Virtual Parking Permits vs Charge Key
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
Charge Key
This platform allows you to unlock, lock, and start your vehicle remotely. It offers hands-free unlocking upon approach and navigation to your vehicle's location. The app prioritizes user privacy by not storing personal information and receiving data directly from the vehicle.
- Hands-free vehicle unlocking
- Remote locking and starting
- Vehicle location navigation
- Privacy-focused data handling
- Global accessibility
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Access and charge your vehicle with Charge Key. Charge Key is a platform designed to easily unlock, lock, and start your vehicle. Setup hands-free unlock to simply approach the vehicle to unlock and begin driving. Don’t remember where your vehicle is? Open Charge Key to navigate to the vehicle’s location. Before your access has expired, verify you have collected all of your belongings! Privacy: • Charge Key does not store information that is linked to you. • Charge Key doesn't need to be open on your phone — data comes directly from the vehicle. • Charge Key works wherever in the world you drive. Charge Key was made by Tesla enthusiasts and is not endorsed by Tesla, Inc in any way. Terms & Conditions: https://www.chargekey.app/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.chargekey.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Charge Key at 46% against Virtual Parking Permits's 0%. Charge Key also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Virtual Parking Permits's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (96 vs 32). 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.
Charge Key holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Virtual Parking Permits's written reviews are positive against 46% of Charge Key's.
Virtual Parking Permits ships an update every 4 months, Charge Key every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Parking Permits | Charge Key |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (96 ratings) | 3.8 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 46.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Virtual Parking Permits LLC | ChargeKey, LLC |
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Virtual Parking Permits
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In-app purchases
Virtual Parking Permits
No in-app purchases
Charge Key
No in-app purchases
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