iParque Driver vs DUApp
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.
DUApp
This app reads information from Portugal's certified vehicle registration document using UniQode®. It provides intuitive and friendly access to the document's complete details. Note that it does not replace the physical document.
- Read UniQode® information
- Access vehicle document details
- Intuitive interface
- Friendly user experience
- Digital access to document data
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A duapp permite fazer a leitura da informação presente no UniQode® do documento certificado de matrícula, Documento Único Automóvel, de Portugal. Permite o acesso na app à informação completa do documento de forma intuitiva e amigável. Atenção: a DUApp não substitui o documento físico.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DUApp at 1.8 against iParque Driver's 1.3. DUApp also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). iParque Driver's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 4). 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.
DUApp holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iParque Driver has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of iParque Driver's written reviews are positive against 0% of DUApp's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iParque Driver ships an update monthly, DUApp every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iParque Driver | DUApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (20 ratings) | 1.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ACIN-ICLOUD SOLUTIONS, LDA | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda S.A. |
Customer experience
iParque Driver
DUApp
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
DUApp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iParque Driver
No in-app purchases
DUApp
No in-app purchases
