# Park Smarter

> Find & pay for street parking

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1055789534](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1055789534)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1055789534`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** IPS Group Inc
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (11,853 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-17
- **First published:** 2017-05-19
- **Size:** 43 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/park-smarter/id1055789534)
- **Website:** [https://www.parksmarter.com](https://www.parksmarter.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.parksmarter.com](https://www.parksmarter.com/)

## Description

**Park Smarter** is a mobile parking assistant that helps you locate available street parking on a map, store your vehicle and payment details, and pay quickly from your phone. Park and walk away, confident you can extend your meter remotely whenever needed.

Real-time reminders notify you before your meter expires, so you avoid tickets or tow. Extend your session from anywhere, manage multiple vehicles and cards, and handle personal and business parking in one app. IPS Group leads the smart parking revolution with practical, affordable solutions.

## Rankings

- #16,551 — Overall

## Review summary

Park Smarter reviews are largely negative due to reliability and usability issues. Users report frequent crashes, broken password/reset flows, payment failures (and lack of Apple Pay), and inaccurate or missing meter/zone data. The app is often slow and unresponsive, sometimes leading to parking tickets despite paying. A few users note it can be a lifesaver or convenient where it works, but overall consistency and reliability are the primary concerns across the feedback.

### Pros

- When it works, it can be a lifesaver for nearby metered parking.
- Offers a convenient digital payment option for parking in cities that require it.
- Some users find paying for parking through the app easier than alternative methods when the system is functioning.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes or generic 'Oops' errors indicating the app isn’t working.
- Login and password flow is cumbersome, with password reset often failing or being non-functional.
- Payment problems persist, including lack of Apple Pay support, credit card entry issues, and payments failing.
- Zones/meters data are often missing, incorrect, or not syncing with the app’s map.
- The app is slow, laggy, and unresponsive at times, with reminders not reliably functioning and tickets sometimes issued despite payment.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1055789534)