Park Smarter

Name: Park Smarter
Rating: 4.49587 (6179 reviews)

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Park Smarter

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User Reviews for Park Smarter

Biggest disappointment

Was excited to see an app that would help me save time dealing with Hollywood parking, but instead, has caused me to waste more time than just using my credit card. The app is dreadfully slow!! SO slow that just waiting for the app to open takes more time than using a credit card at the meter and walking away. Half the time, the Bluetooth won’t communicate effectively with the meter, forcing you to use a credit card at the end of it all, ANYWAY. If you thought you could use the app to extend your parking meter’s time, you thought wrong. In fact, you have to come back out to the parking meter for it to connect. Also, I’ve received 2 parking tickets because the system is flawed and parking attendants don’t recognize that you already paid for parking with the app. I liked the idea of the app, but it’s caused much more stress and frustration than it even intended to solve.

AB123?!, Jan 27, 2020

I 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.

Ash-sizzle, Oct 31, 2019

End Session if on time

Love this app and the ability of the ease to extend your session no matter where you are away from tour parking spot. This is a great way to pay for parking. 4 stars because I wish they have an End Session button where you can end your parking and pay for just the time spent if all time is not used up and you leave earlier than anticipated. I guess it’s better to pay for 30 mins and extend session each time then. Overall love this app and the paying system.

Dot Okez, Sep 04, 2021

Hard to set up but GREAT after that!

I had a very difficult time getting the app set up and I almost gave up when I read reviews that said it doesn’t work for them. But I was in a bind where I needed to renew a spot I parked in that I couldn’t return to physically, so I kept trying. After several failed attempts I was FINALLY able to get my account set up & it’s worked perfectly. In Los Angeles, doing auditions with unpredictable wait times, it’s a life saver to pay and extend parking meters remotely. :)

Dr Samantha, Sep 11, 2018

This 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, Jul 09, 2019

Double booking spots

The app double booked the parking spot and so it took a days worth of parking and I was not able to use the space at all for the entire 12 hours. $15 it took from me on top of having to pay for a second space to park in. The app doesn’t take care of these issues and refers you to the city park I g agency but has no contact info for them. Furthermore, I contacted the department after taking photos of the vehicle in the spot and the liscence plate for proof in an attempt to get my money back and haven’t been able to get through on the city’s website. 0/10, would not recommend.

Jbing10, Jun 10, 2022

App doesn’t work well and why do I need an account to sign up

Why do all cities need different parking apps!!?! Living in San Francisco the app we use there does not require me to be signed in or put in any of my information: email or phone number unless I want to. I just want to pay for the meter and go. Also why are there two meters with the same ID #?! I had to say I was in Burlingame and not Athens Ohio. Than it said I could only add up to 40 mins and the meter would expire in 3pm which was two hours from now. According to the meter it was going to expire in 5 mins This app is horrible. I just paid with my credit card to park. Skip this app! Waste of time!!

Lindeyyyy678, Jul 03, 2021

App is slow

I use this app in Metuchen, NJ on Main Street and it is extremely slow. If you know in advance that you have to use this app, get to your location early because it takes forever to go in and out of any screens especially if you are setting it up for the first time, adding a new car or payment method. I’ve used it 5 or 6 times now and it’s always the same. Extremely slow. It does what it’s supposed to do, but I always hope that if I’m driving somewhere that I need to park, that the place uses ParkMobile and not this app.

Lovecarmxoxo, Feb 01, 2020

WARNING : 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 windshieldI 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 thatThe developers should reimburse me for the $63 ticket!

mhaddad1986, Jun 06, 2021

Buggy

Great idea for all municipalities for customer convenience and compliance with metered parking. However, as of this iteration, the signup process and modal dialogues are buggy and the app hangs. That, and when it does not hang, it’s very slow to respond. Needs a lot of work. There are other apps I’ve used (like ParkChicago and ParkMobile) that function flawlessly and are super responsive. I’m still trying to get ParkSmarter to even work (and I’m in tech - so that’s sad for the average consumer trying to use this app). Edit/update: 10 minutes later - voila, it works! (I think - fingers crossed it activates the meter remotely and/or the enforcement pay enough attention to those that have paid via the app).

sdnelson11, Feb 11, 2020

Description

With Park Smarter™, just park and walk away as you pay! Our Space Finder lets you find/navigate to parking spaces. Login using your Facebook™ profile, and pay for parking using Visa Checkout™.

Add time/money to your meter from anywhere, anytime, without even returning to your car! Never receive a parking ticket, or have your car towed or impounded, again. Park Smarter™ provides real-time notification alerts to add money to your meter before time expires; or move your car immediately upon expiration. Park Smarter™ allows for controlled, personalized management of your parking experience with time-saving tools at your fingertips. Add multiple vehicles/credit cards to your account, allowing business and/or personal parking management in one app. IPS Group, Inc. is the leader in smart parking technology delivering the most technologically advanced, yet practical and affordable smart parking solutions in the world.