Citymove: How a Flexible Platform Serves a Capital City
When Citymove launched in 2019, it marked an important milestone in Prague’s urban mobility ecosystem. It became the first native mobile application dedicated to digital parking payments in the city, while also setting out to offer something more ambitious: a single digital entry point for moving around Prague.
HoppyGo Mobility Platform gave it a strong technological foundation with a powerful backend, centralized user management, and the flexibility to evolve as the city’s mobility needs changed.
Since its launch, Citymove has achieved strong adoption among Prague residents. The app has been downloaded more than 900,000 times and has received over 18,000 user reviews, maintaining an average rating of 4.8. These numbers reflect not only user trust, but also the stability and scalability of the underlying HoppyGo Mobility Platform, which reliably supports high-volume, citywide usage.
A multimodal vision from day one
Citymove initially launched as a strongly multimodal mobility app. The goal was to let users plan and complete complex urban journeys without switching between different applications.
Citymove combined:
- Public transport connections and ticket payments
- Taxi and ride-hailing services
- Shared scooters, bikes, and cars
- Route planning that mixed multiple transport modes into a single journey
- Parking payments
A typical route could start in the subway, continue on a shared scooter, switch to a tram, and finish the last mile on a bike - all planned within one app.
Built to adapt as the market evolves
As the mobility landscape changed and some third-party services were discontinued, Citymove didn’t need to be rebuilt or replaced. Thanks to the modular architecture of the HoppyGo Mobility Platform, individual services could be removed or adjusted without impacting the rest of the application.
This flexibility allowed Citymove to gradually refocus on areas with long-term relevance for Prague:
- Parking payments
- Public transport planning and live data
- Support for both private drivers and business users
The platform’s strong backend and service configuration tools made this transition smooth and cost-effective.
Prague’s most convenient way to pay for parking
Today, Citymove is best known as one of the most convenient parking payment solutions in Prague. Drivers can pay for parking across all city zones, including regulated blue zones, directly from their phone.
The experience is designed to be simple and fair. Users can start, extend, shorten, or end parking sessions with one click, and the system ensures they only pay for the time actually used. If the vehicle is electric, reduced pricing is calculated automatically based on the vehicle’s license plate.
Designed for everyday life and work use
Citymove supports drivers who regularly switch between private and company vehicles. Users can store multiple license plates, add names and photos to their vehicles, and manage different payment methods in one app.
Key capabilities include:
- Support for standard payment cards and CCS cards
- Separate handling of private and work-related parking
- Notifications before parking expires, with instant extension
Public transport planning with real-time awareness
Alongside parking, Citymove remains a reliable public transport companion. Users can search for the most suitable connections, browse timetables for metro, trams, buses, ferries, and view upcoming departures from nearby stops.
The app also displays:
- Real-time positions of public transport vehicles on the map
- Countdown timers for metro departures
These features help users plan more confidently and avoid unnecessary waiting.
Adding new services without friction
Citymove continues to demonstrate the value of a flexible mobility platform by supporting additional services when they make sense. Users can locate nearby shared bikes, find available EV charging stations, see their current occupancy, and pay for charging directly in the app.
The ability to quickly add, adjust, or remove services - without disrupting users - is a direct result of the HoppyGo Mobility Platform’s modular design and robust backend.
A future-proof mobility foundation for cities
Citymove is not just a parking app or a transport planner. It is a real-world example of how a scalable, configurable mobility platform can support cities over the long term.
By combining a strong technical foundation with the flexibility to evolve, the HoppyGo Mobility Platform enables Citymove to respond to changing mobility trends while continuing to deliver value to Prague’s drivers and commuters.