Parking just got cheaper for Winnipeggers who feed the meter through their phone.

The City of Winnipeg says as of this month it is absorbing the 25-cent convenience fee associated with the PayByPhone app.

Policy analyst at the Winnipeg Parking Authority Colin Stewart says if more people pay using the app, it will reduce costs for the city.

"The biggest single cost from our perspective is everyone who actually uses the meters, whether they use coins -- which is still the most common form of payment -- our they use their credit card, that prints a receipt."

Stewart says 40,000 people per month currently pay using the app. He says there are 2-million transactions a year at pay stations.

Stewart says move won't affect jobs.

PayByPhone can also be used for Impark lots in Winnipeg, but the city doesn't cover their service fee.