Comparison

Parking Timer vs OPAssistant

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

Head to head
About

Parking Timer

Avoid overpaying for parking with precise notifications before your time expires. Customize pricing rules, save payment QR codes, and check parking time directly from your home or lock screen.

Highlights
  • Precise time-based notifications
  • Customizable pricing rules per lot
  • Save and share QR codes for payment
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Money-saving parking tracking
Features
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Have you ever paid for a whole extra hour of parking just because you went over by one minute? Parking Timer helps you avoid this frustration with precise notifications that remind you before your time is up. Customize pricing rules for each parking lot, save QR codes for payment, and share them directly to your payment apps. With beautifully designed widgets, you can check your parking time right from the Home Screen or Lock Screen — making parking smarter and saving you money!

About

OPAssistant

Monitor and manage your OpenWrt devices remotely. View system status like CPU, memory, and network, and control parental settings if the OpenAppFilter plugin is installed. Supports IPv6 and various OpenWrt devices.

Highlights
  • Open source code on GitHub
  • Supports all OpenWrt devices
  • No plugins required
  • IPv6 support
  • Remote management via public IP
  • System status monitoring (CPU, memory, network)
  • Parental control plugin integration
Features
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This is a powerful OpenWrt management app that supports all native OpenWrt functions and offers management capabilities for over 60 plugins. Multi-device management: Supports adding and managing multiple OpenWrt devices. Status monitoring: View key system metrics such as CPU, memory, connection count, network status, and firewall status. Network configuration: Configure LAN and WAN interfaces as well as firewall settings. WiFi configuration: Manage WiFi radios and interfaces (e.g., add, delete, or modify SSIDs). Software Center: Manage LuCI plugins directly from your phone, including installation and uninstallation. SSH Terminal: Access the OpenWrt command-line interface with a single tap. LAN speed test: Test network speeds between your phone and the router. Remote management: Manage devices remotely via public IP address or domain name. File management: Manage files, view system file lists, and preview images and videos. Advanced system settings: Perform actions such as rebooting, resetting, and firmware upgrades. Multi-plugin support: Manage dozens of plugins, including DDNS, Frpc, Docker, WOL, ZeroTier, and Samba. Customizable UI: Supports dark and light modes, with customizable layouts for the home screen and app center. Parental controls: Configure full OpenAppFilter features, including application filtering, internet access controls, powerful client management and App record.

Screenshots

Parking Timer4 screens
OPAssistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Parking Timer at weekly against OPAssistant's every 6 months. OPAssistant's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

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 Parking Timer against 4.9 for OPAssistant. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OPAssistant has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Parking Timer's written reviews are positive against 94% of OPAssistant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parking Timer ships an update weekly, OPAssistant every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Parking Timer versus OPAssistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParking TimerOPAssistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.9 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better94.1% of reviews
Number of ratings324 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB34 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer哲庆 史娇 杜

Customer experience

Parking Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OPAssistant

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Parking Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

OPAssistant

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Unable to read data after successful connection

Requested features

2 requests
  • Support for HTTPS
  • Detailed description of app functionality

In-app purchases

None

Parking Timer

No in-app purchases

None

OPAssistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parking Timer free?
Parking Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OPAssistant free?
OPAssistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Parking Timer or OPAssistant?
Parking Timer is rated higher. Parking Timer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while OPAssistant averages 4.9 from 24 ratings.
Do Parking Timer or OPAssistant have ads?
Neither Parking Timer nor OPAssistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parking Timer or OPAssistant?
Parking Timer ships an update weekly, and OPAssistant every 6 months. Most recently, Parking Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and OPAssistant on October 30, 2026.

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