# Parcel review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Delivery tracking app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Parcel is a personal delivery tracking app from a solo developer that follows packages from more than 300 carriers and syncs them across Apple devices. It can import Amazon orders after you sign in, shows deliveries on a map, and has a web interface for use on other computers. The app is free for up to three deliveries; a yearly premium subscription removes the limit. - **Category:** Shipping Software - **Made by:** Ivan Pavlov - **Website:** https://parcelapp.net - **Runs on:** iOS, macOS, Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use Android, as there is no app. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Parcel has a free plan, and paid plans start at $6.99 per year. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free download that tracks up to 3 deliveries, without push notifications. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Track up to 3 deliveries at a time. Push notifications are not included. | | Premium | $6.99 per year | Removes the 3-delivery limit and adds push notifications on iOS and Mac. The App Store notes the price may vary by country. | Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parcel-delivery-tracking/id375589283 on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Parcel before buying. ## Key features - **More than 300 carriers:** Supports carriers such as DHL, FedEx, UPS, USPS, Royal Mail and DPD, with the full list published on the site. - **Push notifications:** Notifies on each delivery event on iOS and Mac devices at once. This needs the premium subscription. - **Amazon import:** Adds Amazon packages automatically after signing in to an Amazon account; the developer says credentials never leave the device. - **Map, widgets and barcode scanner:** Shows deliveries on a map, offers iOS and macOS widgets and a day counter, and can scan a barcode to add a package. - **Sync and Web Access:** Deliveries sync across any number of your devices, and a web interface at web.parcelapp.net manages them from a PC. ## Good for - iPhone and Mac users tracking personal online orders - Shoppers who want a low-cost yearly subscription - People who order from Amazon and many other carriers ## Worth knowing - No Android app is listed; other platforms use the Web Access page. - The free version tracks only 3 deliveries and has no push notifications. - A classic Mac version covers macOS 15 and earlier; macOS Tahoe needs the newer Parcel app. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Parcel tracks deliveries from 300+ carriers on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, with Amazon import and widgets. The free download tracks only 3 deliveries with no push notifications, and there is no Android app. - **Value for money: A.** Premium is $6.99 a year, about $0.58 a month, against $9 for the cheaper quarter of the category. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free download tracks 3 deliveries at a time and has no push notifications. You will hit that quickly. - **Features: C.** 300+ carriers, Amazon import, map, widgets and barcode scanner. It tracks parcels only and sits behind an Apple-only app. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record, but it is an app you install and use with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac and a Web Access page. No Android app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Parcel's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among shipping software - Parcel's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 69 of the 80 other shipping software we grade, and level with 6. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 73 of 80) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $0.58 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 1 of the 35 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/shipping ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Nothing Parcel does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 69 of the 80 other shipping software we grade. It costs $6.99 a year. - You could not: Scanning barcodes with a phone camera or a scanner. - You could not: Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services. - You could not: Apps for macOS and iOS that stay in step with each other. - You could not: Hooks into the device itself: an Apple Watch app and widgets. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.8 out of 5 from 22,824 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id375589283 ## Works with Amazon **Tags:** Barcode scanning, Dashboards ## Alternatives - [Pkge](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pkge): Free package tracker website and mobile app for 700+ carriers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/parcel-vs-pkge) - [ParcelsApp](https://toolgpa.com/tools/parcelsapp): Universal parcel tracker with paid plans for higher volume. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/parcel-vs-parcelsapp) - [17TRACK](https://toolgpa.com/tools/17track): Package tracking across 3,600+ carriers, plus store order tracking. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/17track-vs-parcel) - [Ship24](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ship24): Parcel tracking API, tracking pages and notifications for stores. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/parcel-vs-ship24) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://parcelapp.net - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parcel-delivery-tracking/id375589283 - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parcel-classic/id639968404 Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/parcel Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).