Comparison

Gridwise vs SmartMiles

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gridwise

This app helps gig, hourly, and freelance workers maximize their earnings and manage expenses. It provides insights into profitable work opportunities, simplifies tax deductions with automatic mileage tracking, and offers exclusive perks. Join a community of over 1 million workers to boost your income and efficiency.

Highlights
  • Track mileage and expenses
  • Boost earnings with insights
  • Automatic earnings download
  • Airport and event insights
  • Simplify tax preparation
  • Exclusive user perks
Features
Currently charting
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Take your work to the next level by using Gridwise, the #1 business app for gig, hourly, and freelance workers. Driving for Uber, Lyft, Doordash, Walmart Spark or Instacart? Get the all-in-one app uniquely built for rideshare and delivery drivers to track mileage, boost earnings, and get control of your expenses across all rideshare and delivery apps. Plus users get automatic earnings download for Uber, Lyft, Wingz, Uber Eats, DoorDash, Caviar, Instacart, Cornershop, Grubhub, Gopuff, Amazon Flex, Alto, Walmart Spark Driver, Shipt, Roadie, Point Pickup, Curb, Waitr, Favor Delivery, and more. Gridwise is built for more than gig driving. Hourly and freelance workers can use Gridwise to track earnings across jobs and find better-paying opportunities. Come join the growing community of 1,000,000+ workers using Gridwise as their one-stop shop to earn and keep more. Get even more tips in our Facebook group or on Reddit today! Why Gridwise? Earn more Get valuable insights to find where and when to work to maximize your hourly or per-mile rate. Organize all your earnings in one place so you can compare them to other drivers in your area, monitor which services are most profitable, and find opportunities to earn more efficiently. Keep more Looking to keep more money with the best, most accurate deductions on your taxes? Or keep more of your personal time by hitting your daily/weekly goals faster? Gridwise can help you with both! Automatically log all your rideshare and delivery activities so you can easily monitor all your expenses and mileage with an all-in-one view. Plan better Tap into local event schedules, airport insights or neighborhood hourly wage data so you can focus on the most profitable gigs during peak times and in the busiest places, or see what places/times you should avoid if you hate sitting in traffic! View and benchmark your performance Run your business like a pro by getting the data you need in easy to read and interpret graphs. Gridwise goes deep and is built by gig workers for gig workers to deliver unique insights, unlike other trackers on the market like MileIQ, Hurdlr, Everlance, Mystro, Rydar, Sherpashare, Solo, and Stride. Wait less and stay in the know On the airport run? Our “just in time” airport arrival and departure insights have flight updates, plane sizes, weather info and customizable alerts so you know when to show up to the airport to spend the least amount of time in a queue. Simplify your tax prep Consolidate your business driving mileage expenses to make for an easy tax deduction. And, our Plus members save 50% on Keeper tax preparation services! Enjoy perks Get exclusive benefits just for being a Gridwise user to help you both on and off the road — from insurance to healthcare and more. Plus users get even higher discounts and offers. Unlock even more perks with Plus! Get the most out of Gridwise with a Gridwise Plus subscription. Join Plus for just $14.99/month or $107.99/year (or just $9/mo.) for our annual subscription. Since Gridwise is a business expense it’s completely tax deductible. Your payment will be charged to your iTunes account at the time of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings. Please see our terms of service and privacy policy for more information. Terms of Service: gridwise.io/termsofservice Privacy Policy: gridwise.io/privacypolicy To reach the Gridwise team, you can find us at support: support@gridwise.io website: https://gridwise.io/ Gridwise is not a financial advisor. All information provided by the app is for informational purposes only. Please seek advice from qualified tax professionals.

About

SmartMiles

This app automatically tracks your driving for work, classifying trips as business or personal without manual input. It helps self-employed professionals and contractors log mileage for tax deductions, offering detailed reports and export options.

Highlights
  • Automatic trip detection
  • Business vs. personal classification
  • Customizable trip purposes
  • Frequent route and work hour recognition
  • Multi-vehicle support
  • Exportable CSV reports
  • Offline trip capture
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SmartMiles is the automatic mileage tracker for people who drive for work — self-employed professionals, 1099 contractors, realtors, sales reps, and small business owners. It runs in the background and detects every trip. There's no start or stop button. When you finish a drive, the trip is already in your inbox with the route, distance, time, and dollar value at the current IRS rate. CLASSIFICATION Swipe right for Business or left for Personal. Assign custom purposes like Medical, Charity, or Moving. Set it up once and SmartMiles classifies on its own: • Frequent routes — classify the same trip a few times and SmartMiles applies it to future trips on that route. • Work hours — set your schedule and trips during those hours are marked Business automatically. • Named locations — save home, the office, or client addresses and trips to them are recognized on sight. VEHICLES Add as many vehicles as you drive. Set a default, or change vehicles per trip. Pair your phone to your car's Bluetooth and SmartMiles assigns each trip to the right vehicle automatically. REPORTS Monthly and annual summaries show business miles, personal miles, and total deduction value by purpose. Export the full log as CSV — date, route, distance, vehicle, purpose, notes, and deduction value — the fields the IRS requires and the format most accountants ask for. OFFLINE AND BACKGROUND Trips are captured even when the app is closed and even without a signal. Anything captured offline syncs the next time you're connected. NOTES Add free-text notes to any trip — client names, project codes, or anything else you need at tax time. Start free. SmartMiles Pro unlocks unlimited trips. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Gridwise4 screens
SmartMiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SmartMiles at none against Gridwise's shown. SmartMiles also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Gridwise's advantage is ratings volume (29K vs 12) and chart position (#29 vs unranked). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gridwise sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and SmartMiles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gridwise holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gridwise has 29K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Gridwise's written reviews are positive against 100% of SmartMiles's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gridwise ships an update every 3 weeks, SmartMiles every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Gridwise versus SmartMiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridwiseSmartMiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (29K ratings) — better4.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews74.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#29 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGridwise, Inc.47 Signals LLC

Customer experience

Gridwise

All ratings28,571 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews295 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative20.3%

SmartMiles

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Gridwise

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Airport and event information not always accurate
  • Mileage tracking not always reliable

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to track tolls and parking expenses
  • Improve mileage tracking automation
  • Expand insights and recommendations to more markets
  • Allow multiple shifts per day

SmartMiles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Gridwise

Subscriptions14
  • Gridwise Plus14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Gridwise Plus3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Gridwise Plus7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Gridwise Plus14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Gridwise Plus$14.991 Month
  • Gridwise Plus7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Gridwise Plus3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Gridwise Plus14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Gridwise Plus14 Days trial$42.991 Year
  • Gridwise Plus$71.991 Year
  • Gridwise Plus7 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • Gridwise Plus14 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • Gridwise Plus7 Days trial$107.991 Year
  • Gridwise Plus14 Days trial$107.991 Year
2 purchases

SmartMiles

Subscriptions2
  • Smart Miles Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Smart Miles Pro Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Gridwise free?
Gridwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmartMiles free?
SmartMiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gridwise or SmartMiles?
Gridwise is rated higher. Gridwise averages 4.9 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while SmartMiles averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Gridwise or SmartMiles have ads?
Gridwise shows ads; SmartMiles does not.
Which is updated more often, Gridwise or SmartMiles?
Gridwise ships an update every 3 weeks, and SmartMiles every 4 days. Most recently, Gridwise was updated on November 1, 2026 and SmartMiles on October 31, 2026.

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