Best mileage trackers for Android
Mileage trackers log the distance, date and purpose of each drive, add fuel and parking costs, and separate business trips for taxes or reimbursement.
14 apps ranked · How we rank
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A focused, automatic mileage and expense tracker that suits regular work drivers and is easy to trial free.
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A well-established automatic mileage tracker that suits mixed work-and-personal drivers, with a 40-drive monthly free limit.
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A focused receipt scanner and expense tracker that suits self-employed workers and small businesses handling their own bookkeeping.
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Solo suits multi-platform gig workers who want tracking, tax reports and filing in one place, with the best features on the pricier tiers.
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A free, ad-supported tracker that suits full-time rideshare and delivery drivers who want their mileage, earnings and local pay data in one place.
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A free, well-established car log for drivers who will keep entering fill-ups and want the numbers that follow.
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A compliance-focused mileage tracker for people who deduct driving, with three recording methods and IRS-ready exports.
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A free, hardware-free way to turn everyday driving into gift-card tokens, best for people with a regular route.
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A well-established mileage, expense and tax tracker for self-employed workers, with a free tier that covers the basics.
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A well-judged car data app for supported connected vehicles, provided your model, region and data access allow it.
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About mileage trackers
Delivery and rideshare drivers, sales reps, contractors and anyone who claims vehicle costs at tax time use them in place of a notebook or spreadsheet that is easy to forget and hard to defend. Some start and stop automatically in the background using the phone's location and motion sensors; others expect a tap at the start and end of each drive. Background tracking is convenient but draws on the battery, while manual logging is lighter and easier on privacy. Some focus on tax categories and reports to export for an accountant or employer, others on per-delivery or per-platform earnings, and a few do both.
What to look for
- Check whether trips start and stop on their own or need a manual tap, since automatic capture cuts forgotten drives but can miss short ones and use more battery.
- Look at how business and personal trips are separated, because a clean split is what keeps a deduction defensible if records are questioned.
- See what the exported report contains, such as dates, distances, purposes and categories, so it matches what a tax preparer or employer expects to receive.
- Find out how the app is paid for, whether through a free tier with limits, a one-time purchase or a subscription that unlocks reports and unlimited trips.
- Check what location data leaves the phone and how long it is kept, since a tracker follows your movements all day.
How we rank
Apps are ranked by their Google Play rating (weighted by how many people rated them), their number of installs, how recently they were updated and how closely they fit the category. Only apps we've reviewed are included.