PayByPhone Parking
Description
PayByPhone is a global leader in mobile parking payments. More than 95 million drivers worldwide have trusted us with their payments to date. We simplify journeys for millions with smart, intuitive technology and user-focused features. Available in 11 languages, our app is used across more than 1,300 locations -including cities and private operators - in the UK, North America, France, Germany, and Switzerland. With the PayByPhone app, we help parking to be quick, seamless, and secure. Just enter or scan the location code, choose your duration, and pay using your preferred payment method - all from your phone. It’s all designed to simplify your journey, so you can focus on what matters most. Key features: Start and extend parking sessions remotely See active sessions at a glance with the Today View widget Use Maps or Nearby to find available parking Get SMS or push notifications before your session expires Review your parking history and past sessions Pin your parking location to easily find your vehicle Receive emailed receipts for expense tracking Pay with credit/debit card, Google Pay, Apple Pay, or PayPal (where available)
What's New
This update focuses on improving stability and performance. * Resolved multiple reported issues * Fixed crashes affecting some users * General optimizations and refinements As always, we're working to make the app better with every update.
Details
- Developer
- PayByPhone Technologies Inc.
- Main Category
- Travel
- Version
- 26.6.1
- Version Release
- 2026-06-11
- Initial Release
- 2011-07-15
- Size
- 169 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- Free
- Languages
- HY, EN, FR, DE, IT, PA and 4 more
- Bundle ID
- com.verrus.paybyphone
- Version Rating
- ★ 4.85 (735,628)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-28
Metadata updated 2026-06-16
Rank History
Free · Max 90 days · Top 5 categories shown (Y-axis: rank, lower is better)
Free Rankings
Paid Rankings
No rankings
Competitive Benchmark — Travel Top 10
What it takes to beat this app — comparison with the category's top apps. The orange row is the current app.
| # | App | Price | Rating | Ratings | Langs | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uber - Request a ride | Free | ★ 4.90 | 16,151,852 | 49 | 2026-06-15 |
| 2 | Airbnb | Free | ★ 4.76 | 702,088 | 54 | 2026-06-13 |
| 3 | Lyft | Free | ★ 4.92 | 17,277,128 | 5 | 2026-06-15 |
| 4 | American Airlines | Free | ★ 4.77 | 1,179,466 | 1 | 2026-06-15 |
| 5 | Fly Delta | Free | ★ 4.85 | 7,005,968 | 2 | 2026-06-04 |
| 6 | Booking.com: Hotels & Travel | Free | ★ 4.84 | 1,993,005 | 40 | 2026-06-15 |
| 7 | Southwest Airlines: Travel App | Free | ★ 4.84 | 7,068,649 | 1 | 2026-06-03 |
| 8 | United Airlines | Free | ★ 4.78 | 8,060,667 | 2 | 2026-06-15 |
| 9 | Expedia: Hotels, Flights, Cars | Free | ★ 4.79 | 5,755,538 | 19 | 2026-06-15 |
| 10 | Six Flags | Free | ★ 4.60 | 170,626 | 3 | 2026-06-06 |
| 36 | PayByPhone Parking | Free | ★ 4.85 | 735,628 | 10 | 2026-06-11 |
User Reviews
Terrible experience
It used to. Not anymore. Gave up. Googled it. SFMTA dropped support for PayByPhone. Use ParkMobile instead. This app refuses to acknowledge the issue. They just replied to say they fixed the issue. It’s not a software issue. It’s a policy and contract issue. You can’t fix what isn’t allowed. Such lying scums.
Hate this app, makes it so easy for cities to slap the code on every inch of parking that should be for the public.
I’ve been trying to use the app and doesn’t recognize the locations I’ve entered or show any location nearby.
Easy app no fuss
It used to. Not anymore. Gave up.
i liked the credit card machine ok... and a coin machine option everything on an app is annoying, but extending the time by phone is a good idea
Easy to use!!
Can’t use the app to pay the meter and I’m far away from my parking spot. Very frustrating, I’ll most certainly get a parking ticket today.
I’m love parking my car
Great
App will not allow any credit card to be added to my account despite cards being active and functioning. Please fix ASAP
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