Smartracker vs Garage Steward
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smartracker
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The GPS tracking device plugs directly into your car’s diagnostic port (OBD) or at the vehicle battery allowing you to monitor car movement via your smartphone, tablet laptop or PC. Via your account in the Smartracker App you can: i.check your car current location ii.monitor daily route history & stops iii.arm/disarm anti-theft alarm so as to get notified if your car moves unexpectedly without you iv. get alert notifications
Garage Steward
Easily manage vehicle maintenance, track mileage, and store important documents like insurance and inspections. Receive timely notifications for upcoming services and events. Supports logging fuel consumption and exporting data.
- Log maintenance and repairs
- Track insurance and inspections
- Monitor mileage
- Fuel consumption logging
- Manage multiple vehicles
- Data export/import
- Event notifications
- Cloud sync
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Keeping up with your vehicles shouldn't feel like a second job. Garage Steward helps you track maintenance history, mileage, insurance, and inspections for all your vehicles — in one place, without the hassle. What you can do: • Log oil changes, services, and repairs • Track insurance and inspection documents • Monitor mileage across all your vehicles • Fuel consumption logging • Manage your entire garage — cars, motorcycles, and more • Export or import your existing service logs in a CSV format. • Notifications for critical and upcoming events • CloudKit synchronization You can add an unlimited number of vehicles for free, no account needed and we do not track your data!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Garage Steward at every 5 days against Smartracker's monthly. Smartracker's advantage is iOS requirement (11.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smartracker ships an update monthly, Garage Steward every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and July 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smartracker | Garage Steward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ioannis Tsakiridis | Silviu Burlacu |
In-app purchases
Smartracker
No in-app purchases
Garage Steward
No in-app purchases





