MiPermit vs RingGo
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
RingGo
Easily pay for parking using your mobile device. Secure payment options and real-time space availability indicators help you find and pay for parking quickly and conveniently across the UK. Ideal for both personal and business use.
- Cashless parking payments
- Secure debit/credit card and Apple Pay options
- Space availability indicator
- Supports over 500 UK towns and cities
- Business parking solutions
- VAT receipt downloads
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Pay to park in seconds. With secure methods such as debit or credit cards available for payment and Apple Pay available in most locations, RingGo is the safe, cashless, flexible, and easy solution for your parking needs. You can pay with RingGo in more than 500 towns and cities across the UK. Our space availability solution, with its traffic light indicator, shows where spaces are most likely to be found, so you don’t need to circle the block multiple times. If you want to use RingGo for business parking, check out our RingGo Corporate service or download your VAT receipts from within the app if you want to pay and claim. Use the RingGo app to pay to park across London in Westminster, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, City of London, Croydon, Fulham, Hackney, Hammersmith, Haringey, Islington, Kingston, Merton, Redbridge, Richmond, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, and Wandsworth, as well as Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Guildford, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, and Winchester, plus a host of other towns and cities across the UK. For more information and to see the 500 towns and cities where RingGo is offered for parking, please see our website at www.RingGo.co.uk Searched for Ringo but looking for RingGo? You’ve reached the right place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: MiPermit at free against RingGo's free with in-app purchases. RingGo's advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 57) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, 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.
RingGo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RingGo has 3.7K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of MiPermit's written reviews are positive against 13% of RingGo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MiPermit ships an update every 2 months, RingGo monthly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | MiPermit | RingGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (57 ratings) | 4.6 (3.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.6% of reviews — better | 13.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MiPermit Ltd | RingGo Ltd |
Customer experience
MiPermit
RingGo
User reviews
MiPermit
From 57 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and straightforward to use
- ⏱️ Convenient lock screen timer display
- 🚀 Quick payment process
- 💾 Remembers user details for faster transactions
- 📱 Apple Pay integration available
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent login failures and authentication issues
- 🐛 Payment processing failures and errors
- ❌ Poor UI/UX design with hidden buttons
- ❌ Confusing navigation and unclear instructions
- 💳 Limited payment method options (no PayPal)
RingGo
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 💡 Convenient parking solution
- 🚀 Quick and efficient
- 🚀 Saves time
- 🚀 Straightforward payment process
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable app performance
- 🔑 Difficult registration process
- 💰 Expensive convenience fees
- 🔒 Lack of international support
- 🤖 Poor customer service
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
RingGo
Reported bugs
5 issues- Verification codes not arriving
- Inability to change parking duration
- Inconsistent location detection
- Repeated login issues
- App freezing and crashing
Requested features
5 requests- Option to cancel parking sessions
- Ability to update vehicle details
- Support for international phone numbers
- Improved customer support channels
- Simpler registration and login process
In-app purchases
MiPermit
No in-app purchases
RingGo
No in-app purchases






