketless+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamuel SnowAbdullah Zahid

Customer experience

SF POPOS

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ticketless+

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SF POPOS

No in-app purchases

None

Ticketless+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SF POPOS free?
SF POPOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ticketless+ free?
Ticketless+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SF POPOS or Ticketless+?
SF POPOS and Ticketless+ are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do SF POPOS or Ticketless+ have ads?
Neither SF POPOS nor Ticketless+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SF POPOS or Ticketless+?
SF POPOS ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ticketless+ every 5 days. Most recently, SF POPOS was updated on October 12, 2026 and Ticketless+ on October 11, 2026.

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