PrestoPark vs CarLocate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PrestoPark
Pay for on-street parking directly from your smartphone. Avoid the need for change or tickets. Receive notifications before your parking time expires, ensuring peace of mind.
- Mobile parking payment
- No change or ticket needed
- Parking time expiry notifications
- Secure registration
- User-friendly interface
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PrestoPark, pay with your mobile phone and park with peace of mind! PrestoPark is an innovative payment method for on-street parking. No change or ticket required, you pay for your parking space directly on your smartphone. Follow your activities without worries, PrestoPark will notify you a few minutes before your parking time ends! Register for free by simply and securely entering your license plate number and credit card details. Enjoy the simplicity and user-friendliness of this application. See you soon with PrestoPark! A service developed by IEM.
CarLocate
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CarLocate is a security application designed to track multi-brand vehicles. With CarLocate, protect your vehicles against theft and fraudulent use. With just a few clicks, you can access the position of your connected cars, create geofencing areas, and stay alerted to every movement. The features of CarLocate : - Define the surveillance level of your vehicles - Add external users for remote monitoring - Create geofencing areas around a location to intercept the vehicle. - Follow the detailed trips of your vehicles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PrestoPark at 11.0 against CarLocate's 13.0. 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrestoPark | CarLocate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.1 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 11.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IEM S.A. | ECHOES |
Bugs and requests
PrestoPark
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes on startup with white screen
- Credit card registration fails with error messages
- Payment processing fails but money is debited
- Double and triple charging on single transactions
- Geolocation detects wrong parking zones
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- Push notifications not triggering before expiration
- Payment history not updating or showing transactions
- Cannot add or modify vehicle information
- Password reset functionality broken (502 errors)
- App logs out users unexpectedly
- Connection errors during login
- Blank payment pages preventing transactions
- Unable to stop/end parking sessions
- Keyboard obscures password input field on iOS
- Form submission crashes (contact forms)
- Incompatible with special characters (umlauts, accents)
- Payment confirmation page not loading
- Delayed or missing email confirmations
- App freezes when switching between pages
- Vehicle number plate not saving correctly
Requested features
18 requests- Apple Pay and Google Pay integration
- PayPal payment option
- Ability to extend parking time mid-session
- Remote parking termination with refunds
- Real-time payment confirmation and receipts
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- Functional push notifications before expiration
- Support for disabled/handicap parking cards (CMI)
- Ability to manage multiple vehicles easily
- Payment history with detailed transaction records
- Multi-language support beyond French
- Automatic geolocation without manual selection
- Printable parking ticket/proof for inspectors
- Email receipts with parking details
- Refund for unused parking time
- Support for more countries and license plate formats
- Improved UI/UX with better intuitiveness
- Offline payment capability
- SMS confirmation of payments
CarLocate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PrestoPark
No in-app purchases
CarLocate
No in-app purchases
