# MPLS Parking

> Mobile Parking in Minneapolis

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1009365391](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1009365391)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1009365391`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** City of Minneapolis
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (45,682 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.7.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-09
- **First published:** 2015-08-20
- **Size:** 141 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mpls-parking/id1009365391)
- **Website:** [https://mplsparking.com](https://mplsparking.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://parkmobile.io/privacy-policy/](https://parkmobile.io/privacy-policy/)

## Description

MPLS Parking makes parking in Minneapolis simple and secure by letting you pay from your mobile device, receive alerts before your time expires, and even extend your session without going back to the meter. Key features include mobile payments, a find my car tool, Face ID access, event parking, and Snow Emergency Alerts.

Registration is free—create your account, add your vehicle, and you can park and pay across Minneapolis spots. The app uses PCI-DSS compliant security and third-party audits, and it guides you through a quick flow: create an account, choose a license plate, pick a location on the map, select duration, and confirm payment. Time-extension rules vary by location.

## Rankings

- #6,778 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers praise MPLS Parking for being more convenient and quicker than pay stations and appreciate features like live activities. However, the majority report reliability and security friction: frequent logouts and session expiration, tedious two-factor authentication, inconsistent payments and charges, and occasional crashes during purchase. These issues undermine the app’s convenience, with many users wishing for session persistence, more reliable payment flows, and an option to end or transfer a parking session without being charged for others.

### Pros

- Very convenient and easy to use compared to pay stations.
- Handy to use and quicker than paying at a kiosk.
- Live activities feature reintroduced, improving visibility of status.
- Sign in with Apple offers easier login for some users.
- Preloaded payment on the app reduces the need to carry coins.

### Cons

- Frequent automatic logout and session expiration requiring constant re-login.
- Two-factor authentication via email is slow or unreliable.
- Payment failures and incorrect charges, including Apple Pay errors and repeated re-entry of payment info.
- App crashes or mid-transaction failures ('wrong login info') that interrupt payments.
- Inability to end a parking session or cancel after vacating; continued charges.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1009365391)