ZipBy vs Gas Share
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZipBy
This app allows you to enter and exit enabled car parks without a ticket. It automatically charges your credit card upon exit, eliminating the need to wait in line to pay. You can also pre-book parking spots for added convenience.
- Ticketless entry and exit
- Automatic credit card payment
- Pre-book parking spots
- Secure credit card payment
- Emailed parking receipts
- Monthly statements
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What is ZipBy? When you download and register ZipBy on your phone you can drive in and out of any ZipBy enable car park without needing a ticket. If payment is required it automatically charges your credit card when you exit the car park. Why ZipBy? • Ease of registration • User friendly • Pre-book your parking spot • Ticketless entry and exit • Secure credit card payment • No standing in line to pay for your parking • Emailed parking receipts • Emailed monthly statement • Work expense claims • Register using your contact and credit card details • Once registered no need to interact with the App • Apple Pay available for Zoned Parking payments Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Gas Share
Easily split the cost of gas for road trips or carpooling. Save time by recording frequent journeys for quick recalculations. This app simplifies expense sharing for shared travel.
- Split gas costs
- Calculate shared expenses
- Save and record frequent trips
- Ideal for road trips and carpooling
- Simple expense sharing
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Gas is expensive, so it is important to share the cost when you can. Splitting the cost of gas is easy with Gas Share! Whether you are going on a road trip or carpooling to work, Gas Share helps you calculate and share the cost with others. Take a certain trip often? You can save time by recording your trips and then coming back to them later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gas Share at 100% against ZipBy's 18%. Gas Share also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0). ZipBy's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (631 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Gas Share holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZipBy has 631 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of ZipBy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gas Share's.
ZipBy ships an update every 5 weeks, Gas Share every 15 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ZipBy | Gas Share |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (631 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 631 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZipBy | Josiah Stephens |
Customer experience
ZipBy
Gas Share
In-app purchases
ZipBy
No in-app purchases
Gas Share
No in-app purchases
