ParkAround vs EV Loader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ParkAround
Easily find and book parking in major cities, airports, and ports across Greece and Spain. Secure exclusive discounts and compare car parks to find the best spot for your needs.
- Find parking in cities, airports, and ports
- Compare available car parks
- Get cost estimates
- Book parking spots
- Exclusive discounts up to 80%
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ParkAround is the #1 app that finds you a spot in the city of Athens, in the airports of Athens, Barcelona, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Rhodes, Chania and Larnaca as well as Piraeus and Volos Port. ParkAround has partnered with over 200 car parks in Greece and & Spain and has secured exclusive discounts up to 80% for you if you book through the app. Using the ParkAround app, you can find parking near an address, an area or even a place, enter your parking dates/duration and get a cost estimate and compare all available car parks to find the one that fits you best. Booking a spot is quick, easy and FREE! Skip wasting time try to find and a parking spot and let ParkAround find the spot for you. Join ParkAround today! Note: Continued use of GPS may dramatically decrease battery life
EV Loader
Find and book electric vehicle charging stations across Greece and SE Europe. Station owners can list their facilities, manage payments, and track transactions through a dedicated app.
- View and book charging stations
- Multiple locations and businesses
- Station owner listings
- Streamlined payment system
- Transaction tracking
- Web and mobile app access
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EV Drivers can view and book multiple charging stations in different locations and businesses (hotels, parking businesses, retail shops) in Greece and SE Europe. Station Owners can list their stations in Loader app in order to increase the frequency of charges at their stations, offer a streamlined payment system for drivers and keep track of the transactions that occur in their charging station, through a web and a mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: EV Loader at ad-supported against ParkAround's free with in-app purchases. EV Loader also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). ParkAround's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ParkAround against 5.0 for EV Loader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParkAround has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ParkAround ships an update every 3 weeks, EV Loader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParkAround | EV Loader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ParkAround B.V. | Parity Platform I.K.E |
Customer experience
ParkAround
EV Loader
In-app purchases
ParkAround
No in-app purchases
EV Loader
No in-app purchases
