MiPermit vs Discover Suffolk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MiPermit
This app allows you to pay for parking and EV charging at supported locations without needing cash or a physical ticket. Extend your parking remotely and receive expiry reminders. Membership is free, and you can even pay for parking up to 7 days in advance.
- Cashless Pay & Display parking
- Apple Pay support
- EV Charging payments
- Extend parking remotely
- SMS expiry reminders
- Pay up to 7 days in advance
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For support and feedback, please visit: www.mipermit.com/help With MiPermit (at supported locations) you can pay for your parking using Visa, Mastercard, or Apple Pay and there’s no need to display a physical ticket on your vehicle. You can pay for your EV charging at the same time at selected locations. Core Features & Benefits: - Cashless Pay & Display parking - Apple Pay support - EV Charging at selected locations - Free membership for all customers* - Pay for parking without registering for an account - Get SMS reminders for when your parking will expire - Extend your stay without returning to your vehicle - Pay for parking up to 7 days in advance** - Digital permits for resident parking schemes, boat mooring, recycling centres and more! MiPermit can only be used in the UK. For more information, please see www.mipermit.com for details. * Signing up for an account is free but all parking and associated fees are still applicable which may vary between parking locations and parking operators. ** Paying in advance of arrival at a location does not reserve a parking bay
Discover Suffolk
Explore Suffolk's outdoors with this guide to walking, cycling, and riding. Discover over 100 routes, detailed maps, and learn about local history and nature. Save your workouts to Apple Health.
- Over 100 walking, cycling, and riding routes
- High-quality mapping (including Ordnance Survey)
- Explore local and natural history
- Save workouts to Apple Health
- Discover diverse landscapes
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Discover Suffolk is Suffolk County Council’s guide to getting outdoors. Whether you enjoy a casual stroll along the prom or a long-distance ramble, a weekend family bike ride, or a full-on cycling holiday, or you just fancy getting out somewhere different with your four-legged friend, Discover Suffolk has something for everyone. From stunning coastline and traditional countryside to beautiful heathland and sleepy villages, ancient woodland and country parks to historic estates and nature reserves, Suffolk really is the place to get outdoors. With the Discover Suffolk App you can use high quality mapping (including Ordnance Survey) to explore the Suffolk countryside with ease and confidence and if you are looking for inspiration, Discover Suffolk has over 100 tried and tested walking, cycling, and riding routes to follow. Allow Discover Suffolk to be your guide and learn about the counties rich local and natural history and the stories behind the diverse landscape that is Suffolk. Apple Health: When you record a cycling, hiking, walking or running track you are able to save work outs to Apple Health. Data from HealthKit will not be used for marketing or promotional purposes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Discover Suffolk at 100% against MiPermit's 17%. Discover Suffolk also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). MiPermit's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Discover Suffolk holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MiPermit has 59 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of MiPermit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Discover Suffolk's.
MiPermit ships an update every 2 months, Discover Suffolk every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MiPermit | Discover Suffolk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (59 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MiPermit Ltd | Outdooractive AG |
Customer experience
MiPermit
Discover Suffolk
Bugs and requests
MiPermit
Reported bugs
25 issues- Login fails with 'incorrect format' error message
- Password reset loop - sends confirmation of request instead of reset link
- Continue/Pay button hidden below screen on smaller devices
- Scrolling down to pay accidentally increases parking duration
- App freezes on Yes/No prompts for optional charges
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- Payment button blocked by keyboard
- Screen won't scroll to reveal payment options
- Double charging when changing vehicles
- Parking sessions not displayed after payment
- Long delays between payment and voucher receipt
- Cannot activate resident permits - blank dropdown fields
- Vehicle registration not recognized despite repeated use
- Permit information lost after login failure
- App logs out unexpectedly during transactions
- Search function not working for postcodes
- Car parks not appearing on interactive map
- Location permission requests excessive
- Credit card payment pages non-functional on iPhone
- Cannot remove vehicles from dropdown list
- Countdown timer disappeared from lock screen
- App won't recognize car park location
- Registration requires invoice number from previous booking
- Visitor permit functionality broken with emission-based fees
- Unable to complete transactions without account creation
- Defaults to last vehicle without clear warning
Requested features
20 requests- Apple Pay and PayPal payment options
- Allow pre-registration before car park visit
- Flexible parking duration options (30 mins, 1 hour)
- Immediate receipt/confirmation at purchase
- Apple Watch compatibility and complications
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- Ability to change vehicle mid-session
- Default to last used vehicle
- Ability to add multiple vehicles easily
- Better car park search and location discovery
- Support for international phone numbers
- Automatic account creation without registration requirement
- Ability to extend permits without re-registering
- Clear error messages and support documentation
- In-app help and customer support chat
- Passkey authentication instead of passwords
- FaceID/biometric app lock
- Larger, more prominent expiry time display
- Map view and list view toggle for car parks
- Grace period for extending expired sessions
- Ability to pay for multiple vehicles simultaneously
Discover Suffolk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MiPermit
No in-app purchases
Discover Suffolk
No in-app purchases
Questions
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