ParkMate (NZ) vs Planit!
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.
Planit!
This travel app helps you plan, book, and manage all aspects of your trip, from activities and tours to car hire and restaurant reservations. It offers personalized service from a dedicated travel assistant to ensure a hassle-free experience.
- Browse, book, and manage activities
- Book car hire and attraction tickets
- Reserve restaurants
- Personalized travel assistant service
- All bookings in one place
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Unlock the best bits of your trip with Planit - the ultimate travel companion. Browse, book & manage activities, tours and attractions. Relish the convenience of booking everything in one place, from car hire and attraction tickets to heli-skiing and restaurant reservations. Delight in old fashioned customer service from your dedicated Personal Travel Assistant - here to curate, book and manage your trip for you (if you need them). Experience hassle free travel for the first time - exceptional service is just a download away!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planit! at 100% against ParkMate (NZ)'s 13%. Planit! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). ParkMate (NZ)'s advantage is ratings volume (73 vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Planit! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParkMate (NZ) has 73 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of ParkMate (NZ)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Planit!'s.
ParkMate (NZ) ships an update every 3 months, Planit! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParkMate (NZ) | Planit! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (73 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 1 |
| 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 |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Advam Pty Ltd | Planit Bnb Ltd |
Customer experience
ParkMate (NZ)
Planit!
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
Planit!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ParkMate (NZ)
No in-app purchases
Planit!
No in-app purchases
