3.6
ParkAppsHub score
Kigo - Parkimovil
Geoenlace
Street parking payment · Free
Best for: Drivers paying municipal street parking meters in Mexican cities without needing coins
4.1
Google Play · 26K
4.8
App Store
1M+
Downloads
5
Countries
Latin America
AndroidiOS
15+ cities
About this app
Kigo - Parkimovil is Mexico's dominant mobility payment app, built by Puebla-based Geoenlace since 2010 and rebranded from Parkimovil to Kigo in August 2023. Its core is a virtual parking meter: pick your city and zone, start a session, and extend or stop it remotely instead of feeding coins. The same account opens barriers at hundreds of partner garages via QR scan or license-plate recognition, with payment settled automatically from a linked card or the prepaid Saldo Parkimovil wallet, which accepts cash top-ups at OXXO stores and through Rappi. Municipal contracts cover street parking in cities including Puebla, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Zapopan, Torreón, Hermosillo, Chihuahua, Tampico, Orizaba, and Ecatepec, and the company reports operations in more than 75 cities across Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, and Guatemala. What sets Kigo apart from single-purpose parking apps is scope: it also manages residential, corporate, and school access control, valet parking at partner venues, and traffic-fine alerts for registered plates through Kigo Contigo. With over five million downloads and tens of millions of transactions annually, it is effectively the default digital parking infrastructure in Mexican cities, though service reliability at garage exits remains its weak point.
- Virtual parking meter: start, extend, and stop street sessions by city zone
- Cashless garage entry and exit via QR code or license-plate recognition
- Prepaid Saldo Parkimovil wallet with card, OXXO cash, and Rappi top-ups
- Residential, corporate, and school access control from the same account
- Kigo Contigo traffic-fine alerts for registered license plates
- Valet parking request and payment at partner venues
- Multi-vehicle plate management under one profile
Pricing & fees
Free · official meter/garage rates; OXXO wallet top-ups carry a store fee
- App download and account creation are free; users pay only the official municipal meter/garage rate, typically 10-15 MXN per hour depending on the city zone
- Wallet top-ups (recargas) via OXXO or convenience stores add a small fixed store service fee, generally a few pesos per transaction
- In-app top-ups via debit/credit card usually carry no extra Kigo fee beyond standard payment processing
- Some cities apply a minor per-session convenience fee on top of the base meter rate, disclosed before confirming payment
Accepted payment methods
Debit/credit cardOXXO cash top-upIn-app wallet balanceConvenience store top-up
Ratings & scores
Editorial score set by the ParkAppsHub team using our five-criteria grid — see how we rate. Store ratings shown for reference.
What users say
▲ Most praised
- Saves the hassle of finding coins for meters
- Push notification before the session expires is genuinely useful
- Works reliably across multiple cities with one account
▼ Common complaints
- OXXO top-up fees feel like an unnecessary tax on cash users
- App occasionally fails to register a started session, leading to disputed fines
- Customer support is slow to respond to disputed charges or refund requests
Summarised from recent user reviews on Google Play, the App Store and consumer platforms. Themes, not verbatim quotes.
Pros & cons
What we like
- Unmatched breadth for Mexico: meters, garages, access gates, valet, and fine alerts in one app
- Deep municipal integrations in 10+ Mexican cities, so in-app rates are the official meter rates
- Cash-friendly: wallet top-ups at OXXO stores work for users without bank cards
- Doubles as a digital key for gated communities, offices, and schools, which no rival parking app offers
What could improve
- Garage sessions sometimes fail to close at exit, leaving timers running for days and billing uncertainty
- Multiple users report parking citations issued even after paying the meter in the app
- Support frequently redirects complaints to the parking operator instead of resolving app-caused failures
- Registration failures and permission-prompt glitches (flickering screens) lock some new users out
How to use Kigo - Parkimovil
- Install Kigo - Parkimovil, register with your phone number, and add your vehicle's license plate
- Link a credit/debit card or load Saldo Parkimovil with cash at OXXO or via Rappi
- For street parking, select your city and zone, then start a virtual meter session for the time you need
- Extend or stop the session remotely from the app before it expires
- At partner garages, scan the QR at the entry and exit barriers (or rely on plate recognition); payment settles automatically
- Optionally activate residential/office access passes and traffic-fine notifications for your plates
Editor’s tips
- Preload your Kigo wallet online via card instead of OXXO to skip the store's cash-handling fee
- Set a reminder before your paid session expires, since street inspectors in most Mexican cities can ticket immediately after time runs out with no grace period
- Check the app for the specific zone code posted on the meter post before starting a session, since rates and paid hours vary block by block
- Use the session-extend feature from your phone instead of walking back to the meter to add time
Editor’s verdict
Kigo - Parkimovil is less a parking app than a piece of Mexican urban infrastructure. No competitor in Latin America matches its scope: one account pays street meters in Puebla, Torreon, or Hermosillo, opens garage barriers by QR or plate recognition, buzzes you into a gated community, and warns you about traffic fines. The OXXO cash top-up option is a genuinely smart touch in a market where many drivers lack credit cards. But scale has not brought polish. The 4.1 Play Store rating reflects a persistent pattern: exit gates that fail to close sessions (some users watched timers run for days), citations issued despite valid meter payments, and a support team that too often points at the garage operator instead of fixing things. iOS users rate it far higher (4.8), suggesting uneven builds. If you drive in a covered Mexican city, it is essentially mandatory and mostly convenient - just screenshot your sessions and check your statements.
— The ParkAppsHub editorial team · 2026-08-06
How it compares
vs Telpark
Telpark focuses more on Spanish and European cities; Kigo-Parkimovil is the dominant choice specifically for Mexican municipal meter zones.
vs ParkMobile
ParkMobile serves US cities almost exclusively, so it is not usable for Latin American street parking that Kigo covers.
vs Parclick
Parclick is built for pre-booking off-street garage spots, while Kigo is purpose-built for pay-by-phone street meter sessions.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Kigo - Parkimovil work?
Primarily Mexico, with municipal street-parking contracts in cities such as Puebla, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Zapopan, Torreon, Hermosillo, Chihuahua, Tampico, Orizaba, and Ecatepec, plus partner garages nationwide. The company also operates projects in Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, and Guatemala.
Is the app free to use?
Yes, the app is free and street sessions are charged at the official municipal meter rate. OXXO cash top-ups of the Parkimovil wallet carry a small store commission, and garages charge their own posted rates.
Can I use it without a bank card?
Yes. You can load the prepaid Saldo Parkimovil wallet with cash at any OXXO store, at some physical meters, or through the Rappi app.
Why is Parkimovil now called Kigo?
Geoenlace rebranded the platform from Parkimovil to Kigo in August 2023 to reflect its expansion beyond parking into access control, valet, and fine notifications. The account, wallet, and coverage carried over unchanged.
Does paying in the app guarantee I won't be fined?
It should, but users have reported receiving citations despite active paid sessions. Keep your in-app session receipt as evidence and dispute the fine with the municipality if it happens.
What happens if I get a parking fine while using Kigo-Parkimovil?
Fines are issued and processed by the local municipality, not Kigo; the app does not cover or dispute tickets, so drivers must contact the city's own parking enforcement office to contest or pay a citation.
Can businesses or fleets use Kigo-Parkimovil for multiple vehicles?
Some partner cities offer business or fleet accounts through Geoenlace's Kigo platform, but this is typically arranged directly with the municipal parking operator rather than through the standard consumer app.
Does Kigo-Parkimovil work without an internet connection?
No, starting and extending a paid parking session requires an active data connection to confirm the transaction with the municipal meter system in real time.
About the developer
Geoenlace is a Mexican technology company based in Guadalajara that builds smart-parking infrastructure and payment platforms for municipal governments across Latin America. Its Kigo platform (branded as Kigo-Parkimovil in consumer apps) combines street-meter hardware, enforcement tools, and the mobile payment app used by drivers, letting cities digitize parking revenue collection while giving residents a cashless alternative to physical parking meters.
Additional information
Developer
Geoenlace
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Guadalajara, Mexico
Ownership
Geoenlace (Kigo platform)
Category
Street parking payment
Price
Free
Coverage
15+ cities
Downloads
1M+
Languages
Spanish, English
Reviewed
2026-08-06
Where it works
15+ cities — including Guadalajara, Zapopan, Puebla, Queretaro, Merida, Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosi.
Mexico
Colombia
Panama
Costa Rica
Guatemala
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Independent review. ParkAppsHub is not affiliated with Geoenlace. App name, logo and screenshots belong to their owners and are shown for identification and review purposes. Coverage, prices and features change — verify current conditions with the publisher. Last reviewed 2026-08-06.