Virtual Parking Permits vs Parcel Pending
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Parking Permits
Manage digital parking permits directly from your phone. Link your license plate as your permit to eliminate the need for paper permits for yourself or your guests. This eco-friendly, contactless solution allows for immediate changes and registrations.
- License plate as permit
- Create and manage digital permits
- Register guest vehicles
- Paperless and contactless
- Immediate vehicle/guest registration
- Environmentally friendly
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About this App: Your licence plate is your permit. Access your virtual parking permits account to create and manage your digital parking permits. This is the mobile tenant application for the virtualparkingpermits.com system. You need to have an existing valid account to use the application, be a resident or a guest of a property that utilizes the virtualparkingpermits.com system. With the virtualparkingpermits.com application, residents no longer need paper permits for their vehicles or their guests' vehicles. The licence plate number and vehicle information is the permit. Tenants can access their online account and create digital parking permits via a simple intuitive interface right on their phone. There are many benefits for the virtual parking permits system: Virtual permits cannot be copied or altered 100% paperless and environmentally friendly Contactless virtual solution is a safer process to obtain a permit. Residents can make changes to their own vehicles or register guests immediately. Need technical help? Contacts support@virtualparkingpermits.com
Parcel Pending
Easily manage your package deliveries with automatic notifications upon arrival. Access your packages contactlessly using a unique QR code for pickup. The app also allows for vacation mode, managing other users, and customizing notification settings.
- Package delivery notifications
- Contactless package access
- Unique QR code for pickup
- Vacation mode
- Manage other users
- Customize notification settings
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Parcel Pending makes it simple to receive your packages and online orders! Get automatic notifications the moment your packages are delivered with our easy-to-use mobile app. Use the Parcel Pending mobile app to: - Get package delivery notifications - Utilize contactless package access - Use a unique QR Code for pick-up - Set vacation mode - Add and manage other users - Update notification preferences and accessibility settings - Contact our support team 24/7 We are always looking to improve our app and services. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make our app better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Parcel Pending at 4.1 against Virtual Parking Permits's 1.2. Parcel Pending also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 0%) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 110). Virtual Parking Permits's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Parcel Pending holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parcel Pending has 1.3K ratings behind it against 110, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Virtual Parking Permits's written reviews are positive against 24% of Parcel Pending's.
Virtual Parking Permits ships an update every 5 months, Parcel Pending every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Parking Permits | Parcel Pending |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (110 ratings) | 4.1 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 24.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 110 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #141 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual Parking Permits | Quadient Shipping |
Customer experience
Virtual Parking Permits
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In-app purchases
Virtual Parking Permits
No in-app purchases
Parcel Pending
No in-app purchases
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