Park Smarter

• Free

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

4.5 11853 ratings · App Store

1. 1/5WARNING : I got a parking ticket because if this app

   This app was supposed to make paying for parking much easier and advertises that you will be able to extend your parking meter using your phone, also it should have this nice reminder function that will remind you 15 mins before it expires. I first tried to pay as I am walking away from the car, and it told me I have to be standing right next to the meter to pay, apparently the app uses Bluetooth to connect to the meter and register the payment, so I did, and then I assumed that I will be able to use the “extend” option after I am gone in case I needed to stay longer. And I did need to stay longer than I initially thought , by that time I was already few miles away, and there was no way for me to be able to walk back and make it in time, while the app did not remind me as it was supposed to, I still remembered , so I opened the app in order to hit that “extend” button, but same as the initial payment, even the extend button asked that I should be standing next to the meter, which does not make any sense at by the time I got back to the car , I found a $63 parking ticket in my windshield I used ParkMobile at new port beach just the day before and it was way much better , I was able to pay, extend , receive reminders and even save the location of my park, this app is no way close to that The developers should reimburse me for the $63 ticket!

   mhaddad1986 · 30 Aug 2026

2. 1/5This app cost me time and money

   Using this app was truly a miserable experience. I normally use coins to park in the meters in Metuchen New Jersey, but one day I was out of coins and decided to give the app a try. It only gave me the option to park for the minimum amount of time ( an hour and 35 minutes) Or the maximum amount of time (three days). Since I needed to park for 12 hours, this was a problem. However, I discovered you can add time after the initial time, so I was able to get it up to above 12 hours. Somehow the combination I chose ended up with 14 1/2 hours on the meter. Now I say on the meter, but there was no actual time on the meter. I wasn’t worried because the app told me that the time would appear shortly, and since I had a train to catch I put my faith in technology. This was a bad idea. When I got back to my car there was a ticket for $40, and still no time on the meter. I spoke to the parking authority and they canceled the ticket, and told me that other customers that had similar problems.

   geverend · 30 Aug 2026

3. 1/5app glitches frequently wouldn’t even bother

   I’m in the central downtown Madison area and I’ve been paying parking with this app for over 2 years. I usually don’t leave reviews but decided that i’m going to leave one this time in hopes of them seeing that their app isn’t as what it used to be. Recently, this app has gone downhill, and has also costed me many tickets. The app now just does not load, signs me out and won’t sign me back in, or loads but states that any parking meter you select in the area has “reached the maximum time”. Being that I’m in a heavy populated area, with limited parking opportunities, it’s key that we can use an app like Park Smarter to quickly and efficiently pay the meters. This app just doesn’t have the use of this anymore, and I wouldn’t recommend this app if you live in populated area like me. Just pay at the meter, and hopefully have a good day not worrying about a ticket because park smarter decided not to load in your area.

   ElijahB7 · 30 Aug 2026

4. 1/5Broken and unusable

   Apple never ceases to amaze me. They have an extensive review process for apps. I know, I have developed apps for the App Store. Yet here is a perfect example of an app that does not work at all. It won’t let you create an account and the interface locks up after trying to use it. Yet there it is, available for download and strangely high star rating even though when you actually read the reviews they are all one star complaints. Why? Is it potential? Is it because it seems like a good idea if they could just implement it? Pure fantasy. I wonder if this is some project by a former Apple employee, or side venture, or even some employee’s kid? Something is strangely odd about a project that presents well, with hardware in the field, but is all smoke and mirrors. The system and supporting services are painfully broken with no support or contact. Save yourself some time and delete the app from your phone.

   MegaDave · 30 Aug 2026

5. 1/5I used the app and ended up with a parking ticket

   Not impressed. I used the app to put time on the meter for my street parking near the university, though there’s also an option to use a pay station in the general vicinity. Thinking the app payment would be sufficient, (because why wouldn’t it be?!), I went on with my day. I returned a couple of hours later to a ticket, with the citation reading: “no time on the meter.” Oookay except the app shows I paid for three hours, and I was not over on time. Now I have to go and contest this dang ticket and deal with the city. This was only the third time I’ve used the app. And prior to this occasion, the app has been generally very unstable. One time it wouldn’t load my time so I couldn’t see how much I had left and another time it showed something strange like 13 hours, making me worry I’d been charged for that much, in a zone that doesn’t even allow you to park for that long. Very frustrating experiences.

   SatelliteSalad · 30 Aug 2026

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