# FirstGear — For Permit Driver and Learners > For Permit Driver and Learners (iPhone/iPad app by Mike Poeschl.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firstgear/id6769568854 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Mike Poeschl](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896643563) - Category: Education, Utilities - Price: $4.99 with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 26.0 · 3 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2026-07-31 - Data updated: 2026-09-10 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firstgear/id6769568854/reviews.md ## What is FirstGear? Learning to drive comes with a catch: you have to log every supervised hour, split day and night, and prove it to the DMV. FirstGear does that for you. Start a drive and FirstGear tracks it automatically with GPS — measuring distance, following your route on a live map, and splitting day and night hours so the totals are always right. When you're done, save who supervised, which vehicle you drove, the road types, and the weather. Then export the whole thing as a clean PDF for your supervisor or the DMV. GPS-VERIFIED HOUR TRACKING • Automatic day & night hour totals • Live map while you record • Road-type classification: residential, highway, rural, city, parking lot & school zone EVERY DETAIL THE DMV WANTS • Track supervisors and their relationship to you • Save your vehicles and pick one per drive • Weather automatically tagged on each drive YOUR WHOLE LOG, ORGANIZED • Every drive in one place with its own route map, distance, and duration • Filter by all, day, or night • Tap any drive for the full detail A CLEAN PDF, READY FOR THE DMV • One-tap PDF export • Share via email, Files, or AirDrop • Every drive, supervisor, and total accounted for STAY ON PACE • Dashboard with progress rings and a permit countdown • Weekly hours chart and trends • State requirements built in — total and night-hour goals set automatically PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your driving log is yours alone. FirstGear keeps your data on your device and in your own iCloud. There are no accounts, no ads, no analytics, and no tracking. We don't run a server that collects your data, and we never sell or share it. (The only time information leaves your device is sending approximate coordinates to a weather service to show conditions for a drive.) PRICING FirstGear is a one-time $7.99 unlock — no subscription and no recurring charge. Pay once and own it. Requires iPhone running iOS 26 or later. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $4.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | FirstGear Full Access | $7.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.6.2 — 2026-08-28 Restoring a previous purchase now gives clear feedback instead of appearing to hang. If no purchase is found for your Apple ID, the app tells you and reminds you to sign in with the account you used to buy FirstGear. Also improved reliability with a timeout so the Restore button never spins indefinitely. ### 1.6.1 — 2026-08-06 More reliable iCloud restore. Fixed an issue where, after reinstalling FirstGear or setting up a new device, your drive history could take a while to appear on the Home screen and in the DMV PDF export. Everything now shows up together, right away. Questions or feedback? We read everything: hi@firstgear-app.com ### 1.6 — 2026-07-31 No release notes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-10.*