# Car Logbook

> Vehicle expense, mileage, and fuel consumption tracker with graphing and tax trip logging. (iPhone/iPad app by Binary Arm (Pty) Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/car-logbook/id471401142 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Binary Arm (Pty) Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/416786177)
- Category: Utilities, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 38 App Store ratings · 141 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English, Italian, European Portuguese
- Released: 2011-10-28
- Data updated: 2026-06-09
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/car-logbook/id471401142/reviews.md

## What is Car Logbook?

Car Logbook is the perfect App to keep track of your vehicle expenses, mileage and fuel consumption. You can even graph this data over time. Additionally, you can save a record of your business trips for tax purposes.

Comes in handy to record your fuel purchases while waiting for your fuel to be topped up! Then export your fuel history to your computer at your own convenience.

Try it out now for FREE! 

Features:
- Saves fueling details (odometer, price, fuel quantity etc.)
- Saves expense details (services, repairs, clutch etc.)
- Save data for multiple vehicles 
- Calculates fuel consumption and fuel price
- Graphs fuel consumption and fuel price over time
- Record your Business journeys for tax purposes
- Save images of your receipts for easy filing
- Graph expense and journey data
- Filter data by date
- Graph summaries per month/quarter/year
- Predictive text
- Supports Unicode characters
- Backup data (Pro Users)
- Auto backup of data (iOS 8+ Pro Users) 
- Import data - user can import data from their computer by visiting http://binaryarm.com/carlogbook/import.html

Free Version:
- Limited to 3 vehicles
- The maximum number of records is 10
- The maximum number of journeys is 10
- The maximum number of expenses is 10
- You cannot export data

Pro Version (In-app purchase) unlocks the following:
- Unlimited Vehicles
- Unlimited Records
- Unlimited Journeys
- Unlimited Expenses
- Export your data for use in spreadsheet applications
- Backup data

Send any requests or queries to the contact email below...

## Key features

- Log fueling details
- Record vehicle expenses
- Track multiple vehicles
- Calculate fuel consumption
- Graph data over time
- Log business trips for tax
- Save receipt images

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Car Logbook Pro Upgrade | $1.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Car Logbook?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 📊 Excellent data tracking and reporting
- 💰 Good value for money
- 🔄 Reliable syncing between devices
- 🗓️ Helpful for tax and expense purposes

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Concerns about data loss and recovery
- 🔧 Needs more customization options
- 📈 Inaccurate monthly distance and cost calculations
- 🔍 Difficult to delete or edit entries

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when selecting certain headers
- Syncing issues between devices
- Incorrect data entry leading to skewed calculations

**Most requested features**

- Add support for metric units
- Implement a delete/edit function for entries
- Improve the color scheme and readability
- Add more detailed expense categories (e.g., parking fees)
- Integrate with GPS for automatic trip tracking

## Recent user reviews (10 of 141)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/car-logbook/id471401142/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Missing data

*2025-12-20, version 3.8*

I have used this free service for several years with multiple cars. It is easy to use and I considered it very useful, unfortunately I find all data has disappeared.  I can’t find a reason for this and haven’t been able to discuss options for recovery. Rate it very high until this data loss.

### 5/5 — Update after years using and loving it until now.

*2025-11-15, version 3.8*

Update: Nov 2025: I got a new phone and had to install the app from scratch.  Unfortunately it now will not access the 19 MB data stored in iCloud.  Tried restarting the phone; turning iCloud off and on etc with no luck.  Very frustrating because I have the data on iPad but it will not sync with the phone.  I see that the app hasn’t been updated for 5 years so I guess I’m out of luck.  I checked their help articles without success.  Too bad because this is an awesome app.                    First off, I can’t believe that I’ve been using this app for 7 years and here I am updating my review to move it to the top of the list.  It is THAT GOOD! 

If this app was named something that indicated it was for tracking fuel mileage, I'm guessing it would be at the top of the list. I've tried at least 5 vehicle fuel/service apps. Until finding this one, I didn't think I was going to get one that suited my needs AND synced to iCloud. I was using MPG with ads which was very good except that it didn't iCloud sync. Well this one is even better and it syncs. Data entry is a breeze and displayed beautifully. No manual required, it is so easy to figure out. A steal for $2.

### 5/5 — Great App - a couple of suggestions.

*2025-10-22, version 3.8*

1. The drop-downs in fields like location, details & type would be good if you could scroll. Can only usually see the most recent 3 items. Have to start typing to bring up items with similar word/s to bring up the option you’re looking for.

2. In car details, a field to enter Kms / Miles vehicle had traveled at time of purchase. Even a new car usually has a few kms already on it at time of purchase. Also a field to store insurance details (company name, policy number etc).

App sometimes freezes and requires shutting down and re-opening. I use an iPhone 11 Pro & iPad Pro, I do data entry on the phone and email backup as my iCloud is full. Sometimes times when restoring to my iPad the iPad freezes on the green screen with the message “loading”. Have to close the app and re-open, data does restore.
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Update: (22/10/2025)

I updated the operating system on my iPhone and iPad to iOS 26. Since then I backup data from my phone via email as I have always done. However, when I attempt to restore to my iPad egret the following error message; “File import format error”. This has only happened since updating the iOS.

Thank you for a great app.

### 3/5 — Useless unless you purchase

*2024-05-29, version 3.8*

Only lets you log 5 records in free version, just not worth the money to purchase, there are very similar apps for much much less.

### 4/5 — Excellent but…

*2023-12-04, version 3.8*

I have been using the Car Logbook app for several years with several different vehicles. I like everything about it except that it will not carry the overall fuel mileage if you do a partial fuel fill-up. Other than that, I think it's nearly perfect and I highly recommend it.

### 5/5 — 7 year user and loving it.  Look no further.

*2023-11-16, version 3.8*

First off, I can’t believe that I’ve been using this app for 7 years and here I am updating my review to move it to the top of the list.  It is THAT GOOD! 

If this app was named something that indicated it was for tracking fuel mileage, I'm guessing it would be at the top of the list. I've tried at least 5 vehicle fuel/service apps. Until finding this one, I didn't think I was going to get one that suited my needs AND synced to iCloud. I was using MPG with ads which was very good except that it didn't iCloud sync. Well this one is even better and it syncs. Data entry is a breeze and displayed beautifully. No manual required, it is so easy to figure out. A steal for $2.

### 5/5 — Best car log app I’ve seen so far

*2021-09-20, version 3.8*

I searched a lot (not all) of these apps; downloaded and tried them out.  I selected this one initially and am glad I did. 
After using it for several months I’m really happy with it.  None of these apps were intuitive to use, but this is the most easy to use. And it’s generic enough you can use it for all kinds of things (lawn tractor, quad runner, trailers if you want).  
It does a lot of calculations under the hood and provides graphs and charts to track expenses.  Date filter let’s you see monthly costs (or weekly or whatever).  It provides full functionality without in-app purchases (I might have paid small fee when I downloaded it, can’t remember).

### 5/5 — Data Rich

*2020-08-13, version 3.8*

I haven’t came across another app that charts your fill up data like this one. Showing energy density of fuel using mpg driven from a specific station makes so much sense but haven’t seen another tracker do this. Would recommend purchasing the full version, if you ever switch phones you’ll have to manually input everything.

### 5/5 — Great app with great support

*2020-07-21, version 3.8*

Very happy to be using this app and congratulations to the developer for the very prompt and great support.  Lots of great features would recommend highly.

### 5/5 — Question

*2020-05-31, version 3.8*

Is the upgrade a one off payment, or if not, how often is the upgrade amount charged?

## Frequently asked questions about Car Logbook

### What does the Car Logbook app do?

Car Logbook is designed to help you meticulously track your vehicle's expenses, mileage, and fuel consumption. You can log details like fuel purchases, services, and repairs, and even graph this data over time. It also allows you to record business trips for tax purposes and save images of your receipts.

### What are the key features of Car Logbook?

Key features include saving fueling and expense details, managing data for multiple vehicles, calculating fuel consumption and price, and graphing various data points over time. You can also record business journeys for tax purposes, save receipt images, and filter data by date.

### How much does Car Logbook cost?

The app offers a free version with limitations on the number of vehicles, records, journeys, and expenses, and without data export. A Pro version is available as an in-app purchase, which unlocks unlimited usage and data export capabilities.

### Can I import or export my data?

Yes, you can import data from your computer by visiting a specific URL provided by the developer. The Pro version allows you to export your data for use in spreadsheet applications, which is not available in the free version.

### Who is the Car Logbook app for?

This app is ideal for car owners who need a comprehensive tool to monitor their vehicle's financial and operational data. It's particularly useful for individuals who want to track expenses for tax deductions, manage multiple vehicles, or simply gain insights into their car's running costs.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.8 — 2020-01-13

- Added: Support for dark mode
- Fixed: Filter not enabled if swiped 
Previous release
- Added: files can now be shared other than just with email
- Fixed: Support for iOS 13

NOTE: as usual, please backup your data to the cloud and make email backup before updating app. 
Before enabling "Auto device sync", please ensure that both devices are in sync by manually synching the data between devices with the cloud

### 3.7 — 2020-01-10

- Added: files can now be shared other than just with email
- Fixed: Support for iOS 13
This includes fixes for:
- Reminders
- Other Bug fixes 

NOTE: as usual, please backup your data to the cloud and make email backup before updating app. 
Before enabling "Auto device sync", please ensure that both devices are in sync by manually synching the data between devices with the cloud

### 3.6 — 2019-01-14

Added: touch to quickly change between km/l or l/100km
Fixed some bugs.

### 3.5 — 2018-12-06

- Added: Keyboard will automatically show for new fuel entry
- Added: Full Screen support for iPhone X size phones
- Fixed: Support for iOS 12
This includes fixes for:
- Keyboard decimal issues for some keyboards and regions e.g. Dutch keyboard
- Taking a picture with the camera was causing a crash 
- Reminders not activating
- Upgrade to pro screen
- Other Bug fixes 

NOTE: as usual, please backup your data to the cloud and make email backup before updating app. 
Before enabling "Auto device sync", please ensure that both devices are in sync by manually synching the data between devices with the cloud

### 3.3 — 2018-06-05

- Fixed: Support for iOS 11
- Added: On Export add shortcut buttons for previous/current Month
- Added: On date selection add shortcut buttons for previous/current Month
- Added: On date selection add option to select years for easier selecting of old dates
- Fixed: last Claim rate is now shown on click of claim box
- Fixed: Rounding errors shown on Journeys are now fixed
- Added: Total claims shown on Journey summary screen
- Other Bug fixes 


NOTE: as usual, please backup your data to the cloud and make email backup before updating app. 
Before enabling "Auto device sync", please ensure that both devices are in sync by manually synching the data between devices with the cloud

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