GoCar vs PRM Assist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoCar
Access cars and vans across Ireland for short-term rentals, from 30 minutes to longer periods. It's an ideal alternative to car ownership or for businesses needing flexible vehicle solutions. Enjoy transparent pricing with fuel and insurance included.
- Car and van sharing across Ireland
- Rentals from 30 minutes
- Alternative to car ownership
- Flexible business vehicle solutions
- Fuel and insurance included
- No hidden costs
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GoCar is Ireland’s first Car Sharing company and is part of the Europcar Mobility Group, providing members with access to cars and vans all across Ireland. From rental as short as 30 minutes GoCar is the ideal alternative to owning a car, or equally ideal for the SME to save on leasing vehicles. Now introducing GoCar by Europcar across the Europcar network, a car rental product that enables customers to bypass the desk, go directly to their car and drive away. Drive from just €9/hr, fuel is included! No hidden costs. Fully insured. Fast. Easy. Join GoCar & get €10 off your first trip with code FIRST10.
PRM Assist
Track your airport assistance bookings with real-time confirmations. Access exclusive airport offers and purchase retail items or book local excursions directly through the app. Enjoy a seamless travel experience with integrated payment and booking features.
- Airport assistance booking confirmation
- Exclusive airport offers
- In-app retail purchasing
- Excursion booking
- Integrated payment system
- Real-time timestamp system
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You no longer have the anxious wait to see if your airport assistance has been booked. Your in-app time stamp system shows when your arrival and departing airport have confirmed they have received your booking and are ready to assist you when you arrive. Your PRM Club allows you to avail of exclusive airport offers. With our applications payment system you can now view airport retail items, purchase them, and collect them when travelling through the terminal. We want to make sure that shopping is available for all. Whether travelling for business or pleasure, it is always nice to have some fun and do some exploring at your destination. Your tours and activities section means you can book excursions close to you and pay for them through PRM Assist. Additional features offered by PRM Assist can be found in app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GoCar at 2.5 against PRM Assist's 1.0. GoCar also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 7%) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). PRM Assist's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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.
GoCar holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoCar has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of GoCar's written reviews are positive against 7% of PRM Assist's.
GoCar ships an update every 4 weeks, PRM Assist every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoCar | PRM Assist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (20 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews — better | 6.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Executive Trust Limited | PRM ASSIST LIMITED |
Customer experience
GoCar
PRM Assist
In-app purchases
GoCar
No in-app purchases
PRM Assist
No in-app purchases
