ParkTimer starts from "count down to the price change" and connects reminders, billing, finding your car, and linkage into one worry-free flow.
Smart countdown
The timing ring shows real-time time remaining until the next price change, with green (safe) → orange (near) → red (about to change) warnings, plus multi-stage push reminders before the price jumps.
Ring countdown — see remaining time at a glance
Extra reminders at 2 min / 1 min before the price change
Quick actions: "Leave now / keep parking"
Photo records
Record your spot number and surroundings, snap the payment QR code, and quickly find your car and pay when leaving. Photos are stored locally without using the system album.
One-tap photos of spot number / surroundings
Payment QR code saved locally
Local-only storage for privacy
Find-my-car navigation
Your spot is auto-marked after parking. View it when leaving, with one-tap navigation via Apple Maps / Amap / Baidu.
Auto-record location when parking starts
View your parking location when leaving
System Maps / Amap / Baidu navigation
Lock screen & Dynamic Island
No need to unlock — Dynamic Island and lock-screen Live Activities show the time remaining, spot number, and entry info at a glance.
Dynamic Island expanded / compact forms
Lock-screen Live Activity card
Home-screen widget for quick viewing
Flexible billing
Supports standard billing (free duration + fixed cycle) and tiered billing, with an optional daily cap and real-time cost estimate.
One-tap switch between standard / tiered billing
Custom free duration, cycle, and rate
Daily cap to avoid sky-high parking fees
Smart linkage
Auto-start timing after CarPlay / Bluetooth disconnect, and leave in one step via Shortcuts — no more manual recording.
CarPlay connect auto-starts the timer
Bluetooth disconnect triggers the timer
"Hey Siri, start parking"
Smart Linkage
Park your car, let it take over
Hand repetitive manual steps over to system-level linkage.
CarPlay auto-start
Connect to CarPlay and the timer starts automatically — no phone needed.
Bluetooth disconnect trigger
Get out and the Bluetooth disconnect starts the timer with a precise entry time.
Siri Shortcuts
"Hey Siri, start parking" — just say it.
All this is ready to use now
Native iOS app, local-first, ready to use, no registration.