{"id":4,"date":"2026-08-27T03:31:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movejack.com\/us\/mileage-log\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T19:43:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:43:34","slug":"mileage-log","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.movejack.com\/us\/mileage-log\/","title":{"rendered":"Mileage log"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mileage tracker app · iPhone & Android<\/p>\n\t\t\t

The mileage tracker app that logs every trip by itself.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t

MoveJack works out from GPS when you set off and where you arrive. Date, times, addresses, miles and the route are in there before you think of it. For the self-employed, 1099 contractors and anyone who tracks business miles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

Your trips stay on your own phone.<\/strong> Only you decide which trips you share. No account, nothing installed in the car.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tTry 3 days free<\/a>\n\t\t\t\tWhat gets recorded?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Every feature, free for 3 days. Then a monthly, six-month or annual plan; cancel anytime in the App Store or on Google Play.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\tTuesday, August 12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t4 trips · 73.5 miles<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t07:42<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHome → 1420 Larkspur Drive, Naperville<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBusiness · Ford Transit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t19.4 miles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t10:15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLarkspur Drive → Midwest Supply, Aurora<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBusiness · Ford Transit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t5.8 miles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t13:05<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAurora → Kessler & Co, Joliet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBusiness · detour +4 miles noted<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t30.3 miles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t17:30<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJoliet → Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCommuting · recognized automatically<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t18.0 miles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Recorded automatically — nothing typed in by hand<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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$0.76<\/p>\n\t\t\t

per business mile at the IRS standard rate from July 1, 2026 (72.5\u00a2 before)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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3 trip types<\/p>\n\t\t\t

business, personal and commuting kept apart<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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0 servers<\/p>\n\t\t\t

your trips stay on your own phone<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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0 trackers<\/p>\n\t\t\t

nothing installed in the car<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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What is held against every trip<\/h2>\n\t
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\n\t\t\t\tDate of the trip<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tautomatic<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tStart time and address<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t07:42 · full address<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tArrival time and address<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t08:19 · full address<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tMiles driven<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t19.4 miles<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tRoute taken<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tkept on the map<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tType of trip<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tbusiness, personal or commuting<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tVehicle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tseveral vehicles supported<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tClient or business purpose<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tnamed once per address<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Date, mileage, destination and business purpose \u2014 that is what the IRS expects you to be able to show for a business mile; the app fills in the first three, you add the purpose. With your home and work address stored, MoveJack sets the trip type itself. Regular clients and places get a name once — after that your log reads like a diary rather than a list of ZIP codes.i<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t

“A mileage log rarely fails on the technology. It fails because nobody keeps it up day by day.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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From month end to one button<\/h2>\n\t\t

At the end of the month the log is already there. You read it through, add what is missing and send it on — instead of spending an evening rebuilding trips from a calendar. Self-employed or a 1099 contractor? See the mileage tracker for the self-employed<\/a>. Still comparing? See mileage tracker apps compared<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Filter by type and period<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t

Business only, this month only, that one van only.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Read it through and add<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t

Detours and business purposes go in afterwards; the trip itself is already there.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Export<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t

Excel or PDF, straight to your accountant. See the reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Need your hours too?<\/p>

MoveJack takes them from the same workday: the drive to the client, your time there, and the drive on, per client in one overview. How mileage and time tracking work together →<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Common questions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t
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How much is a business mile worth?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

For 2026 the IRS standard mileage rate for business use is 72.5 cents a mile through June 30 and 76 cents from July 1. Within each period every business mile counts the same, however many you drive. The IRS can change the rate during the year, so check it before you file. The rate is the easy part; being able to show which miles were business is not.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

Standard mileage rate or actual expenses?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

That is your choice, and it is worth doing the math both ways. Either method needs the business miles per trip: the standard rate is miles times the rate, and the actual expense method needs your business-use percentage of gas, insurance, repairs and depreciation. MoveJack gives you the mileage; you and your accountant pick the method.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

Can I correct a trip?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Yes, and you will need to: adding a business purpose, noting a detour, splitting or merging two trips. A correction overwrites the trip directly; the app keeps no change history, and only trips added by hand are marked in the export.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

Does it separate commuting?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Yes, as a third category in its own right — and that separation matters, because driving between home and a regular place of work is not deductible business mileage. Store your home and work address and the type fills itself in.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

Do I need a tracker in the car?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

No. Nothing to install, no appointment, no hardware. MoveJack runs entirely on your phone.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

Where are my trips kept?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

On your own phone, where they stay with you. MoveJack keeps no central copy of your trips. More about that<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Try it for three days on your own trips.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t

Three days free, no account, nothing installed in the car.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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