About the app
Forget My Car is a privacy-first iOS app that helps people remember exactly where they parked using a photo and a floor or zone note instead of relying on GPS, which fails indoors. It shows a live countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, includes a paid-parking timer, and is fully localized in 7 languages, including right-to-left Arabic. $1.99 once — no subscription, ads, account, or data collection.
You didn't forget where you parked. GPS did.
Every parking app on the market assumes your phone can see the sky. The moment you drive into a mall, an airport garage, or three levels underground, that assumption breaks — and so does the app. You're left wandering P2, pressing your key fob into the void, hoping to hear a chirp.
Forget My Car was built for exactly that moment.
The second you park, tap one giant button. Snap a photo of your spot — the pillar number, the elevator sign, whatever will jog your memory. Type a quick note (“P2 – C, near the yellow pillar”). If you're outdoors and GPS is available, drop a pin too — it's optional, never required. Set a timer if you're paying for parking, and we'll nudge you before it runs out.
Then just walk away. Your active session lives right on your Lock Screen — floor, note, and a live countdown, updating in real time, without you ever having to unlock your phone or open the app. When you're back at your car, tap “Found it,” and it's gone.
No AR arrows to squint at. No “connect to your car's Bluetooth” setup ritual. No account to create, no onboarding flow to sit through. Just the fastest possible path from “I parked” to “I found my car” — built for real garages, real malls, and real life.
With version 1.1.0, Forget My Car speaks your language — literally. The entire app, every notification, and the Lock Screen Live Activity are now translated into Spanish, French, German, Russian, Turkish, and Arabic, alongside English — by hand, not machine-dumped. Arabic gets a full right-to-left layout, mirroring the entire interface correctly. Pick a language yourself in Settings → Language, or just let the app follow your iPhone's system language automatically.
How it works
Tap “I Parked”
The moment you leave the car, tap one giant button. That's it — the session starts.
Snap a photo & note the floor
Capture the pillar, the elevator sign, the row — whatever will jog your memory. Add a quick note like “P2 – C”.
Optional pin & timer
Outdoors and have GPS? Drop a pin too — it's optional, never required. Paying for parking? Set a timer and we'll nudge you before it expires.
Glance at your Lock Screen
Your floor, note, and a live countdown sit right on your Lock Screen (and Dynamic Island on supported iPhones) — no unlocking, no opening the app.
Tap “Found it”
Back at your car? One tap clears the session. Your parking history remembers where you usually park.
What sets it apart
Actually Works Indoors
Built around a photo-and-floor-note workflow — the only thing that reliably works under a roof — with GPS as a bonus, never a dependency.
You Never Have to Open the App
Your active session lives on the Lock Screen (and the Dynamic Island on supported iPhones), so you never unlock, open, or navigate anything to find the spot you already logged.
A Built-In Paid-Parking Alarm
Set the time your parking expires and get a heads-up before a fine — a feature most car finder apps don't attempt.
No Subscription, Ever
$1.99, once, forever — no auto-renewing plan and no premium tier paywalling core features.
Zero Clutter, Zero Gimmicks
No AR walking arrows, no CarPlay pairing rituals, no social sharing, no ads — one job, done exceptionally well.
Now in 7 Languages
Fully localized — by hand, not machine-translated — into English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Turkish, and Arabic, with a full right-to-left layout for Arabic. Follows your iPhone's language automatically, or set it yourself in Settings.
Forget My Car vs. typical GPS car-finder apps
| Forget My Car | Typical apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Works indoors (garages, malls, airports) | Yes — photo + floor/zone note | Relies on GPS, unreliable indoors |
| Parking timer / paid-parking alarm | Built in | Rarely included |
| Lock Screen / Dynamic Island live countdown | Yes (iOS Live Activity) | Not typically offered |
| Pricing | $1.99 one-time | Often free with ads, or subscription |
| Account required | No | Often yes |
| Data collected | None — no backend, no analytics, no ad SDKs | Frequently collects location/usage data |
| Works offline | Yes, fully | Often requires connectivity |
| Language support | 7 languages, hand-translated, incl. full Arabic RTL | Usually English only |
Speed & privacy, at a glance
Fast
- The entire “I parked” flow — tap, photo, note, done — takes under 5 seconds.
- No loading spinners, no account creation, no onboarding wizard. Open the app for the first time and use it immediately.
- The Lock Screen countdown updates itself natively — no app running in the background, no battery drain from polling.
Private by architecture, not just by policy
- Everything lives only on your device. Photos, floor notes, GPS pins, and history are stored in a local database and local file storage — never uploaded anywhere.
- No backend server exists. There's nothing to breach, because there's nothing to send data to.
- No account, no login, no password. Nothing to leak, nothing to reset, nothing tied to your identity.
- No analytics, no ad SDKs, no tracking pixels. Not “opt-out” — not present in the app at all.
- Live Activity runs entirely on-device via Apple's ActivityKit — no push-notification server relaying your parking status through a third party.
- Delete the app and every trace of your data goes with it. Nothing lingers on a server somewhere.
“GPS gives up in parking garages. We didn't.”
“Your car's location, on your Lock Screen — never on our servers.”
“$1.99. Once. No ads, no account, no catch.”
“Built for the three-levels-underground kind of parking.”
“Now speaking your language — literally, in 7 of them.”
Frequently asked questions
Q.How much does Forget My Car cost?
Forget My Car is a one-time purchase of $1.99 — no subscription, no in-app purchases, and no ads.
Q.Is there an app that remembers where I parked without needing GPS?
Yes — Forget My Car uses a photo plus a floor or zone note to mark your parking spot, which works in places GPS can't reach, like underground garages, multi-level structures, malls, airports, and stadiums. An optional GPS pin is also available for outdoor lots.
Q.Which platforms is Forget My Car available on?
Forget My Car is available now on the iOS App Store — search “Forget My Car” or use the download link on this page.
Q.Does Forget My Car track my location or collect my data?
No. There's no backend server, no analytics, and no ad SDKs of any kind. Every photo, note, and GPS pin stays only on your device, and deleting the app deletes all of it.
Q.Do I need to create an account?
No. Forget My Car doesn't require an account, login, or sign-up of any kind — open it and use it immediately.
Q.Can it remind me before my paid parking expires?
Yes. A built-in timer alerts you before your parking expires, with a live countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — no need to reopen the app to check.
Q.Does it work without an internet connection?
Yes. Forget My Car works fully offline, since all data is stored locally on your device and there is no backend server to connect to.
Q.Where can I download Forget My Car?
Forget My Car is available now on the Apple App Store — tap the download button on this page or search for it directly on the App Store.
Q.What languages does Forget My Car support?
As of version 1.1.0, Forget My Car is fully localized in English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Turkish, and Arabic — every screen, notification, and the Lock Screen Live Activity, hand-translated rather than machine-dumped. Arabic includes a full right-to-left layout, so the entire interface mirrors correctly.
Q.How do I change the app's language?
Go to Settings → Language inside the app to pick one manually, or leave it on the default and Forget My Car will automatically follow your iPhone's system language.
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