Comparison

ParqEx Parking App vs Transit Stats

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Automatic GPS ride tracking
  • Personalized ride statistics
  • City-wide leaderboards
  • Achievement system
  • Ride history and coverage map
  • CO₂ impact tracking
Features
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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.

Screenshots

ParqEx Parking App4 screens
Transit Stats4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Transit Stats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ParqEx Parking App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ParqEx Parking App ships an update fortnightly, Transit Stats daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ParqEx Parking App versus Transit Stats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParqEx Parking AppTransit Stats
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (122 ratings)4.6 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.9% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122 — better21
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParqExCharles Bennett Honig

Customer experience

ParqEx Parking App

All ratings121 ratings
Positive55.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative43.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative41.2%

Transit Stats

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ParqEx Parking App

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Transit Stats

One-time1
  • Transit Stats PRO$2.99

Questions

Is ParqEx Parking App free?
ParqEx Parking App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Transit Stats free?
Transit Stats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ParqEx Parking App or Transit Stats?
Transit Stats is rated higher. ParqEx Parking App averages 3.2 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while Transit Stats averages 4.6 from 21 ratings.
Do ParqEx Parking App or Transit Stats have ads?
Neither ParqEx Parking App nor Transit Stats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ParqEx Parking App or Transit Stats?
ParqEx Parking App ships an update fortnightly, and Transit Stats daily. Most recently, ParqEx Parking App was updated on October 24, 2026 and Transit Stats on October 24, 2026.

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