Comparison
Mileage tracker apps compared
Not every mileage tracker works the same way. We have put four apps used in the UK side by side, on the points that matter when you claim business mileage: how journeys are recorded, whether hours are included, where your trip history is kept and whether you can try it free.
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| MoveJack | Driversnote | MileIQ | TripLog | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recording | ||||
| Automatic journey detection | YesBy GPS, with no start or stop button. | YesMotion detection, or an optional iBeacon. | YesDetects drives from the phone’s motion in the background. | YesSeveral methods: speed, car Bluetooth, charger, or optional hardware. |
| Journeys and working hours | YesWorking time comes from your visits: arrival, departure and time on site. | Not establishedThe work schedule sorts journeys into business and personal; time tracking not found. | Not establishedWork Hours sorts drives into business and personal. | OptionalPaid clock-in and clock-out add-on for Premium. |
| Privacy & controlPrivacy is not only a matter of a privacy policy. It matters where your full trip history is technically stored and who can have access to it. | ||||
| Where is your full trip history kept? | On your own phone.MoveJack keeps no central copy. Single coordinates go to map services, for example to find an address; your trip history does not. | Centrally with Driversnote.Hosted on Google Cloud. App Store privacy label: precise location linked to you. | Centrally with MileIQ, in the US.Kept for 7 years. App Store privacy label: location linked to you; usage data used to track you. | On the phone; cloud backup with Premium.Whether free-plan trips are kept centrally: not established (TripLog’s own sources differ). |
| Stored centrally by the provider | NoNo account. MoveJack keeps no copy of your trip history. A backup or export you keep yourself, for example in your own iCloud or Google Drive, is your choice and not storage with MoveJack. | YesAccount required; also usable as a web app. | YesLogin required. | Not establishedCloud backup with Premium. Free plan: not established (TripLog’s own sources differ). |
| You decide what is shared | Your trip history only leaves your phone when you choose, for example by exporting a report. | Your journeys are held by the provider by default, even if you share nothing yourself. | Your journeys are held by the provider by default, even if you share nothing yourself. | Not established |
| Practical | ||||
| No hardware required in the car | YesJust your phone. | YesOptional iBeacon, free with a yearly plan. | Yes | YesOptional: TripLog Drive or TripLog Beacon. |
| iPhone and Android | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple vehicles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Reports as PDF and Excel | PDF and Excel | PDF and Excel | PDF and CSV | PDF and CSVPremium; the free plan emails the last 7 days. |
| CO₂ insight | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Try it free | 3 days, every featureThrough the App Store or Google Play, with payment details; it becomes a subscription unless you cancel. | Free planReports up to 15 journeys a month. | Free plan40 drives a month. | Free planUnlimited automatic tracking; one 7-day Premium pass a year. |
| Price | See current prices in the App Store or on Google Play. | See current prices with the provider. | See current prices with the provider. | See current prices with the provider. |
‘Not stated’ means we did not find it in the provider’s public information; not that the feature is missing. ‘Not established’ means the public information gave no clear answer.
Where the differences are
- Where your journeys are kept. MoveJack keeps your full trip history on your phone, without an account. Driversnote and MileIQ work with an account and a central environment, which helps if you use several devices or work in a team; your journeys are then held by the provider. TripLog keeps trips on the phone and backs them up to its cloud with Premium.
- Journeys and hours. MoveJack also records working time, taken from your visits without starting anything. TripLog sells clock-in and clock-out as an add-on.
- Trying it first. Driversnote, MileIQ and TripLog have a free plan; TripLog’s tracking is unlimited. MoveJack gives three days with every feature.
How MoveJack works is on mileage tracker app.
About this comparison
We check this information regularly and base what we say about other providers on their official public information wherever possible. Products, features and prices can change. Spotted something that is no longer right? Email us at info@movejack.com and we will check and correct it.
Last checked: 25 September 2026. Everlance is available in the UK but is not included here: it has few UK users.
Sources per app
- MoveJack: Why MoveJack exists
- MoveJack: Privacy: where your journeys are kept
- MoveJack: Pricing
- Driversnote: App Store UK
- Driversnote: Pricing
- Driversnote: Account
- Driversnote: Free plan
- MileIQ: App Store UK
- MileIQ: Pricing
- MileIQ: How MileIQ handles data
- MileIQ: Login
- TripLog: App Store UK
- TripLog: Pricing
- TripLog: Backup and restore
- TripLog: Free plan
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