Kerbnow reviews

Kerbnow is the UK parking-sign scanner for iOS and Android. Here are the kinds of parking moments it is built for, and an honest look at how it compares to other parking-sign apps. The app is newly launched, so we are not quoting star ratings yet.

Built for moments like these

• Avoiding fines

  Reads the whole sign, not just the headline - the kind of small print that earns a ticket on day one.

• Faded signs

  Works on faded signs too, the worn ones that are hard to read even up close.

• Two-tier signs

  A two-tier sign that contradicts itself? Kerbnow flags it and tells you to find another spot.

• Bank holidays

  Bank holiday Monday but the sign says Mon-Fri? Kerbnow knows the day is a public holiday and says free.

• Confusing signs

  Point it at a sign covered in small print and get the answer in about two seconds.

• Move-the-car alerts

  Set a 10-minute warning and get a ping before the meter runs out, so you can move the car in time.

Kerbnow vs other parking-sign apps

Several apps now read parking signs from a photo. Kerbnow is the one built only for UK rules, and it does more at the kerb, from bank-holiday awareness to a live move-by time. The grid below reflects each app's public listings as of June 2026.

" - " means the capability is not publicly stated by that app, not that it is necessarily absent. * Accuracy figures for other apps are the vendors' own marketing claims (Parky.AI: 83% single-sign / 74% multi-sign; ParkSnap: 99%), not independently tested. † Kerbnow's 99% is from our own internal testing on UK signs (single-sign reads); it also shows the rule behind every verdict and flags signs it cannot read with confidence. How accurate is Kerbnow?