How to build the parking mobile app?

Parking apps help in non-cash payments and assist drivers to find and reserve parking spaces. It gives clear directions with real-time information on traffic jams. 

According to the statistics 30 percent of all the traffic in an average city is due to the vehicles searching for nearby parking spots. The usage of parking applications has grown from 6,518 transactions per week in 2016 to 16,913 per week in 2018.

Categories of parking app

To find the strengths and weaknesses of the competitors is very important while entering a new market. Parking mobile apps can be categorized in several different ways:

Geographical coverage

While entering the market, businesses must decide to follow one of the two approaches:

Focus locally: On-demand parking applications are designed for a certain area and will cover as many parking spaces as possible within the coverage area. 

Focus geographically: Parking applications can also support several cities or even an entire country. In some areas, there will also be international services.

Parking time

There will be two categories to book a slot for parking. Your app may have one option or may combine both options.  

Parking in advance This on-demand parking reservation application allows customers to pay in advance in order to reserve a place long before they plan to park. 

Parking on spot These on-demand parking apps are especially designed to find a parking space that is available on the spot.

Payment methods

Almost all parking applications are free to download and need the in-app payment for booking a space to park. These parking apps have a variety of payment methods like Apple Pay, credit card, and PayPal. Some parking applications let drivers pay for parking by phone. Ex: MKE and PayByPhone.

Find available parking spaces

Most of the parking applications can mark parking spots which are available on a map. Many parking apps will provide clear maps showing discount prices. Some other parking apps allow customers to find the parking spot in a distinct way. In PayByPhone, it is required to enter the location code for a customer where they want to park. The code they need to enter will be shown on street signs. Users can utilize those filters as recent, nearby, and favorites to make the search process easier. Then the user will get a message from the app requesting the amount of time the customer wants the parking space. Parking need not be the only core feature of a parking app, it can be an extra feature as well.

How parking mobile applications work?

Customers of parking mobile applications need to follow these simple steps to easily book parking slots for their vehicles quickly.

Search

Customers of parking mobile applications need to enter the details of the vehicle location manually or by using GPS. This helps the customers to find the spot nearer to them. Customers can easily check the available spot for parking their vehicles.

Compare

The parking app gives the customers a range of parking options where they can choose and compare the options based on the distance from the vehicle location and the cost.

Book the spot

Based on the above options, the owners of the vehicles can book their selected parking spot and then get a passcode for the same.

Payment

Customers will be given the option to book payments through debit/credit cards or cash.

Driveaway

Customers can make use of the parking apps in-built navigational assistance to drive away to the parking spot.

Park the vehicle

Now the driver of the vehicle can park in the allotted slot.

Features of parking app

Registration

Track vehicle location

Search availability

Estimated time

Easy booking

Hassle-free payment 

Parking history

Ratings 
 

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Conclusion

Building a scalable parking mobile app for your business is highly profitable. Parking mobile applications help drivers in avoiding parking tickets. By getting a basic idea about the parking applications and willing to build a customized parking app, then the next step is to look into the cost of parking app development. It is required to develop the iOS and Android applications for the vehicle owners through which they can log in and book the parking space. The web application with responsive and flawless design integration can be accessed from any mobile browser by vehicle owners and admin. Nextbrain Technologies is the top web and mobile app development company developing unique and customized applications.