MiPermit vs Charge Your Car
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
Charge Your Car
Locate and navigate to electric vehicle charging stations across the UK. This app supports charging at any of the supported EV charging points.
- Search for EV charging points
- Navigate to charging stations
- Charge electric vehicles
- UK-wide coverage
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Charge Your Car's mobile app lets you search for, navigate to and charge your electric vehicle at any of CYC's supported EV charging points around the UK.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MiPermit at 4.3 against Charge Your Car's 3.1. MiPermit also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (17% vs 2%). Charge Your Car's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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.
MiPermit holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MiPermit has 57 ratings behind it against 8, 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 2% of Charge Your Car's.
MiPermit ships an update every 2 months, Charge Your Car every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MiPermit | Charge Your Car |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (57 ratings) — better | 3.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.8% of reviews — better | 1.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MiPermit Ltd | Corethree Ltd. |
Customer experience
MiPermit
Charge Your Car
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
Charge Your Car
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MiPermit
No in-app purchases
Charge Your Car
No in-app purchases
