iParque Driver vs Autenticação Gov
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iParque Driver
This app provides a convenient way to pay for parking using your mobile device, eliminating the need for coins or parking meters. It offers flexible payment options, including starting and stopping parking sessions as needed, and paying only for the actual time parked.
- Pay for parking via phone
- No coins or parking meters needed
- Start and stop parking sessions
- Pay only for actual parking time
- Timed parking mode
- Parking time alerts
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The pioneering system in Portugal offers drivers the fastest and easiest solution to pay for parking using their cell phone or tablet, without the need to use coins or go to the parking meter. With the 'Start and Stop' feature, the driver can start and stop the parking period at any time, and only pays for the time the vehicle has actually been parked. The application also offers a pay-per-time mode, in which the driver specifically indicates how long he/she wants to park, and will be alerted each time the parking period is nearing its end, so that he/she can then extend the parking period.
Autenticação Gov
Activate your Digital Mobile Key (CMD) using a video-selfie and citizen card validation. Generate temporary security codes or use biometric authentication for secure access to public and private portals. Manage data access authorizations and sign documents.
- Activate Chave Móvel Digital (CMD)
- Video-selfie and citizen card validation
- Generate temporary security codes
- Biometric authentication
- Manage data access authorizations
- Sign documents
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Com a aplicação autenticacao.gov.pt o cidadão pode ativar a Chave Móvel Digital (CMD) com um vídeo-selfie e com a validação do cartão de cidadão. Consegue também nesta aplicação gerar um código de segurança temporário, ou usar validação biométrica do seu telemóvel, em alternativa ao código por SMS, para se autenticar com CMD em portais públicos ou privados. Dispõe ainda de um serviço de gestão de autorizações de acesso aos seus dados e de assinatura de documentos. Para mais informações pode consultar a informação disponível no site autenticacao.gov.pt.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Autenticação Gov at free against iParque Driver's ad-supported. Autenticação Gov also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
Autenticação Gov holds the better App Store score, 1.5 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 36 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of iParque Driver's written reviews are positive against 2% of Autenticação Gov's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iParque Driver ships an update monthly, Autenticação Gov every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iParque Driver | Autenticação Gov |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (20 ratings) | 1.5 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews — better | 2.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ACIN-ICLOUD SOLUTIONS, LDA | Agência para a Modernização Administrativa |
Customer experience
iParque Driver
Autenticação Gov
User reviews
iParque Driver
From 20 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works for Portuguese users with MB Way
- 👍 Reminders for parking sessions
- 👍 Convenient for Portuguese users
Room to improve
- 😞 Minimum top-up of 20€
- 😞 Useless for tourists
- 😞 No credit card/Apple Pay
- 😞 Difficult to top up
- 😞 Funds only valid in one town
Autenticação Gov
From 36 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works fine
- 🚀 Ótima ferramenta
Room to improve
- 🐛 Não funciona
- 🐛 Não reconhece o cartão cidadão
- 🐛 Não envia código de segurança
- 🐛 Aplicação crasha
- 🐛 Não funciona com números estrangeiros
Bugs and requests
iParque Driver
Reported bugs
21 issues- App freezes
- Cannot login to website
- Bank transfer process is complicated
- Balance not credited after bank transfer
- App repeatedly fails to authenticate
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- App does not work
- App has multiple errors
- Cannot select street
- App is slow
- App stops parking when funds are low
- Cannot complete login process
- Cannot pay for parking
- App is buggy
- Errors when paying
- Cannot select correct hours
- Cannot click on anything or use the app
- No way to top up account in the app
- Cannot switch language to English on iPhone website
- App freezes at setup point
- Parking ticket issued even after payment
- Email leaked reported
Requested features
19 requests- Allow smaller top-up amounts (1€, 5€)
- Allow retrieval of remaining balance
- Support credit card payments
- Support Apple Pay
- Support PayPal
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- Support other international payment methods (Monzo, Revolut, etc.)
- Allow top-up for use in any participating town
- Automatic app stop when parking is no longer required
- Link to bank account for continuous parking
- Improve UI/UX
- Provide clear instructions for bank transfers
- Improve customer service response time
- Allow account deletion
- Improve language options
- Fix bugs and errors
- Allow payment on the spot
- Implement automatic stop feature
- Allow payment via UK bank cards
- Provide BIC/Swift code for bank transfers
Autenticação Gov
Reported bugs
4 issues- Não reconhece o novo cartão de cidadão
- Não envia código de segurança por SMS
- Aplicação crasha durante o processo de autenticação
- Não funciona com números de telefone estrangeiros
Requested features
2 requests- Opção de usar email para autenticação
- Suporte para números de telefone internacionais
In-app purchases
iParque Driver
No in-app purchases
Autenticação Gov
No in-app purchases
