Description
* WINNER: Macworld 2010 Best of Show * Top 5 Navigation App on US App Store * Winner: "Most Useful App" award iPhoneDevCamp * Works worldwide *
-- Say Goodbye to Parking Tickets --
*Version 1.1 with new, user-requested features.*
AutoPark turns your iPhone/iPod Touch into an essential driving companion, featuring: parking meter timer alerts w/ push notifications, parked-car finder w/ GPS, parking-lot position reminder, text and image notes, rich email sharing, and nearby services (banks, bathrooms, gas stations, ...).
If you drive a car then you'll want AutoPark. Use it once and you'll never want to drive without it again.
"AutoPark looks great, works elegantly, and incorporates enough clever extra niceties to deserve a spot of its own—on your iPhone." -- 4.5 out of 5 mice Macworld review.
"Paid for itself in one day" (5-stars) - User review.
Details:
- Meter Timer: AutoPark keeps track of time remaining on your parking meter so you can get back before you get a ticket. Get early-warning and meter-expired alarms. Let your iPhone save you money for a change.
- Car-finder: Place a marker on a map where you parked your car, then easily find your way back with the iPhone's built-in GPS.
- Parking Lots: Forgot where you parked in a big shopping mall or multi-story lot? No problem. With a few taps keep track of parking lot name, slot number, floor, color code, or section. No more wandering around lots carrying heavy bags.
- Notes and Photos: Write a note or use the iPhone's camera to take a picture and remind yourself where you parked. Also handy for remembering what your rental car looks like.
- Pre-paid Machines: Supports both time elapsed (i.e. 60m left) and clock time (i.e. valid until 11:30am) printed on tags from pre-paid ticket machines.
- Nearby Services: Search for local services near your current location, parked car, addressbook contact, or just enter an address. Looking for a bathroom before a long drive? Have time to kill and want a cup of coffee? It can't get easier. v1.1 ships with one-tap search for:
- Banks
- Coffee shops
- Gas stations
- Locksmiths
- Parking lots
- Police stations
- Public bathrooms
- Repair service
More services coming.
- Push Notification Alerts: Get alarms even when running another app or if your phone is buried in your pocket. With sound, vibration, and text alerts there's no way to miss it. (By popular request in v1.1: custom warning and alarm sounds).
- Email: Send a formatted email message from AutoPark with all your parking data, including embedded map and attached picture. Easy way to arrange a rendezbous back at the car or when parking at the airport for a long trip.
- All maps now in standard, satellite, or hybrid (satellite+street) views.
- Extensive built-in Help: Still have questions and need to get in touch? Send tech support messages directly from inside the app.
- Graphics: Beautiful, efficient 'one-look' user interface helps you quickly see everything you need to know on a single screen.
- Use with your car, motorcycle, RV, car-share service (e.g. City CarShare or ZipCar), or travel rental.
- Practically pays back for itself the first time you make it back to your car on time and avoid a ticket.
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Please visit http://support.frolicware.com to submit feature requests or bug reports. There is no way for us to respond to App Store reviews. Thank you.
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Please note: features requiring GPS, phone, or camera will only work on the iPhone. The iPod Touch does not have the necessary hardware. However, iPod Touches can still be used for tracking meter times and parking lot reminders. Maps, email, push notifications, and nearby services will require WiFi access.
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More info, including screenshots, screencasts, and FAQs at http://autoparkapp.com
What's New In Version 1.1
Big update:
- Local services can now be searched near 1) Current Location, 2) Parked Car, 3) Addressbook Contact, or 4) Manually-entered address.
- Local services expanded to: Coffee shops, Locksmiths, Parking Lots, Police Stations, and Repair Service (in addition to: Banks, Restrooms, and Gas Stations).
- By popular request: Alarm sound picker -- choose your meter warning and expired alarm sounds. To change, tap gear button, then Change Sounds button. NOTE: only affects future alarms.
- All maps now support standard, satellite, and hybrid (satellite + street) views.
- Maps and networking activity progress can be canceled at any time and has a built-in 45-second timeout.
- No more warnings on first run when app is the first push-based app on the phone and device hasn't registered with push yet.
- Empty map zooms to street level to help place parked car marker. Map with car marker zooms to optimal size to show both current location and parked car.
- Parking lot zone colors were simplified and number of sections extended to 30.
- Regular (non-push) alarms will sound if app is left running and phone is put to sleep. Push alarms work as before.
- Workaround for rare GPS fix issue (seen only in Australia.)
- Bugfixes when modifying an existing alarm and timer.
- Various minor fixes and optimizations.
Customer Reviews
Just bought it...I am impressed
UPDATE to my last review.
I bought this app in Feb and I could tell immediately that its powerful GPS to locate your cars position and the map showing you how to get back to your car were great. I have an iPod touch so not having wifi or G3 my usage was minimal. I requested that the developer let us type our own description of the cars location. VOOM on month later a new update is out giving us exactly what was asked. A great app just got greater.
I am going to like this app. I do have a suggestion for future versions. Since I use iPod Touch I can not take advantage of some features because I don't have G3 or Wifi. Please allow me to enter my own description of car location.
AutoPark
A worthless app. Do not rely on it to find your car. A waste of time and money. Do not buy it.
Great app
I really love both the look&feel and the functionality of this app. Great job!
Oded korczyn
- $4.99
- Category: Navigation
- Updated:Mar 19, 2010
- Current Version:1.1
- 1.1
- 4.6 MB
- Language:English
- Seller:Ramin Firoozye
- © 2010, Frolicware.
Requirements:Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.1.2 or later.
