MobileMeter vs ParkOakPark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MobileMeter
Easily pay for on-street parking directly from your iPhone or iPad. Access your parking history, charges, and profile information through a secure website, and print reports.
- Pay for on-street parking
- Use iPhone or iPad
- Access secure website
- View parking charges
- Access parking history
- Print reports
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MobileMeter provides an easy way to pay for on-street parking using your iPhone or iPad. You can also login to our secure website to access parking charges, history, profile information and print reports. Registration with us is free and you are never under an obligation to use our system once you join. If there are ways we can help make your life easier as you're taking the key from the ignition, please let us know!
ParkOakPark
Manage your parking sessions easily from your smartphone. Pay for parking, extend your session remotely, and receive alerts before your time expires. Avoid the hassle of meters and enjoy a seamless parking experience.
- Pay for parking on the go
- Extend parking sessions remotely
- Receive end-of-session alerts
- Manage parking history
- Secure smartphone payments
- Email receipts
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No more digging for coins. This is how parking should be. Pay, extend, and manage your parking session with Oak Park's official parking app. It’s easy! PAY ON THE GO Pay quickly and securely with your smartphone. - Time's precious, stop wasting it feeding a meter. - Forget refilling the meter in the rain or braving the cold. NO PRICE SURPRISES - Receive email receipts at the end of your parking session. - Expenses made easy, manage your parking history through the mobile app. STRESS-FREE PARKING Get alerts when your parking session is about to end. - Stop worrying about how much time is left on the meter, we have you covered. NO NEED TO RUSH Add time to your parking session directly from your phone.* - Your plans change, your parking spot shouldn't. Simply extend your parking session via our app. -------- GET STARTED TODAY 1. Download the Park Oak Park Parking app. 2. Park where you see Park Oak Park Parking app signs. 3. Pay for your parking session from your phone. 4. Relax, welcome to parking as it should be. -------- COMING SOON The Park Oak Parking app is not done yet! We're constantly updating the app based on your feedback. -------- APP PERMISSIONS - Location Services (optional): Used to quickly provide nearby parking zones. * where applicable
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MobileMeter at 4.5 against ParkOakPark's 1.7. MobileMeter also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (729 vs 33). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MobileMeter holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MobileMeter has 729 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of MobileMeter's written reviews are positive against 0% of ParkOakPark's.
MobileMeter ships an update every 30 months, ParkOakPark every 36 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MobileMeter | ParkOakPark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (729 ratings) — better | 1.7 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 729 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Champaign | Village of Oak Park |
Customer experience
MobileMeter
ParkOakPark
Bugs and requests
MobileMeter
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Doesn't work on latest iOS
- Parking time not reflected on meter
Requested features
4 requests- Add Apple Watch app
- Allow early parking session end
- Improve UI and UX
- Add QR code scanning for parking spots
ParkOakPark
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MobileMeter
No in-app purchases
ParkOakPark
No in-app purchases
