{"id":82,"date":"2026-09-25T21:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T20:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movejack.com\/en\/mileage-tracker-comparison\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T21:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T20:40:23","slug":"mileage-tracker-comparison","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.movejack.com\/en\/mileage-tracker-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Mileage tracker apps compared"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Comparison<\/p>\n\t\t

Mileage tracker apps compared<\/h1>\n\t\t

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.<\/p>\n\t\t

Checked on 25 September 2026<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Swipe sideways for the other apps →<\/p>\n\t

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Information from the providers themselves and from the UK App Store and Google Play, checked on 25 September 2026.<\/caption>\n\t\t\t
 <\/th>MoveJack<\/th>Driversnote<\/th>MileIQ<\/th>TripLog<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n\t\t\t
Recording<\/span><\/span><\/th><\/tr>\n
Automatic journey detection<\/th>Yes<\/span>By GPS, with no start or stop button.<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span>Motion detection, or an optional iBeacon.<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span>Detects drives from the phone’s motion in the background.<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span>Several methods: speed, car Bluetooth, charger, or optional hardware.<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n
Journeys and working hours<\/th>Yes<\/span>Working time comes from your visits: arrival, departure and time on site.<\/span><\/td>Not established<\/span>The work schedule sorts journeys into business and personal; time tracking not found.<\/span><\/td>Not established<\/span>Work Hours sorts drives into business and personal.<\/span><\/td>Optional<\/span>Paid clock-in and clock-out add-on for Premium.<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n
Privacy & control<\/span>Privacy 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.<\/span><\/span><\/th><\/tr>\n
Where is your full trip history kept?<\/th>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.<\/span><\/td>Centrally with Driversnote.Hosted on Google Cloud. App Store privacy label: precise location linked to you.<\/span><\/td>Centrally with MileIQ, in the US.Kept for 7 years. App Store privacy label: location linked to you; usage data used to track you.<\/span><\/td>On the phone; cloud backup with Premium.Whether free-plan trips are kept centrally: not established (TripLog’s own sources differ).<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n
Stored centrally by the provider<\/th>No<\/span>No 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.<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span>Account required; also usable as a web app.<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span>Login required.<\/span><\/td>Not established<\/span>Cloud backup with Premium. Free plan: not established (TripLog’s own sources differ).<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n
You decide what is shared<\/th>Your trip history only leaves your phone when you choose, for example by exporting a report.<\/td>Your journeys are held by the provider by default, even if you share nothing yourself.<\/td>Your journeys are held by the provider by default, even if you share nothing yourself.<\/td>Not established<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n
Practical<\/span><\/span><\/th><\/tr>\n
No hardware required in the car<\/th>Yes<\/span>Just your phone.<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span>Optional iBeacon, free with a yearly plan.<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span>Optional: TripLog Drive or TripLog Beacon.<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n
iPhone and Android<\/th>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n
Multiple vehicles<\/th>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td>Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n
Reports as PDF and Excel<\/th>PDF and Excel<\/td>PDF and Excel<\/td>PDF and CSV<\/td>PDF and CSVPremium; the free plan emails the last 7 days.<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n
CO₂ insight<\/th>Yes<\/span><\/td>Not stated<\/span><\/td>Not stated<\/span><\/td>Not stated<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n
Try it free<\/th>3 days, every featureThrough the App Store or Google Play, with payment details; it becomes a subscription unless you cancel.<\/span><\/td>Free planReports up to 15 journeys a month.<\/span><\/td>Free plan40 drives a month.<\/span><\/td>Free planUnlimited automatic tracking; one 7-day Premium pass a year.<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n
Price<\/th>See current prices in the App Store or on Google Play.<\/td>See current prices with the provider.<\/td>See current prices with the provider.<\/td>See current prices with the provider.<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

‘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.<\/p>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Where the differences are<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t