MobileMeter vs SmoothSkies
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!
SmoothSkies
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Understand your flight's weather-based ride outlook and bring helpful comfort tools aboard with SmoothSkies. YOUR FLIGHT, IN PLAIN LANGUAGE Search for a flight and explore experimental bump-potential estimates for climb, cruise and descent. See what changed between saved estimates, compare available flights and review your own route history. A COMPANION THAT TRAVELS WITH YOU Save a boarding brief before departure and read it offline. Choose brief, detailed or quiet presentation, try simple grounding activities, or import a familiar voice message to play without internet. Family mode includes illustrated flight stages and seated activities to explore together. LEARN FROM YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE After a saved trip, keep a private ride reflection. Compare future estimates with previous flights that had the same overall forecast category, and view your estimate and experience side by side in your personal report card. Sharing a ride report with SmoothSkies is optional. YOU CHOOSE THE UPDATES Save trips and enable optional flight reminders. Quiet mode reduces routine reminders to one before departure. Worsening-estimate alerts are based on periodic checks, not live aircraft tracking. FREE IN VERSION 1.0 No purchases or subscriptions. Searches and refreshed estimates require internet access; service limits and data coverage apply. Save briefs and audio before going offline. No username or password is required. KNOW THE LIMITS SmoothSkies provides experimental weather-based estimates along an assumed route. It does not measure turbulence, track your aircraft's actual route, guarantee conditions or assess flight safety. Passenger reflections are subjective. Always follow your airline and crew instructions. Comfort tools are general information, not medical treatment. Privacy: https://smoothskies-cca25.web.app/privacy Support: https://smoothskies-cca25.web.app/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: MobileMeter at 3 against SmoothSkies's 1. MobileMeter also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, 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.
| Parameter | MobileMeter | SmoothSkies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (702 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 702 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Champaign | Srinivas Venkata Modekurti |
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
SmoothSkies
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MobileMeter
No in-app purchases
SmoothSkies
No in-app purchases









