Comparison

Place to Plug vs Parkunload

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Place to Plug

Discover and book electric vehicle charging stations worldwide. Start charging directly from your phone, share your own charging point with the community, and manage your charging sessions. This app promotes sustainable mobility by making EV charging accessible and convenient.

Highlights
  • Map and list of charging stations
  • Advanced filtering options
  • Real-time station status
  • Remote charging start/stop
  • Book charging points
  • Share charging points
  • Charging session history
Features
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Master electric driving and sustainable mobility. Become a PRO with our app, it's totally free! With Place to Plug EV drivers can easily discover thousands of charging stations along their way around the world, both public and private. Find your preferred charging point and even book it for your peace of mind. Start charging on your arrival without the need of specific apps or RFID cards. Become one of our awesome community users by sharing your socket with other EV drivers. • Tap, charge and GO Charge right from your phone. This app will give you all the power! • Ensure your charge whenever you want Book a socket and let it wait for you. Just keep calm and enjoy your road! • Charge everywhere Use sockets from our community to charge even at the top of a mountain. • Environment matters We reduce emissions by helping you to use EVs. Let's green the world! FEATURES • Map and list of charging stations around the world • Advanced filtering such as power, connector type, charging zone type… • Access to public and private charging points • Real time status of charging stations & charging points • Remote start/stop wherever and whenever you want • Start charging by scanning a QR code • Book charging points to ensure your charge • Charging session history & details • Charging point reporting & reviews • Sharing your charging point with other Place to Plug users • Private charging points management • Bookings management And, of course, Tesla users will also find all Supercharger stations in our app! NEW IN We release our brand-new widget and Apple Watch App! And we give a warm welcome to iOS 13 and Sign in with Apple. Do not miss our new widget! Start charging by scanning a QR code you will find in the connector of the charging station, find all your favorite stations and nearby charging stations. And about the Watch... you have never had so much power in your wrist before. Its design will allow you to stop any charge right from your wrist and get directions to your favorites and nearby charging stations ;) Discover all its features! SUPPORT IN REAL TIME Having problems with any charging point or charging station? Our app offers you a real time chat with all charging points operators as well as with the users that book and use your charging points :)

About

Parkunload

This app digitizes smart parking zones, managing free and time-limited parking for authorized vehicles. It eliminates physical meters and discs, optimizing parking space usage and reducing congestion. Features include zone detection, time limit tracking, and navigation to parking spots.

Highlights
  • Digital smart parking zone management
  • Time-limited and free parking
  • Bluetooth zone detection
  • Navigation to parking zones
  • Real-time parking time tracking
  • Parking history and tickets
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Parkunload is a 100% digital Smart Parking solution to regulate and control FREE and time-limited parking zones for authorized vehicles, using Apps and Bluetooth: - Smart Loading or Delivery Zones. - Free short-term parking or pick-up zones. - Parking for Residents. - Priority parking: Pharmacy, Reduced Mobility. - Park & Rideonly for commuters. Parkunload allows sharing and optimizing the use of public parking space , achieving excellent performance indicators: - Time-limited and free parking. - No parking meters, discs, or labels. - Time limit based on vehicle, hour and zone. - Increased parking turnover: +30%. - More available free spaces: +30%. - Reduced improper parking: -50%. - Reduced double parking: -50%. - Less traffic congestion. - Reduced mileage and emissions. - Low Emission Zones (LEZ). - Optimization based on Big Data. Parkunload quickly, intuitively, and efficiently shows the maximum time allowed for the selected vehicle in each parking zone, which is marked and identified with a unique code, for instance "PHL-001". Parkunload only requests the strictly necessary personal data to register, simply asking for the phone number and vehicle details. Parkunload allows you to register parking in less than 10 seconds, easily, quickly, and securely for the selected vehicle: - Automatic detection of nearby zones with Bluetooth, or view the zone map or enter "Zone Code". - Check your parking time limit and press "Start parking". - Validate the parking session, if required. The Parkunload user interface clearly shows and notifies the remaining parking time during the ongoing parking session, using a very intuitive color scheme: - PAUSED (Gray) before the time. - IN PROGRESS (Green). - LESS THAN 5 MINUTES (Orange). - EXPIRED (Red). Finally, when leaving the zone, you need to press "Stop Parking". Parkunload also offers additional features to enhance user experience: - Availability in nearby zones. - Highlighted selected vehicle. - Navigation to the selected zone. - Parking history. - Parking tickets. - Parking tickets payment. - Help Center (+30 articles). - Customer service. - Voice notifications. - Language selection. The Parkunload platform is used in several cities and is mandatory, allowing parking registration to be easy, fast, and understandable for everyone. Terms of Use: https://www.parkunload.com/drivers/conditions-of-use/

Screenshots

Place to Plug4 screens
Parkunload4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Parkunload at 5.0 against Place to Plug's 1.0. Parkunload also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Place to Plug's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Parkunload sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Place to Plug asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Parkunload holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parkunload has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Place to Plug's written reviews are positive against 36% of Parkunload's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Place to Plug versus Parkunload: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlace to PlugParkunload
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews36.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlace to PlugParkunload

Customer experience

Place to Plug

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Parkunload

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative56.0%

In-app purchases

None

Place to Plug

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Parkunload

Subscriptions4
  • Premium$1.991 Month
  • Business$3.991 Month
  • Premium$17.991 Year
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  • Business$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Place to Plug free?
Place to Plug is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parkunload free?
Parkunload is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Place to Plug or Parkunload?
Parkunload is rated higher. Place to Plug averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Parkunload averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Place to Plug or Parkunload have ads?
Neither Place to Plug nor Parkunload shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Place to Plug or Parkunload?
Place to Plug ships an update fortnightly, and Parkunload fortnightly. Most recently, Place to Plug was updated on November 2, 2026 and Parkunload on November 2, 2026.

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