Comparison

PayTix vs iPayParking

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

Head to head
About

PayTix

Pay parking tickets securely and easily through a mobile app. It offers a simple payment process, ticket reminders, and a history of your payments. The app is free to download and use, with potential convenience fees applied by member cities.

Highlights
  • Simple ticket payment process
  • Barcode scanning for ticket numbers
  • Payment reminders and alerts
  • Secure payment gateway
  • Ticket history management
Features
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What is PayTix®? PayTix® has partnered with cities across the US to enable users to pay for parking tickets in a safe and secure mobile environment without any added usage fee other than a member cities convenience fees (if applicable). PayTix® has direct connections to member cities parking systems and is a partner of the cities listed in our supported city list. Key Features: o Simple, quick ticket payment process o Quick and easy ticket bar code scanning for fast ticket number searches o Ticket Payment reminders and alerts o Fast and Safe payment gateway o Manage and maintain a ticket list of your ticket history No App Usage Fee Commitment: PayTix® is FREE! We feel adding app "usage fees" on top of what you pay for a parking ticket is unfair and burdensome to you, the "public", and we are totally committed to keeping PayTix® FREE. We do not charge a "usage fee" to download the PayTix® app. Please note, some member cities may apply a "convenience" or "service" fee to transactions to cover the cost of providing services to the public. Why use PayTix®? Since PayTix® is fully supported by member cities you can be assured that your payment is handled with the same security safe guards that are available to you on our member cities payment websites. We do not store your credit card data (anywhere) and we are fully PCI DSS compliant. When you pay for your parking tickets with PayTix™, you are paying with the same service that processes payments for the member cities today. PayTix® has native interfaces to our member cities systems. How To Use PayTix®?: Simply pick the city that you got your parking ticket in and either scan the ticket number bar code on the ticket or manually enter the ticket number into PayTix® and press the Submit button. PayTix® will then guide you through the ticket payment process in 4 easy steps. If your ticket is not in the city's parking system yet, don't worry, PayTix® will setup simple reminders and a "Ticket List" for you to check your tickets availability.

About

iPayParking

Pay parking tickets quickly and easily through a mobile application. It offers a simple interface for fast transactions and integrates with Apple Wallet for secure, registration-free payments.

Highlights
  • Fast parking ticket payment
  • Easy and reliable user interface
  • No registration required
  • Integrated with Apple Wallet
  • No additional configuration needed
Features
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iPayParking- the new incredible way to pay a parking tickets. Fast, Easy and Reliable. The application provides an innovation of the mobile parking payments Flexible Use Simple and reliable user interface! Two button presses and you could achieve the final goal - to pay the ticket and to leave the parking lot. No Registration No need to enter Credit Card into unsecured environment. The app is integrated with Apple wallet. No Configuraton No additional configuration needed. Just download and start using. Warning: The application could be used only in the parking lots with iPayParking logo

Screenshots

PayTix4 screens
iPayParking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iPayParking at 2.5 against PayTix's 1.4. PayTix's advantage is ratings volume (336 vs 11) and review sentiment (10% vs 0%). 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

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

iPayParking holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PayTix has 336 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of PayTix's written reviews are positive against 0% of iPayParking's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PayTix ships an update every 4 months, iPayParking every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PayTix versus iPayParking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayTixiPayParking
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (336 ratings)2.5 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings336 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperModaxo Traffic Management USA Inc.IBS Technology LLC

Customer experience

PayTix

All ratings229 ratings
Positive12.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative84.3%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive10.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative88.0%

iPayParking

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

PayTix

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Payment shows error but card is charged anyway
  • Multiple charges for single transaction attempts
  • Barcode scanning produces incorrect ticket numbers
  • QR code scanning fails to populate information
  • Ticket lookup by violation number fails intermittently
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  • Valid payment cards rejected by app
  • City never receives payment despite app confirmation
  • Ticket not found in system despite being valid
  • No email confirmation sent after payment
  • Payment history doesn't update after successful payment
  • Buttons appear in middle of screen instead of proper placement
  • App freezes or hangs during payment processing
  • Cannot go back to edit information without clearing fields
  • Inconsistent behavior across different devices

Requested features

12 requests
  • Modern UI redesign for current devices
  • Lookup and pay multiple tickets simultaneously
  • Save personal information for future transactions
  • Ability to view and verify card information before submission
  • Apple Pay and digital wallet integration
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  • Remove or eliminate convenience fees
  • Payment history and confirmation records in app
  • Lookup tickets by license plate
  • Automatic barcode/QR code scanning without manual steps
  • Ability to contest tickets through app
  • Clear security and privacy statements
  • Accessible customer service phone number

iPayParking

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PayTix

No in-app purchases

None

iPayParking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PayTix free?
PayTix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iPayParking free?
iPayParking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PayTix or iPayParking?
iPayParking is rated higher. PayTix averages 1.4 out of 5 from 336 ratings, while iPayParking averages 2.5 from 11 ratings.
Do PayTix or iPayParking have ads?
Neither PayTix nor iPayParking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PayTix or iPayParking?
PayTix ships an update every 4 months, and iPayParking every 5 months. Most recently, PayTix was updated on October 29, 2026 and iPayParking on October 10, 2026.

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