PayByPhone

4.9
211K reviews
Content rating
Everyone
10M+
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Everyone
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About this app

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 10 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)
Updated on
May 6, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.9
210K reviews
Paul Spotts
February 23, 2025
Downloaded the app, but it won't take any form of payment. I tried 3 different credit cards, including Google payments. Took about 10 minutes of fumbling before I just paid by card at the meter. What a world app, when there is always an error adding a payment method. Had a 2nd person try too...same issue. I think the app is dead.
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PayByPhone Technologies Inc .
February 24, 2025
Hi Paul, Can you please reach out to our support team if this problem persists? You may have been trying to use the app during a payment dispruption. Thank you PBP, Jill
Jacob Farlow
April 25, 2026
App refuses to allow users to not use Wi-Fi scanning. We can see the zone numbers and type them in manually, so WiFi scanning is utterly unnecessary. The popup to refuse granting that permission is impossible to dismiss if a user tries to decline this "feature". They claim it's for a "better user experience", when it is in fact the opposite. Immensely frustrating, and is something I flagged to their support team a year ago, and still no change.
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PayByPhone Technologies Inc .
April 25, 2026
Hi Jacob, Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’ve made recent improvements to the app and hope you’ll give it another try. If you need any help, please reach out here: https://support.paybyphone.com/hc/en-001/p/chat.
Jake Bailey
April 11, 2026
Actual malware/adware. Not only is it massively inconvenient, forgets all of your data at random, and doesn't integrate with actual payment platforms (meaning on top of re-entering vehicle info, you also have to re-enter payment info), but it then pesters you with ads and pesters you to allow notifications, so they can show you MORE ads. Next time I see a parking lot with their sign up, I'll skip it and drive to the next one
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PayByPhone Technologies Inc .
April 12, 2026
Hello Jake, Sorry to hear about your experience. We’re always working to improve and would appreciate learning more about what happened. Please connect with us here: https://support.paybyphone.com/hc/en-001/p/chat

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.