Butlin's Skegness vs NCP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Butlin's Skegness
Plan and manage your holiday at a family entertainment resort. Discover what's happening, book shows and activities in advance, and explore the resort with interactive maps. Keep all your booking details organized in one place.
- Discover resort events and activities
- Book live shows and activities
- Interactive resort maps
- Manage booking details
- View break information
- All-year-round holiday planning
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DISCOVER BUTLIN’S We’ve been delighting families for 90 years, so we know a thing or two about great holidays. The days are packed, the pace never slows, and every night feels like Saturday night. Get excited and book your next break at the Home of Entertainment in just a few taps. PLAN AHEAD Never miss a moment of fun! See what’s on during your break and book live shows and activities in advance, so you can get stuck in as soon as you check in. EXPLORE RESORT Get your bearings before you arrive. Use the interactive maps to find your accommodation, venues, restaurants and more, all from the comfort of your sofa. MANAGE YOUR BOOKING Keep everything in one place with our handy wallet feature. View your break details, bookings and extras whenever you need them. VISIT ALL YEAR ROUND No sunshine? No problem. From summer breaks and Easter escapes to Halloween frights and festive lights, we’re open all year round, all under one roof!
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 review sentiment: Butlin's Skegness at 70% against NCP's 12%. Butlin's Skegness also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). NCP's advantage is ratings volume (100 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Butlin's Skegness holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NCP has 100 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Butlin's Skegness's written reviews are positive against 12% of NCP's.
Butlin's Skegness ships an update every 3 weeks, NCP every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Butlin's Skegness | NCP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (100 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews — better | 11.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Butlin's Skyline Limited | National Car Parks Limited |
Customer experience
Butlin's Skegness
NCP
Bugs and requests
Butlin's Skegness
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Butlin's Skegness
No in-app purchases
NCP
No in-app purchases
