Parking Timer vs iPocketRemote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
iPocketRemote
Transform your iPhone into a wireless trackpad and remote for your Mac. Control the pointer, media, volume, and system functions like locking or sleeping your computer. Connects securely over your local network without needing a cloud service.
- Wireless trackpad control
- Media and volume control
- System control (lock/sleep)
- Secure local network connection
- QR code or code pairing
- Multiple trackpad styles
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Turn your iPhone into a wireless trackpad and remote control for your Mac. Move the pointer, click, right-click, scroll, and drag from your phone. You can also control media and volume, lock the screen, or put your Mac to sleep—all over your local network. iPocketRemote works with the companion Mac app iPocketDock. In iPocketRemote, open Settings and tap Download Mac App to install it. REMOTE TRACKPAD • Move the Mac pointer with one finger • Tap to click and double-tap to double-click • Two-finger tap for right-click • Scroll with two fingers or along either trackpad edge • Press and move to drag • Adjust pointer sensitivity and edge scrolling • Choose from multiple trackpad styles MEDIA & SYSTEM CONTROLS • Play or pause media • Go to the previous or next track • Adjust volume from 0–100 or mute instantly • Lock your Mac or put it to sleep • Manage multiple Macs and choose a preferred device QUICK, PRIVATE CONNECTION • Pair by scanning a QR code or entering a pairing code • Automatically reconnect to paired Macs • Communicates directly over your local network • No cloud service or account required • Pairing credentials are stored securely in the iOS Keychain REQUIREMENTS • iPhone running iOS 17.0 or later • Mac running the latest iPocketDock • iPhone and Mac connected to the same local network • Camera permission is used only for QR-code pairing • Local Network permission is used to find and connect to your Mac Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Parking Timer at none against iPocketRemote's 2. Parking Timer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. iPocketRemote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Parking Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Parking Timer ships an update weekly, iPocketRemote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parking Timer | iPocketRemote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 哲庆 史 | 胜天 何 |
Customer experience
Parking Timer
iPocketRemote
In-app purchases
Parking Timer
No in-app purchases
iPocketRemote
- Yearly Premium$1.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$3.99









