GA Parking vs ParkingOps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GA Parking
This app allows for convenient mobile and online payments. It utilizes a secure, managed platform for advanced transaction processing, offering mobile and online payment and information services.
- Mobile payments
- Online payments
- Secure hosted platform
- Multi-channel transaction processing
- Payment and information services
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GA Parking mobile is a simple and easy way to make payments using your mobile or on-line. It is based on a fully managed secure hosted platform providing advanced multi-channel transaction processing designed specifically for the delivery of mobile and on-line payment and information services.
ParkingOps
Easily pay for parking and EV charging at supported locations without needing cash or a physical ticket. Extend your parking remotely and receive expiry reminders. Membership is free, and you can even pay for parking up to 7 days in advance.
- Cashless Pay & Display parking
- Apple Pay support
- EV charging payment
- Extend parking remotely
- SMS expiry reminders
- Pay up to 7 days in advance
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For support and feedback, please visit www.mipermit.com/help With Parking Ops (at supported locations) you can pay for your parking using Visa, Mastercard, or Apple Pay and there’s no need to display a physical ticket on your vehicle. You can pay for your EV charging at the same time at selected locations. Core Features & Benefits: - Cashless Pay & Display parking - Apple Pay support - EV Charging at selected locations - Free membership for all customers* - Pay for parking without registering for an account - Get SMS reminders for when your parking will expire - Extend your stay without returning to your vehicle - Pay for parking up to 7 days in advance** - Digital permits for resident parking schemes, boat mooring, recycling centres and more! Parking Ops can only be used in the UK. For more information, please see www.mipermit.com for details. * Signing up for an account is free but all parking and associated fees are still applicable which may vary between parking locations and parking operators. ** Paying in advance of arrival at a location does not reserve a parking bay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ParkingOps at every 2 months against GA Parking's every 6 months. GA Parking's advantage is review sentiment (18% vs 9%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GA Parking against 5.0 for ParkingOps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of GA Parking's written reviews are positive against 9% of ParkingOps's.
GA Parking ships an update every 6 months, ParkingOps every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GA Parking | ParkingOps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better | 8.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fleetwood Technology Ltd | MiPermit Ltd |
Customer experience
GA Parking
ParkingOps
Bugs and requests
GA Parking
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ParkingOps
Reported bugs
23 issues- App doesn't work
- Payment failures
- Registration issues
- App crashes
- App times out
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- Cannot continue parking session
- App doesn't pick up correct location
- Login screen freezes
- Payment rejected
- Cannot create account
- App doesn't allow extending parking
- Hidden charges not clearly displayed
- Cannot do free parking on app
- Fraud suspicion preventing payment
- Requires issue number for payment
- App not intuitive
- No confirmation of payment
- No indication of paid parking
- App times out on attempts to use
- Payment failed but charged
- App crashes when accessing account details
- Cannot pay without account
- App doesn't find location
Requested features
20 requests- Card reader on parking meters
- Allow payment by card/phone at machine
- Issue receipts immediately
- Fix app crashing on account details
- Allow free parking on app
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- Improve signal reception handling
- Clearer display of parking charges
- Allow longer parking extensions
- Remove convenience fees
- Allow registration without storing bank card
- Improve app intuitiveness
- Provide indication of paid parking
- Fix login loops and registration issues
- Improve payment processing reliability
- Add option to pay by cash
- Fix issue with 'fraud suspicion'
- Allow payment without issue number
- Simplify registration process
- Allow payment without credit card details
- Improve app response times
In-app purchases
GA Parking
No in-app purchases
ParkingOps
No in-app purchases
