PayByPhone

Feeding a parking meter without coins is the job of PayByPhone, a mobile parking payment app from PayByPhone Technologies Inc . According to the company, the service covers over 1,300 locations, spread across municipal and privately run car parks in five markets: North America, the UK, Germany, France and Switzerland, and the app comes in 10 languages.

The routine is quick: enter or scan the location code shown at the parking spot, choose how long to stay and pay with a stored method. Supported payment options include credit and debit cards, Google Pay, Apple Pay and PayPal where available. Sessions can be started and extended remotely, so there is no need to walk back to the car. A Today View widget shows active sessions at a glance, Maps and Nearby help find available parking, and reminders arrive by SMS or push notification before time runs out. Drivers can also pin where they parked, review past sessions and receive emailed receipts for expenses.

The ratings are outstanding: 4.8 on average from 257,644 ratings, with 89% five stars and only 1% one star, across 10,000,000+ installs. The app is free and has no in-app purchases, though it is listed as ad supported. It was updated on 2026-09-12, is rated Everyone and needs Android 9 or newer. We list 4 versions, the latest being 26.9.0.

Drivers who regularly park in supported cities will save time and avoid hunting for change. Those in areas the service does not cover will get little from it. Its 4.8 average suggests most drivers find it does the job well.