Comparison

Auto Expense. vs Fuel

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

Head to head
About

Auto Expense.

Track your vehicle's fuel economy, energy consumption, and all associated expenses. Log fuel fill-ups, services, repairs, and other fees with detailed reporting and customizable units. Keep your car's financial history organized and accessible.

Highlights
  • Track fuel/energy logs
  • Log services, repairs, and other fees
  • Calculate fuel economy and cost per mile
  • Generate comprehensive cost reports
  • Set service reminders
  • Track unlimited vehicles separately
  • Data import/export and backup options
Features
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This is a simply but comprehensive app to track your car's fuel economy / electric car's energy consumption and other fees. Use this app to track fuel logs / energy logs, including odometer, fuel / energy charge, price, cost, date, receipt etc, repair logs, service logs and other fees like insurance, parking, vehicle cleaning etc. This app will calculate the fuel economy / energy consumption, like miles per gallon, cost per mile, cost per day etc; the fuel economy / energy consumption unit can be set as yours. Also it provides very comprehensive reports for the costs by category, period, service type, repair type, fees type and the tendency. Key Features: Fuels / Energies: ⁃ Track fuels filling up / energies charging logs with date, cost, price, cubage / capacity, odometer, distance compared with last filling up / charging, tank status / battery percentage, receipt and other note info. ⁃ Calculates fuel economy / energy consumption automatically. ⁃ Custom units for odometer, cubage / capacity and fuel economy / energy consumption. ⁃ Group logs by month. ⁃ Check fuel / energy charges by month. ⁃ Add, edit, and delete logs conveniently. Services: ⁃ Track services logs with date, cost, receipt and service type etc. ⁃ Check logs by month, cost or type. ⁃ Add, edit, and delete logs conveniently. ⁃ Custom service types and their service interval by odometer and time. ⁃ Set reminders for each service by date or odometer interval. Repairs: ⁃ Track repair logs with date, cost, receipt and repair type etc. ⁃ Check logs by month, cost or type. ⁃ Add, edit, and delete logs conveniently. ⁃ Custom repair types. Others: ⁃ Calendar overview of expenses. ⁃ Track fees like insurance, parking, washing, tolls, and taxes etc. ⁃ Track unlimited vehicles separately. ⁃ Eight reports for vehicles’ cost. ⁃ Check total fees by each category. ⁃ Imports data into this app from Dropbox or iTunes. ⁃ Export data in format of PDF, CSV or HTML by email. ⁃ Passcode protection. ⁃ Custom units and currency. ⁃ iCloud and Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch version. ⁃ Supports universal version. If you have any question, please email to yqapps@tom.com.

About

Fuel

Effortlessly track vehicle expenses, fuel consumption, and maintenance history. Go paperless with receipt photos, manage multiple vehicles, and generate detailed reports. Ideal for personal use or professional drivers to monitor costs and earnings.

Highlights
  • Track all vehicle expenses
  • Monitor fuel consumption and efficiency
  • Attach photos of receipts
  • Manage multiple vehicles
  • Set service reminders
  • Generate detailed reports
  • Record vehicle income
Features
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Introducing Fuel Tracker: Your ultimate app for managing your vehicle's expenses, fuel usage, and income. Fuel Tracker offers a visually appealing and user-friendly interface to help you monitor your fuel consumption, maintenance activities, expenses, and more. Go paperless by attaching photos of your receipts and documents to relevant vehicle events. Manage multiple vehicles, share data with other drivers, set service reminders, and generate detailed, beautiful reports for every aspect of your vehicle. Fuel Tracker is designed for all types of vehicles, including cars, trucks, bikes, buses, and even bi-fuel or electric vehicles. Compare statistics across multiple vehicles to gauge performance and identify potential issues. Features: Track all vehicle expenses, including gas, service, parking charges, taxes, fines, etc. Add/update vehicle information such as VIN, license plate, year, model, total annual maintenance cost, and more. Record income related to your vehicle. Access powerful statistics: fuel efficiency, fuel price, cost structure, monthly costs, costs over mileage, costs per day, cumulative costs, monthly income, cumulative income. Fuel efficiency units: MPG, L/100Km, MPL, Km/L, and more. Fuel units: liter, gallon, kWh. Odometer units: km or mile. Maintain records of all your vehicles' historical maintenance. Free with no ads. ▶ TRACK COSTS AND SAVE MONEY Avoid overspending on vehicle maintenance. Fuel Tracker helps you decide when to sell and upgrade your vehicle. Discover how much you spend on fuel, auto service, auto repair, and other expenses. Compare prices and make informed decisions. Easily find all previous events from the event log and analyse detailed statistics and charts. ▶ GREAT FOR PERSONAL OR WORK USE Whether you drive for work as a professional driver (Taxi, Uber, Lyft, motorcycle couriers, or truck drivers), Fuel Tracker is perfect for you. You can even track your earnings. Manage your fleet efficiently, with full control over vehicles and drivers, and visualize performance through graphs to aid in decision-making. ▶ Subscription Details: 1-Month Subscription: Perfect for those who prefer short-term commitments. Enjoy full access to all features with monthly renewals. 1-Year Subscription: An ideal choice for long-term planners. Subscribe for a year and simplify your expense management while saving money. One-Time Purchase: Opt for a lifetime access with a single payment. Enjoy all premium features forever, without any recurring fees. All subscriptions start right after subscribing or purchasing, giving you the opportunity to explore all the functionalities without any charge. It's are auto-renewable, but can be canceled at any time in your iTunes account settings. One-Time Purchase gives you premium access to enjoy right away. Subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://fuel-tracker-io.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://fuel-tracker-io.web.app/terms

Screenshots

Auto Expense.4 screens
Fuel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fuel at none against Auto Expense.'s shown. Fuel also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Auto Expense.'s advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 13) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Auto Expense. sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Fuel sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fuel holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Auto Expense.'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Fuel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auto Expense. ships an update every 9 months, Fuel weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Auto Expense. versus Fuel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuto Expense.Fuel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (44 ratings)4.5 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhengzhou Yeqiang Technology Co., LtdIvan Obodianskyi

Customer experience

Auto Expense.

All ratings44 ratings
Positive70.5%
Neutral15.9%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral11.4%
Negative23.9%

Fuel

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Auto Expense.

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to add fuel expenses above a certain limit
  • App crashes after recent updates
  • Persistent ads even after paid subscription
  • Incorrect currency conversion and calculations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for alternative fuel types (e.g. CNG, LPG)
  • Automatic sync across devices
  • Customizable expense categories
  • Improved reporting and analytics
  • Ability to set maintenance reminders

Fuel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Auto Expense.

Subscriptions5
  • Premium - 1 month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium - 1 year3 Months trial$4.991 Year
  • Premium - 6 months1 Month trial$5.496 Months
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  • Premium - 1 year3 Months trial$6.991 Year
  • Premium - 1 year3 Months trial$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • Unlimited Cars$27.99
  • Unlimited Records$45.99
  • Export Data$45.99
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  • Remove Ads$59.99
8 purchases

Fuel

Subscriptions4
  • Fuel Tracker Premium - 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • Premium Subscription - 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • Fuel Tracker Premium - 1 Year$9.991 Year
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  • Premium Subscription - 1 Year$12.991 Year
One-time4
  • Fuel Lifetime Unlimited$12.99
  • Lifetime Premium Discount$19.99
  • Premium Lifetime Access$29.99
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  • Fuel Tracker Lifetime Unlimit$39.99

Questions

Is Auto Expense. free?
Auto Expense. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fuel free?
Fuel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Auto Expense. or Fuel?
Fuel is rated higher. Auto Expense. averages 4.1 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Fuel averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Auto Expense. or Fuel have ads?
Auto Expense. shows ads; Fuel does not.
Which is updated more often, Auto Expense. or Fuel?
Auto Expense. ships an update every 9 months, and Fuel weekly. Most recently, Auto Expense. was updated on September 19, 2026 and Fuel on September 11, 2026.

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