Comparison

Handiplats vs Direct2Go

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

Head to head
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Handiplats

Features
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Find accessible parking before you arrive. Handiplats shows more than 140,000 disabled parking places in 35 countries on one map. The people who use the places keep the map up to date. FIND A PLACE β€’ See accessible parking near you on the map. β€’ Search for a city, an address or a landmark. β€’ Open a place to see the distance, the address and a Look Around view of the street. β€’ Tap Directions to drive there with Apple Maps. ON THE ROAD β€’ CarPlay: see the nearest accessible parking places on the car screen and start directions with one tap. β€’ Siri and Shortcuts: say "Find accessible parking with Handiplats" or "Navigate to accessible parking with Handiplats". β€’ Offline: your saved places and the places you looked at last stay available when you have no signal. KEEP THE MAP CORRECT β€’ Tap Still Here to confirm that a place is still there. β€’ Report a place that is temporarily blocked, removed, has no sign or is in the wrong position. β€’ Add a new place. We check each new place before it shows on the map. SAVE AND CONTRIBUTE β€’ Save the places you use often, for example at home, at work or at the hospital. β€’ Add a profile photo and see the top contributors on the leaderboard. HANDIPLATS PREMIUM Handiplats is free. Premium shows places that are hidden from the free map in eligible areas. Premium is a monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Service: https://handiplats.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://handiplats.com/privacy-policy/ Handiplats is for drivers with a disability parking permit, and for the family and carers who drive them. Handiplats cannot guarantee that a place is free when you arrive.

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Direct2Go

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Direct2Go helps you find places you can actually use: wheelchair toilets, step-free entrances, automatic doors, lifts, ramps, disabled parking, adult changing places, accessible showers, hearing loops and many more features. You are not looking for "a restaurant". You are looking for a restaurant you can get into, with a toilet you can use. THE MAP β€’ Places around you, with their accessibility features. β€’ Search what’s in view: the list shows what is on your screen, the map shows every place in groups. Narrow it with Range (500 m–10 km) and filter by category and feature. SEARCH β€’ By name, address or keyword, also by voice. β€’ Find AED, Find toilet, Find disabled parking: press and hold the Direct2Go icon on your Home Screen and pick one. You get the nearest registered place straight away, with a clock direction and distance, on the map. WITHOUT INTERNET β€’ AEDs and toilets are stored on your iPhone, so Find AED and Find toilet answer even without a connection, with the date of the data shown. β€’ Under Offline data you can download any other category and see how much space it takes. The app keeps everything current once a day, only with internet. You decide what stays. β€’ The map background does need internet; without a connection the list becomes the main screen. DETAILS AND ACTIONS β€’ Four tabs per place: About, Facilities, Hours and Ratings. β€’ Opening hours with live status: "Closes in 25 min", "Opens tomorrow at 09:00". The whole week in one table. β€’ Navigate to or share a place with Apple Maps or Google Maps β€” your choice. β€’ Add a missing place or correct a wrong detail. WHAT'S AROUND ME β€’ Pick a category and a distance up to 500 metres; the app warns you as you get close β€” with a sound, a spoken sentence or vibration only. β€’ Alerts name the category, a clock direction and the distance: "Toilet β€” at 2 o'clock β€” 80 m". β€’ Works walking, in a wheelchair, on a bike and in the car. Pocket mode: phone in your pocket, screen locked, alerts keep coming. GPX ROUTES β€’ Import a GPX file from any route planner, or share it straight to Direct2Go. β€’ "My routes" keeps your rides: distance, climb, estimated time, elevation profile and waypoints. β€’ Ride along: watch the route roll by before you go, with height, gradient and speed. β€’ Optional spoken guidance on the way, with the screen off if you like. β€’ Route locations: show only places along your route. A toilet three kilometres off your path is no use to you. DIRECT2GO ROUTES β€’ Download routes checked by a person; you see who, when and what was surveyed: surface, width, kerbs, gates, benches. β€’ Points the author placed along the route, such as a bench, a toilet or a bus stop, appear on the map with their name and are announced on the way. β€’ What is not listed was not checked β€” which is not the same as "absent". FOLLOW ME β€’ Share a link with the people close to you: they see your position, progress and estimated arrival in a browser, without an app or account. You decide when it starts and stops; nothing is kept afterwards. EVERY DAY β€’ Home address and a "Home" button: one tap to head home. β€’ The app opens at the place you viewed last, or at your location: your choice. β€’ Choose which voice the app uses and how fast it speaks. β€’ iPhone and iPad, light and dark mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver. β€’ A complete guide is in the app, under About. PRIVACY Direct2Go contains no trackers and no analytics. Your location is used to show places around you and to guide you β€” it is sent to a server only if you start "Follow me" yourself, and it disappears when you stop. Sign in with Apple is optional. AN HONEST NOTE The accessibility data comes from people, not from an algorithm. A feature may be wrong or may have changed since it was recorded, and offline data can be older than you think β€” which is why its date is shown. Report a mistake in the app and it is corrected for everyone. For routes, the app never promises that a whole route will suit you.

Screenshots

Handiplats3 screens
Direct2Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Direct2Go at none against Handiplats's 2. Direct2Go also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Handiplats sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Direct2Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handiplats ships an update fortnightly, Direct2Go every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Handiplats versus Direct2Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandiplatsDirect2Go
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB81 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKristoffer JalenA.H.J. Driessen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Handiplats

Subscriptions2
  • Handiplats Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Handiplats Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year
None

Direct2Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handiplats free?
Handiplats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Direct2Go free?
Direct2Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Handiplats or Direct2Go have ads?
Neither Handiplats nor Direct2Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handiplats or Direct2Go?
Handiplats ships an update fortnightly, and Direct2Go every 5 days. Most recently, Handiplats was updated on November 3, 2026 and Direct2Go on November 4, 2026.

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