MileIQ and the alternatives, side by side
| App | Free plan | Paid plan, as listed | Automatic tracking |
|---|
| MileIQ | 40 drives a month | Unlimited: $13.99 a month, or $11.66 a month billed annually | Yes. You classify each drive with a swipe, or MileIQ classifies by your Work Hours |
| TripLog | Basic: unlimited automatic GPS tracking. Downloading the annual report uses a 7-day pass; one pass a calendar year is free, from January 1 | Premium: $4.99 a month, paid annually as $59.99 | Yes |
| Everlance | Basic: 30 automatically tracked trips a month, unlimited manual trips. CSV and PDF exports are not in Basic | Starter: $10.99 a month or $89.99 a year | Yes |
| Driversnote | Up to 15 trips a month | Pro: 11 USD a month, before tax | Yes |
| MileageLogMaker (this site) | Unlimited trips; the PDF carries a light “Free version” watermark | Pro: $9 once (no watermark, Excel and CSV export, your logo) | No. You enter trips yourself |
Prices in US dollars as shown on each vendor's pricing page on October 9, 2026. Links are under Sources.
What a year costs
Paid monthly, MileIQ Unlimited comes to $167.88 a year (12 × $13.99); billed annually it is $139.92. Everlance Starter is $89.99 a year and TripLog Premium $59.99 a year. Driversnote lists Pro at 11 USD a month before tax. MileageLogMaker Pro is a single $9 payment, and the free version has no trip limit.
The cheapest automatic option is TripLog's free Basic plan, which its pricing page lists with unlimited automatic GPS tracking. If you want a phone to log trips for you without paying, try that before paying for MileIQ.
Before you switch from MileIQ
- Download PDF and CSV reports for every month of this tax year (steps below)
- Write down your odometer reading on the day you switch
- Note the switch date in both records so no trip is logged twice
- Keep the old reports with your tax return
Do you need automatic tracking?
Automatic tracking earns its price when you make many short trips you would otherwise forget: rideshare or delivery shifts, or a day of site visits. If that is you, keep an automatic tracker, and compare TripLog's free plan with MileIQ before you pay.
If your business driving is regular (the same clients, a weekly route, a few trips a week), an app adds little. The IRS does not require an app or a particular format. It asks for the date, destination, business purpose and miles of each trip, plus your total miles for the year, recorded at or near the time, and Publication 463 accepts a log kept on a weekly basis. The full list is in IRS mileage log requirements.
The IRS does not approve or certify mileage apps or templates. “IRS-compliant” on any product, this one included, means the log records the elements Publication 463 asks for.
Moving your MileIQ history before you cancel
MileIQ's help center describes two ways to get your drives out as files. In the app, tap the Share/Send button and choose a month; MileIQ emails you links to PDF and CSV versions of that month's report. On the web, sign in at dashboard.mileiq.com, open the Reports tab, select Create Report, choose the date range and drive types, then download the CSV or PDF from Archived Reports.
Do this for every month you will claim, and keep the files with your return. If you continue the year with another log, start it on the day after your last MileIQ drive.
What MileIQ does well
MileIQ detects drives automatically. You classify each one as business or personal with a swipe, or let it classify drives for you based on Work Hours you set, and reports come as PDF and CSV from the app or the web dashboard. For someone with many unplanned trips, that saves real effort. The question is whether it is worth $139.92 a year to you when TripLog's free plan also tracks automatically.
Where this generator fits, and where it does not
MileageLogMaker is a log generator, not a tracker. You enter your trips and it builds a PDF with the date, destination, purpose and miles of each trip, the year's totals and the deduction at the IRS rate for each trip's date (72.5¢ a mile to June 30, 2026, then 76¢ from July 1). There is no app, no account and no trip limit. Trips are kept in your browser and sent to our server only to build the PDF, which is not stored.
It will not notice a drive you forget to enter, so it suits regular, predictable driving. The free PDF carries a light “Free version” watermark; Pro is a single $9 payment that removes it and adds Excel and CSV export and your logo.
Sources
Competitor prices and plan limits were read on each vendor's own pricing or help page on October 9, 2026. Vendors change prices, so check the linked page before you buy.
Rates and rules on this page last checked against these sources on October 7, 2026.