ParkMobile alternatives

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1. [R1] ParkMobile 1/5 · US Who designed this app?!?: Someone who has never used it…or has never used public parking…or has never driven a car, that’s who. It doesn’t work with the iPhone camera. Come on, guys. This is common sense. Fix your app!!!!!
2. [R6] ParkMobile 3/5 · US Fix the Search Bar!!!: Much better than it was, but sometimes I have to spam click the search bar because it just doesn't open! Please fix, it's been like this for over a year
3. [R7] ParkMobile 1/5 · US Code invalid????: I’ve been trying to finish setting up my account, but the app insists that the code… every code… that gets texted to me is invalid. I’ve tried autofilling it from Messages. Manually typing it in. No dice. This. App. Is. Broken.
4. [R10] ParkMobile 1/5 · US Can’t verify: Download the app unfortunately every time the app asked to verify my phone number with the code sent via SMS, the app would say invalid code. So in my case, the app doesn’t work.
5. [R3] ParkMobile 3/5 · US Service Fee Bad: Charging a service fee in addition to parking fee - not good. It’s not a convenience fee, it’s greed.
6. [R14] ParkMobile 2/5 · US Parking price: Way too expensive to park. !!
7. [R37] ParkMobile 4/5 · US Makes it easy to spend outrageously inflated amounts of money for parking.: Is it me, or do the rates being charged for parking keep going up and up and up and up?
8. [R40] ParkMobile 1/5 · US I was charged to download?: No where on your app description does it state that I would be billed $18.49 to download the app. Please refund that amount. Charging $18.49 to use the app once is not a convenience I need.
9. [R9] ParkMobile 3/5 · US Keeps sending marketing notifications: App works great for parking. But I have turned off notifications for marketing purposes but I keep getting them regularly. Their customer service is AI and have not been able to communicate with a person. Very annoying.
10. [R12] ParkMobile 1/5 · US Bad customer service: Customer service takes about 30 to 40 minutes to connect while the AI prompts you ever couple of minutes if you’d like to continue waiting. Then once connected it took over 10 minutes for the agent to respond back, only ever answering every 5 to 10 minutes. They offer zero support on payment claiming that they do not have authority, which is an outright lie. I paid for a serv
11. [R20] ParkMobile 1/5 · US Worst customer service ever: If you're looking for a cheap parking and nice customer service do not pick this app. Their customer service is awful. Their app is not user-friendly. I end up booking my parking on the desktop when we got to the parking garage we noticed that the license plate was wrong. I cannot figure out how to edit it. There was no way to contact them on a Sunday because nobody wo
12. [R22] ParkMobile 1/5 · US Account stolen and no recourse: My account with my saved credit card info was stolen and used across the country. As soon as I noticed I had a two hour parking active I checked it out in the app. I immediately contacted support and told there’s nothing they can do and will not reverse the charge or even delete my application because there is an active parking session in progress. I also contacted
13. [R4] ParkMobile 1/5 · US Fraud: They leave no way to fix the error if you have a default vehicle and are paying for a different vehicle. People make mistakes and they profit from them.
14. [R18] ParkMobile 1/5 · US Be aware of zone changes: I just had a very bad experience as I typed in a zone number, standing right in front of the board so it was not mistyped. Figuring this would be fine and I finished the purchase for 3 hours. On returning, I had a parking violation and when I showed the receipt to the parking enforcement, the zone it showed was an entirely different zone. 5 digits vs the 4 and the numbers
15. [R28] ParkMobile 1/5 · US Mistakes cannot be fixed: I put in the wrong space number and not only could I not fix it, but I couldn’t start a new session because I had an active session with that license plate. So I not only paid Park Mobile but had to pay a second time for a different overpriced lot. Customer service never answered. I held for about an hour. Took me 45 minutes to try to fix the issue before giving up and fi
16. [R36] ParkMobile 1/5 · US Loads wrong license plate into app: When I loaded this app, it loaded my son‘s license plate. Not even my own license plate. There was no way after adding the license plate. I wanted to get a parking sticker for, that I could swap it out. There’s no way to cancel the sticker. We had to go and buy a brand-new Parking sticker with a different phone. Response from the company has been horrible. I
17. [R43] ParkMobile 4/5 · US Battery Drain: I installed this app to buy parking in Newport Beach CA. It worked. But then it started an counter that sucked my Battery dry
18. [R52] PayByPhone Parking 5/5 · US Lo mejor: Resuelve todo
19. [R53] PayByPhone Parking 3/5 · US Pay feature glitches: Pay feature always glitches and takes a while to actually work bc it will reject all payment forms unless you manually type in your info. Even then some times the page will like bounce and not allow it. And it wont let my card on my apple wallet work either? Ive had this issue on other fast pay apps too. They’ll just reject a normal card? Wish they’d fix that issue bc it’s a
20. [R54] PayByPhone Parking 1/5 · US Non functional: After happily using this app for years, it has not worked for the past month or so. It doesn’t recognize the parking zone making it unusable. Moved on to another app.
21. [R55] PayByPhone Parking 4/5 · US Miguel: Once I parked in Miami-Dade and the app was down and I couldn’t login paybyphone to pay, it was activated about an our later and I paid, but of course I got a ticked (they put the tickets via wifi) and did not leave anything in my dashboard, I complained to the M-D Sect of Courts & didn’t care, now I have lawyers trying to collect payment Unacceptable!!!
22. [R65] SpotHero 1/5 · US Terrible experience 271 W 47th St NYC: Signed in as guest on app. Prepaid. Arrived at exact time. Attendant refused to scan our SpotHero QR code. Had to call police and SpotHero escalation to get car back.
23. [R66] SpotHero 5/5 · US Easy to use: This app is very convenient to find a parking space, and it is very easy to use
24. [R67] SpotHero 1/5 · US Literally paid MORE than the drive-up rate: This app isn’t what it used to be! Honestly, save yourself the headache of prepaying and just look for a spot at your destination. I used SpotHero thinking I was saving money and securing a spot for my night out in San Francisco. Huge mistake. The app charged me nearly $38, but when I showed up, the sign at the garage clearly said $25 for the day. Even t
25. [R68] SpotHero 5/5 · US Reliable Parking App: SpotHero works exactly as intended, and I have never had any issues with the app or my reservations. Finding and booking parking is quick and convenient, and the student discount makes the already competitive rates an even better deal. It has become my go to app whenever I need parking.
26. [R79] ParkNYC Powered by Flowbird 1/5 · US Old version has parking history. I need parking payment history to get reimbursed: Why do you omit parking history. I used that for reimbursement from my job. Your new version, I m not sure if it is really useful the way I used ParkNYC since at the beginning july5, 2017
27. [R80] ParkNYC Powered by Flowbird 5/5 · US Great: Great way to pay for parking and dispute any claims
28. [R81] ParkNYC Powered by Flowbird 3/5 · US Bugs: It’s very laggy
29. [R82] ParkNYC Powered by Flowbird 1/5 · US Minimum Charge is 25: I was trying to park and it was 4.50 for 3 hours but the minimum I can put on my account is 25 so its just useless unless you an actual resident.
30. [R93] Passport Parking 1/5 · US Not Working after latest patch…: Usually works great and now it won’t even open up on my phone. Maybe revert back to an earlier build that actually works… I mean just think of all the convenience fees you’re missing out on.
31. [R94] Passport Parking 4/5 · US Wanting for better support when app malfunctions: When app malfunctions, little to no ownership is taken by Passport. Limited support/coordination with local parking authorities, even for simple issues, makes for a frustrating experience, especially given that this has become a more popular payment option.
32. [R95] Passport Parking 1/5 · US Cannot open app: I’m their latest update I can no longer even open the app. Now I’ll be stuck with a parking ticket. Thanks!
33. [R96] Passport Parking 5/5 · US Seamless, Reliable, and Actually Makes Parking Easy: Passport Parking is one of those rare apps that just works exactly how you need it to. It’s all fast, intuitive, and stress-free. No more running back to the meter or guessing if you have enough time left. The notifications and reminders are a game changer, and the interface is super clean and easy to navigate. Payments are smooth, receipts are
34. [R107] Parking.com 1/5 · US Archaic app: Parking not available after I complete entering all info. Then I make me enter every thing again.
35. [R108] Parking.com 5/5 · US Convenience for parking: Great app if you want to find parking spots fast and convenient.
36. [R109] Parking.com 3/5 · US Features don’t work: Password reset doesn’t work. Adding pass to Apple wallet doesn’t work either.
37. [R110] Parking.com 1/5 · US Stupid App: Ok, great I parked and messages said I could add time. Yeah, good luck. I had to add time for a different lot. You guys better not screw with my car.
38. [R44] ParkMobile 1/5 · US Doesn’t allow you to cancel or refund unused portion, bad business practices: Doesn’t allow you to cancel or refund unused portion, bad business practices
39. [R13] ParkMobile 4/5 · US Tech issue: Tried to login to no avail. Was supposed to get an email with code that never came, tried the same with text never came, had to go to the meter and add time to my parking using my credit card
40. [R16] ParkMobile 1/5 · US Fix your registration process: I downloaded the app and the option for registration: phone number OR email. I choose phone number. Sends me a verification code, phone number gets verified. Awesome! Next step: enter email OR use apple account OR google account to continue. I already chose to use my phone number instead of email and now you want both?! That is a total scam to get user data. I
41. [R91] ParkNYC Powered by Flowbird 1/5 · US Absolute scam: I tried to park for one hour. Cost is $5. The stupid kiosk in the street says “touch screen to continue” except the touch screen was disabled, forcing me to download this stupid app. Go to pay my $5 to park and the app insists I need to top off with $25. What an absolute SCAM. Don’t give these criminals your money.