ParkMate (NZ) vs Hinfo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ParkMate (NZ)
Easily find, navigate to, and pay for parking across New Zealand. Save time and money with features like start-stop payment, session reminders, and favorite locations. Enjoy ticketless and contactless parking for a seamless experience.
- Find car parks near destination
- Start-stop parking payment
- Extend parking sessions
- Parking session reminders
- Save favorite car parks
- Ticketless and contactless parking
- Transaction history and receipts
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Do more with ParkMate Parking woes? Say no more. ParkMate is here to help you find a car park, get directions, and pay for your parking, every time you need to park. Choose from over 400 car parks across New Zealand. How ParkMate helps you: · Convenient – search for car parks close to your destination to save time. · Cost effective – no need to guess your time, simply use the Start-Stop option when you park and end your Active session when you are finished. You can also Extend your session from the app if you’re using a prepaid option. · Reminders – set up reminders to notify you that you have a session running or if it’s about to expire. · Favourites – if you park in the same car park often, you can set up a specific car park or session as a favourite and start a parking session each day with only three touches. · Bundles and Promotions – save on parking all over New Zealand with promo codes and bundle purchases. · Ticketless - no need to display anything on your dashboard. It’s all monitored digitally. · Transaction history – keep track of when and where you have parked and get receipts resent through the Transaction History section in the main menu. · Contactless – to help keep you safe. ParkMate also caters to businesses: · Fleet Parking – we provide a simple, centralised platform to manage your fleets parking needs · Staff Parking - we can set your car park up for only your staff to use, pre-book and view occupancy before they arrive. · Customer Parking - providing parking for your customers is a breeze with ParkMate’s Customer parking solutions · Marketing - you can take advantage of our marketing tools and have customised messaging to your users via EDM, splash screens, push notifications or text. ParkMate. Do more. Visit www.parkmate.co.nz for more information.
Hinfo
This digital compendium provides guests with instant access to property information, services, and local area details during their stay. Discover nearby attractions, restaurants, and essential local services like doctors.
- Property information access
- Local area details
- Nearby attractions discovery
- Local service directory
- Multi-language support
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Hinfo is the digital compendium designed for guests staying at a member property. Access all property information, services and local area details instantly, anytime, anywhere. Get started in three simple steps: 1. Check into a property that uses the Hinfo service. 2. Download the free Hinfo app. 3. If the property you are staying at does not automatically load, please search for the property via the 'Current Location' or 'Search via Name' button. Hinfo is a useful directory during your stay: Property Details: View details on the property itself, including but not limited to check in/out times, parking, Wi-Fi details, how to use various appliances etc. Near Me: Discover what there is to do nearby including restaurants, supermarkets, local attractions and more. Local Services: Have immediate access to local doctor details and more including phone numbers and directions there. Be sure to keep Hinfo installed on your device after you depart the property, so all you need to do at the next property you stay at, is search for the next property you are staying at, to access their information. Hinfo is available in English, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese, Malay, Hindi, Spanish, French, Korean, German, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Indonesian, Māori, Thai, Filipino and Vietnamese which is subject to details supplied by each property. We strongly advise that you should not download the Hinfo app on your iPhone or iPad, from any 3rd party website with all downloads and updates coming from the Apple App Store directly. For full details on our 'App Privacy' section below, please visit the privacy section on our website for more details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hinfo at 67% against ParkMate (NZ)'s 13%. Hinfo also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Hinfo holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of ParkMate (NZ)'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Hinfo's.
ParkMate (NZ) ships an update every 3 months, Hinfo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParkMate (NZ) | Hinfo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (76 ratings) | 4.4 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advam Pty Ltd | APP IT BYTE |
Customer experience
ParkMate (NZ)
Hinfo
Bugs and requests
ParkMate (NZ)
Reported bugs
4 issues- Parking sessions not ending properly, leading to overcharges
- App freezing and crashing issues
- Login and account management problems
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Allow setting of end time or max duration for parking sessions
- Provide regular parking session reminders
- Improve GPS integration and street identification
- Simplify the parking start/stop process
Hinfo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ParkMate (NZ)
No in-app purchases
Hinfo
No in-app purchases








