Comparison

HonkMobile vs BC Hydro EV

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HonkMobile

Easily pay for parking on your phone at thousands of locations across Canada and the US. Avoid pay stations and parking tickets by booking in real-time or reserving spots in advance. Save time and money on hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly parking.

Highlights
  • Mobile parking payment
  • Real-time and advance reservations
  • Save up to 40% on parking
  • Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly options
  • Mapview of available spots
  • Meter feeding from phone
  • Notifications before session expiry
Features
Currently charting
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The #1 trusted parking app: Save up to 40% on parking with Honk. Forget waiting at pay stations, digging for change and circling the block trying to find an empty parking spot - use the HonkMobile app the next time you park and save on time, money and parking tickets! Using a single account, drivers can pay for parking on their phone at any of the 2,000 locations and 190,000 parking spaces Honk is accepted across Canada and the United States. Whether you’re looking for city, off-street, hospital, school or airport parking, Honk has you covered! Just some of the cities you’ll find us in: Corner Brook, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, Whitby, Oshawa, London, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Waterloo, Windsor, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Lethbridge, Burnaby, Kelowna, Surrey, Okanagan, Vancouver, Nanaimo, and Victoria. How It Works: - Sign up and create a free account using your email or Facebook Connect - Add your license plate - parking sessions are validated by license plate - store as many as you like! - Add as many payment methods as you’d like - great way to manage personal and business expenses - Honk accepts all major credit cards, Visa/Debit, PayPal, MasterPass and ApplePay - Book parking in real-time or make a reservation for the future - Click ‘pay’ and get on your way faster! App Features & Functionality: - Hourly, daily, weekly and monthly parking options Mapview of all available parking spots in relation to your destination - Choose parking spot based on price and proximity - Park in the same spot for work? Favourite your most frequented parking spot for even quicker and easier access to the spots you use on a regular basis - Receive text notifications 15 minutes before your session is set to expire - Feed the meter directly from your phone - no more running back to beat the meter maid! - Receipts are emailed to you within seconds of a booking - Municipal, private, school campus, university, airport and residential parking - Access to parking deals and promotions - with savings up to 40% off regular parking rates! Go ahead and ghost the parking meter and download the HonkMobile app today - you’ll never look back! Follow us for updates and announcements: HonkMobile.com: https://www.honkmobile.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/honkmobile Twitter: https://twitter.com/honkmobile Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honkmobile/

About

BC Hydro EV

Locate and manage EV charging sessions across multiple networks. Find nearby stations, check real-time availability, activate charging, and track your history. Securely pay for sessions and manage RFID cards for a seamless electric vehicle charging experience.

Highlights
  • Find nearby EV chargers
  • Check real-time charger availability
  • Activate charging sessions
  • Track charging history
  • Pay for charging
  • Manage RFID cards
Features
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BC Hydro EV Public Charging Network — B.C.’s largest EV fast charging network Network at a Glance • One of the most reliable EV networks in B.C. • Award-winning charging experience (as rated by our drivers) • Fair and transparent EV charging rates • All connector types available Charge with the BC Hydro EV App Use our app to charge at BC Hydro sites — plus access other major networks across North America. With the app, you can: • Find the nearest charger • Check real-time charger availability • Activate your charging session • Get notifications and track your charging history • Pay for charging and set up auto-reload • Order and manage RFID cards • Save your favourite chargers • View your previous charging sessions Get Started • Download the BC Hydro EV app • Add funds with your credit card or Apple Pay™/Google Pay™ • Or pay on the go with your credit card — no account required We’ve partnered with one of North America’s leading charging network providers to deliver the best possible charging experience. Love our app? Leave us a review and tell us what you think.

Screenshots

HonkMobile4 screens
BC Hydro EV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: HonkMobile at free against BC Hydro EV's free with in-app purchases. HonkMobile also leads on ratings volume (3.1K vs 33) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HonkMobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HonkMobile has 3.1K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of HonkMobile's written reviews are positive against 29% of BC Hydro EV's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HonkMobile ships an update every 6 weeks, BC Hydro EV every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
HonkMobile versus BC Hydro EV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHonkMobileBC Hydro EV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.1K ratings) — better4.3 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews25.6% of reviews28.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.1K — better33
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#102 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHonk Mobile Inc.British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Customer experience

HonkMobile

All ratings3,089 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive25.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative69.3%

BC Hydro EV

All ratings32 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive28.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative64.0%

Bugs and requests

HonkMobile

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or doesn't load
  • Issues with login and account setup
  • Incorrect parking time/charges

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to cancel/refund unused time
  • Option to pay for custom time increments
  • Better support for international users

BC Hydro EV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HonkMobile

No in-app purchases

None

BC Hydro EV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HonkMobile free?
HonkMobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BC Hydro EV free?
BC Hydro EV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HonkMobile or BC Hydro EV?
HonkMobile is rated higher. HonkMobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while BC Hydro EV averages 4.3 from 33 ratings.
Do HonkMobile or BC Hydro EV have ads?
Neither HonkMobile nor BC Hydro EV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HonkMobile or BC Hydro EV?
HonkMobile ships an update every 6 weeks, and BC Hydro EV every 2 months. Most recently, HonkMobile was updated on November 6, 2026 and BC Hydro EV on November 6, 2026.

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