Hawk Express Cabs vs NCP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hawk Express Cabs
Book a taxi quickly and easily with priority service. Features include a price estimator, driver tracking, and the ability to schedule future rides. Ideal for business users with expense automation.
- Passwordless registration
- Business account login for expense automation
- Price estimator for trip costs
- Driver and vehicle tracking
- Schedule future trips
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Book a taxi in under 10 seconds and experience exclusive priority service from Hawk Express Cabs. We provide taxi services across Ipswich and surrounding areas. - Passwordless registration flow - Login & book with your business account and automate expenses - Know an average of how much your trip will cost with the price estimator - See your driver's and vehicle details and track their arrival on the map. - Schedule future trips
NCP
Manage all your parking needs in one place. Purchase digital season tickets, pay-as-you-go for parking, and extend your sessions remotely. Features include favorite sites, AutoPay, and in-app customer support.
- Digital season tickets
- Ticketless pay-as-you-go parking
- Extend parking sessions remotely
- Favorite car park sites
- AutoPay with VRN
- In-app chat support
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The NCP app brings all your parking needs together in one convenient and easy-to-use place, offering the ability to: • Purchase and access a digital Season Ticket, giving you the ability to manage your account with ease • Ticketless pay-as-you-go parking at 370+ car parks across the UK Make sure you download the NCP app before entering one of our car parks to guarantee the best experience. Downloading the NCP app means you can purchase digital monthly, quarterly, and annual season tickets, depending on your needs. Your season ticket will then be stored in the app, meaning you’ll never forget or lose a physical season ticket again! Features of the NCP app include: • The ability to pay as you go and access your season ticket, if you have one, in one place • Extend your parking session in-app to save you having to go back to your car, you’ll be notified by push notifications from the app, so please ensure you have enabled notifications in your device settings to stay up to date • One QR code for all your products • Ability to favourite sites that you regularly visit in your favourites list • AutoPay provides fully automatic recognition and payment at selected sites via your vehicle registration number (VRN) • Map and list view of car parks with additional features • Buy and pay for a season ticket within the app, allowing unlimited parking within your chosen site for the length of your ticket • In-app chat function, giving you a direct line to customer service • Pay with Apple Pay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hawk Express Cabs at 5.0 against NCP's 4.3. Hawk Express Cabs also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 12%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). NCP's advantage is ratings volume (95 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hawk Express Cabs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NCP has 95 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Hawk Express Cabs's written reviews are positive against 12% of NCP's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hawk Express Cabs | NCP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.3 (95 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.7% of reviews — better | 11.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 95 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 295 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hawk Express Cabs Ltd | National Car Parks Limited |
Customer experience
Hawk Express Cabs
NCP
User reviews
Hawk Express Cabs
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Friendly drivers
- 👍 Clean cars
- 👍 Fast service
- 👍 Accurate service
- 👍 Good customer service
Room to improve
- 👎 Appalling service
- 👎 Drivers always late
- 👎 Drivers confirmed last minute
- 👎 No one monitors the app
- 👎 Total waste of time
NCP
From 95 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Intuitive app
- 🚀 Helpful auto-popup to scan barcode
- 👍 Great app, easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't work, redirects to web
- 🐛 App not recognizing username/password
- 🐛 App not storing login details
- 🐛 App not working, logging out constantly
- 🐛 QR code not working
Bugs and requests
Hawk Express Cabs
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes
- App is slow
- App is glitchy
- Confirmation code not received
- Error messages displayed
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- Unable to use app
- App cancels bookings
- Location issues with booking
- Cannot book while moving
- Booking requests not going through
- Notification icon always on
- App shows driver location slowly
- Cannot pay by card
- App requires account setup for payment
- App cancelled booking after pickup time passed
- App doesn't work
- Pickup address is also destination
- Notifications not working
- App doesn't show cab location or ETA
Requested features
15 requests- Improve pre-booking reliability
- Ensure drivers prioritize pre-booked times
- Monitor the app for issues
- Provide clear communication on booking policies
- Improve customer service responsiveness
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- Fix app bugs and glitches
- Ensure accurate price quotes
- Increase the number of available drivers
- Improve app performance and speed
- Allow payment by card
- Provide explanation for account setup requirements
- Ensure notifications work correctly
- Allow booking while moving
- Fix location detection issues
- Show cab location and estimated arrival time
NCP
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not recognizing account
- Inability to pay in app after getting ticket
- Duplicate parking sessions
- Inconsistent pricing between app and machines
Requested features
4 requests- Add biometric login options
- Allow saving multiple vehicles
- Improve session management and reminders
- Integrate with car park barriers
In-app purchases
Hawk Express Cabs
No in-app purchases
NCP
No in-app purchases
Questions
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