# Parkster - Smooth parking

> Park with your phone

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id533140250](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id533140250)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id533140250`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Parkster
- **Category:** Travel
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (750 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.1.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2014-01-28
- **Size:** 41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parkster-smooth-parking/id533140250)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.parkster.com/se/privacy/](https://www.parkster.com/se/privacy/)

## Description

**Parkster** makes parking simple by letting you find nearby parking, start or stop digital parking tickets, extend parking time, and cancel tickets directly from your smartphone. Search by map or zone code, save multiple license plates, choose from various payment options, and receive a reminder 15 minutes before your parking time ends.

Available in more than 1,000 locations across Germany, Austria, and Sweden, Parkster supports convenient parking by the minute for personal, business, and rental cars. Downloading the app is free, and express parking is available for a faster start.

## Rankings

- #63,294 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Parkster for time notifications, easy map usage, and straightforward parking flow. Recurrent issues include flaky billing and invoicing, language/country limitations, poor zone search usability, privacy concerns with third-party processors, and missing features like parking history and live lock-screen time. Overall reliability and accessibility problems outweigh the positives for many reviewers.

### Pros

- Clear time-based notifications when parking time is almost up
- Easy to use with a helpful map and straightforward parking flow
- Ability to extend or stop early to adjust the cost
- Responsive customer service in some cases
- Overall, the app works smoothly when functioning as intended

### Cons

- Complex and sometimes problematic payment and billing flow (unexpected charges, invoicing months later, late fees)
- Localization and language barriers for non-Swedish users (requires Swedish phone number, not usable for tourists)
- Difficulties locating zones or navigating the search function; not intuitive at times
- Privacy concerns related to third-party payment processors and data sharing
- Missing features such as parking history/invoices, directions from current location, and live lock-screen time display

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Smart Prkn](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6762527733)
- [Smart Parking - Easy Parking](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6748674128)
- [ParkSmarter UK](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6449963580)
- [Park Smarter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1055789534) — 4.50 / 5
- [ePARK - fast and easy parking](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id500644505) — 4.60 / 5
- [Parko - Smart Parking](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6474182951)
- [EasyPark - Parking made easy](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449594317) — 4.80 / 5
- [CityParkApp](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id991742836)
- [ParkMan - The Parking App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id505190698) — 4.40 / 5
- [ParkSimple Parking](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6740477094) — 3.90 / 5
- [Smart Parking Apps](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1466963370) — 5.00 / 5
- [Synerpark](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1547771394) — 1.80 / 5

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id533140250)