ParqEx Parking App vs Transit Stats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ParqEx Parking App
This app connects drivers with underutilized private parking spots. Owners can rent out their spaces hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly, while drivers can find and reserve exclusive parking. It also offers technology for controlled access to gated or garage parking.
- Rent underutilized parking spots
- Find parking by location or address
- Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly rentals
- Controlled access for gated spots (Access+)
- Earn income from unused parking
- Support local communities
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ParqEx’ s marketplace enables non-commercial parking owners (e.g. residential, non-profit, and business parking spots) to rent their underutilized parking spots to drivers on an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis. For parking spots secured behind gates/garage doors, ParqEx’ s Access+ technology lets owners grant controlled access to their secured parking spots through the convenience of the ParqEx app. LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPOT? SAVE MONEY! Get access to exclusive private parking based on your current location or search by address. Contact individual parking spot owners and ask any specific questions you may have. Reserve your ideal spot with the tap of a button and park your car by the hour, day, week, or month. > EXCLUSIVITY Access an exclusive inventory of private parking spots, unavailable anywhere but on ParqEx. > CONVENIENCE When you need a parking spot, just open the app, find and book your spot! Reserve from anywhere, at any time. > COMMUNITY When you book a spot on ParqEx, you support your community and help alleviate neighborhood parking crunches. GOT A PARKING SPOT? MAKE MONEY! Have a parking spot? Rent it out on the ParqEx app when you’re not using it, by the hour, day, week, or month – it’s up to you. Our customer service team takes care of the rest. Money is deposited into your account at the end of every week. Not only will you be making supplemental income, but you’ll also be helping solve your neighborhood parking crunch. > INCOME Parking owners are paid out 80% of the rent received for their parking spot each week. It’s that simple. > COMMUNITY Help the parking crunch in your neighborhood by renting out your unused parking spot. > CONTROL You decide whom you rent your spot to and when.
Transit Stats
Track your Chicago public transit rides to see distance, spending, and CO₂ impact. Compete with other riders on city-wide leaderboards and unlock achievements. View detailed personal statistics and ride history.
- Automatic GPS ride tracking
- Personalized ride statistics
- City-wide leaderboards
- Achievement system
- Ride history and coverage map
- CO₂ impact tracking
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Turn your CTA rides into meaningful, personal data. Track distance, spending, CO₂ impact, and more. Compete with Chicago riders on city-wide leaderboards and climb the ranks. KEY FEATURES: - Automatic GPS tracking of every CTA ride in real-time - Personal in-depth stats and analytics - Chicago-wide leaderboards to compete with other riders - Achievement system with transit milestones to unlock - Complete ride history and coverage map See how your daily commutes add up. Track your total distance, ride time, number of trips, CO₂ emissions saved, transit spending, and even your most used line. Compare trends over time with weekly, monthly, and yearly views — all personalized to your transit habits. Join Chicago's growing community of transit riders who track their public transit usage. Whether you're taking the Red Line downtown or catching the bus to work, every ride counts toward your personal transit impact. Available for free. Battery efficient. Built for Chicago CTA buses and trains. Download Transit Stats today and start turning your commute into meaningful progress. Data safety and security: Transit Stats collects only the essentials needed to show you real-time transit information. We don't collect or sell personal information to third parties, and we never track sensitive data or financial information. Your account data is protected with industry-standard security measures and is automatically deleted when you close your account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Transit Stats at 4.6 against ParqEx Parking App's 3.2. Transit Stats also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and review sentiment (86% vs 56%). ParqEx Parking App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (122 vs 21). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Transit Stats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ParqEx Parking App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Transit Stats holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParqEx Parking App has 122 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of ParqEx Parking App's written reviews are positive against 86% of Transit Stats's.
ParqEx Parking App ships an update fortnightly, Transit Stats daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ParqEx Parking App | Transit Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (122 ratings) | 4.6 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.9% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 122 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ParqEx | Charles Bennett Honig |
Customer experience
ParqEx Parking App
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In-app purchases
ParqEx Parking App
No in-app purchases
Transit Stats
- Transit Stats PRO$2.99
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