# Parkster - Smooth parking

> Buy parking tickets with our app in over 700 Swedish, German and Austrian cities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/se.parkster.client.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/se.parkster.client.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `se.parkster.client.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Parkster
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 5,059,721
- **Rating:** 4.34 / 5 (137,127 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.8.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-04
- **First published:** 2012-04-05
- **Publisher country:** SE
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.parkster.client.android)
- **Website:** [https://www.parkster.com](https://www.parkster.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.parkster.com/se/privacy/](https://www.parkster.com/se/privacy/)

## Description

**Parkster** makes parking easier across cities in Sweden, Germany and Austria. Find nearby parking spaces, view zone details, and start, stop, cancel, or extend digital parking tickets directly from your Android smartphone.

Save multiple license plates for personal, business, or rental cars, receive reminders before parking expires, and choose from flexible payment options including cards, email invoices, Swish, PayPal, and Apple Pay. Parkster supports convenient pay-by-minute parking in more than 700 locations.

## Rankings

- #24,018 — Overall
- #160 — Top app in Germany

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `androidx.car.app.MAP_TEMPLATES`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `se.parkster.client.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users generally find Parkster easy to use and usable across many locations, with some praising it as the 'best' app. However, payment and invoicing issues dominate feedback: extra fees, late charges, broken payment flows, and frequent PayPal/Pay options failures. Reliability and support problems persist, and some reviews report hidden charges and poor notification systems. Overall, the app’s simplicity and ubiquity are valued, but its financial UX and reliability require significant improvements.

### Pros

- Very easy to use with a simple UI
- Works in many locations, including smaller towns
- Some users rate it as the best or a great parking app
- Can be free to use in some contexts
- Generally straightforward once set up

### Cons

- Payment/invoicing flow is broken with extra fees and late payment penalties and lacks clear alerts
- PayPal, Google Pay and other payment methods often do not work or are unreliable
- Reliability issues: login problems, difficulty ending parking, and overall app instability
- Hidden charges and upsell tactics (e.g., Express Parking, invoice fees) and mandatory registration to avoid surcharges
- Weak notifications for pending payments leading to missed payments and late fees

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/se.parkster.client.android)