PrestoPark vs DRIVECO
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.
DRIVECO
Locate and reserve public electric vehicle charging stations with ease. This app provides real-time availability, power details, and pricing for charging points. It offers convenient features like autocharge and free reservations, ensuring a seamless charging experience.
- Live map of charging points
- Filter by power and connector type
- Real-time charging session monitoring
- Free reservation up to 7 days
- Autocharge functionality
- Charging session history and payments
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Charge your electric car anywhere with the DRIVECO app and access ultra-reliable, fast and ultra-fast public charging points. Find the nearest available charging point in 2 clicks, reserve it free for up to 7 days, plug in… and you're good to go! FIND THE RIGHT CHARGING POINT Live map: power (from 22 to 400 kW), prices, on each station's profile (café, restrooms, supermarket…) - Enter your vehicle details, filter by your preferences, Combo CCS, Type 2… charging points compatible with all electric vehicles START CHARGING INSTANTLY - Autocharge: start charging by simply plugging in your car, no badge or card needed RESERVE FOR FREE - Block your charging point up to 7 days in advance - Cancel at no cost TRACK YOUR ENERGY - Monitor power, duration and cost of your charging session in real-time - Access complete history of your charging sessions and payments ENJOY AN ULTRA-RELIABLE NETWORK - 99% average availability - Top 5 charging networks (Chargemap 2025 ranking) - 24/7 phone support available …AND ECO-FRIENDLY - Get 100% renewable electricity across the entire network DOWNLOAD THE DRIVECO APP NOW Join our community of hundreds of thousands of drivers and charge your vehicle simply, without wasting time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DRIVECO at 4.6 against PrestoPark's 1.1. DRIVECO also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 12%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). PrestoPark's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
DRIVECO holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of PrestoPark's written reviews are positive against 38% of DRIVECO's.
PrestoPark ships an update every 2 months, DRIVECO every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrestoPark | DRIVECO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.1 (18 ratings) | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.6% of reviews | 38.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IEM S.A. | DRIVECO |
Customer experience
PrestoPark
DRIVECO
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
DRIVECO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PrestoPark
No in-app purchases
DRIVECO
No in-app purchases
