Digipare vs Elgin Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digipare
Easily pay for short-term parking in regulated areas across Brazil and Latin America. Register in minutes, add credits, and manage your parking time directly from your phone. Receive alerts before your time expires.
- Pay for regulated street parking
- Register in under 2 minutes
- Add credits via credit/debit card
- Pay-by-text option
- Set parking time alerts
- Review parking history
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Pay for Zona Azul street parking in Brazil with Digipare. Buy credits, activate a parking session and keep track of your parking time in supported cities. Known locally as Zona Azul, Área Azul or Rotativo Digital, these are designated paid street parking areas with rules that vary by city. PARKING MADE SIMPLER • Buy credits using the payment methods available in the app. • Select the city, vehicle license plate and parking rate to activate a session. • Set reminders for when your parking time is about to end. • Check your balance and usage history. • Extend your session from your phone where the parking scheme and local rules allow. HOW TO USE DIGIPARE 1. Create an account and add your vehicle's license plate. 2. Select your city and check the parking signs. 3. Buy the credits you need and select the appropriate parking rate. 4. Confirm activation and check when your session expires. WHERE YOU CAN USE IT Digipare is one of the accredited apps for Rotativo Digital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and a payment option for Área Azul in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. In Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, use Digipare to pay for street parking under the Cidade Verde Estacionamento Rotativo Digital system. Other partner cities are also supported. Check that your city is available in the app before parking. See the list at www.digipare.com.br/Home/Cidades. BEFORE YOU PARK Check the city, license plate, rate and activation confirmation. Follow the parking signs, operating hours and maximum stay. Buying credits does not activate a parking session: confirm activation for the correct vehicle. Keep notifications enabled and check the session's validity in the app. Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Parking is available only in supported locations in Brazil. Download Digipare to make paying for street parking easier. Support: contato@digipare.com.br Learn more: www.digipare.com.br
Elgin Smart
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere using your smartphone. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share access with family members for seamless smart home management.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous device management
- Customizable timers
- Device sharing with family
- Quick device connection
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Elgin Smart 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Digipare at every 2 months against Elgin Smart's every 11 months. Digipare also leads on ratings volume (294 vs 44) and device support (4 vs 2). Elgin Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 — 4.8 for Digipare against 4.7 for Elgin Smart. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digipare has 294 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 15% and 16% positive.
Digipare ships an update every 2 months, Elgin Smart every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digipare | Elgin Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (294 ratings) — better | 4.7 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.3% of reviews | 16.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 294 — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 4+ |
| Developer | Areatec Tecnologia e Serviços Ltda | Elgin |
Customer experience
Digipare
Elgin Smart
In-app purchases
Digipare
No in-app purchases
Elgin Smart
No in-app purchases
