NCP vs Dart Charge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Dart Charge
Easily manage and pay for crossings on the Dartford and Thurrock bridges. This app allows both account holders and non-account holders to track journeys, receive payment reminders, and make secure payments.
- Pay for recent and upcoming crossings
- Receive payment reminders
- Secure payments with Apple Pay/Google Pay
- Biometric login for account holders
- Manage account details and vehicles
- Contact support
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The Dart Charge app makes it easy to manage and pay for crossings across the Dartford and Thurrock Crossing. Whether you have an account or not, you can quickly stay on top of your journeys and payments wherever you are. With the app, you can manage and pay for Dart Charge crossings in just a few taps, helping you avoid missed payments and stay in control. Key features • Pay for recent and upcoming crossings quickly and easily • Receive payment reminders after a crossing so you never miss a payment • Secure payments using Apple Pay and Google Pay • Fast and secure biometric login for account holders, using fingerprint or face recognition For non-account holders • Pay for crossings without creating an account • View recent and upcoming crossings • Check which crossings have been paid for • Receive notifications after crossings to help ensure payments are not missed • Contact Dart Charge support For account holders Create and manage a Dart Charge account: • Personal accounts (Pre-Pay or Pay As You Go) • Business accounts Log in to manage your account and: • Add or remove vehicles • View and update personal details • Manage payment methods • View and manage notifications • Manage communication preferences • View crossing history and payment transactions • Contact Dart Charge support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dart Charge at 5.0 against NCP's 4.3. Dart Charge also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 12%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). NCP's advantage is ratings volume (100 vs 3). 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.
Dart Charge 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of NCP's written reviews are positive against 47% of Dart Charge's.
NCP ships an update every 2 months, Dart Charge monthly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | NCP | Dart Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (100 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 46.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | National Car Parks Limited | Conduent Inc. |
Customer experience
NCP
Dart Charge
Bugs and 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
Dart Charge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NCP
No in-app purchases
Dart Charge
No in-app purchases






