Comparison

MVP Parking vs myORCA

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

Head to head
About

MVP Parking

Manage your airport parking reservations and loyalty account. Request vehicle retrieval, book new spots, and access past receipts and vouchers. View your profile, points, and vehicle information.

Highlights
  • Automated vehicle retrieval requests
  • View/email past reservation vouchers
  • Book new reservations
  • View/email past parking receipts
  • Virtual loyalty card
  • View profile and points
Features
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Customer portal for access to MVP Airport Parking located at SeaTac International Airport in Seatac, WA, providing: 1. Automated vehicle retrieval request for One Touch Pick-Up service 2. View or email past reservation vouchers 3. Book new reservations with pre-filled fields 4. View or email past parking receipts 5. Virtual barcoded loyalty card 6. View profile, point balance, and vehicles 7. Quick access to contact information

About

myORCA

Manage your Puget Sound transit card for buses, trains, and ferries. Load fares, check balances, and purchase passes on the go. Connect your existing card or order a new one to simplify your commute.

Highlights
  • Load fares instantly
  • Check card balance
  • Manage multiple cards
  • Purchase daily/monthly passes
  • Set up autoloads
  • Connect existing ORCA card
Features
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ORCA is the Puget Sound’s all-in-one transit card. Use it to ride the bus, train and ferry in the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area. To get started, download the app and create an account. You need an ORCA card to use the myORCA app. You can connect your existing card or order a new card. Now you can manage your ORCA card anywhere, 24/7 with the myORCA app. With the myORCA app, you can: - Load fares instantly - Check your balance - Purchase and manage multiple ORCA cards - Purchase daily or monthly passes - Set up autoloads - And much more! With ORCA, you can pay for trips and transfers on Community Transit, Everett Transit, King County Metro, Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit, Sound Transit and Washington State Ferries. Some exclusions apply on special trips and Washington State Ferries. To use ORCA, be sure to tap your card on the ORCA card reader on board, on the train platform, or at your stop. Reduced fare programs are available to qualified riders with low incomes, seniors (65+ years), youth (6-18 years), and persons with disabilities. Reduced fare cards work with the myORCA app, call 888-988-6722 / TTY: 711 to find out which card is right for you. This app requires iOS 13 and above.

Screenshots

MVP Parking4 screens
myORCA1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MVP Parking at 3.7 against myORCA's 2.5. MVP Parking also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). myORCA's advantage is ratings volume (384 vs 3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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

MVP Parking holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myORCA has 384 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MVP Parking ships an update monthly, myORCA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MVP Parking versus myORCA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMVP ParkingmyORCA
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better2.5 (384 ratings)
Positive reviews—15.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3384 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopernetPark, LLCCentral Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority

Customer experience

MVP Parking

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

myORCA

All ratings344 ratings
Positive32.6%
Neutral8.4%
Negative59.0%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive15.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative72.6%

Bugs and requests

MVP Parking

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

myORCA

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login credentials not recognized
  • Payment method addition/removal not working
  • Recent activity data displaying incorrectly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Apple Wallet/Pay support
  • Implement Face ID/Touch ID login
  • Improve app stability and reliability
  • Expand functionality to match website

In-app purchases

None

MVP Parking

No in-app purchases

None

myORCA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MVP Parking free?
MVP Parking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myORCA free?
myORCA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MVP Parking or myORCA?
MVP Parking is rated higher. MVP Parking averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while myORCA averages 2.5 from 384 ratings.
Do MVP Parking or myORCA have ads?
myORCA shows ads; MVP Parking does not.
Which is updated more often, MVP Parking or myORCA?
MVP Parking ships an update monthly, and myORCA every 2 months. Most recently, MVP Parking was updated on November 1, 2026 and myORCA on November 7, 2026.

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