Comparison

Drive Logger vs Garage Record II

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

Head to head
About

Drive Logger

Easily log your supervised driving practice to meet licensing requirements. Track daytime and nighttime drives with simple one-tap recording and view your progress at a glance. All your data is securely stored on your device.

Highlights
  • Log practice drives with one tap
  • Track daytime and nighttime driving
  • View driving history and statistics
  • Manual drive recording
  • Export drive data
  • iOS 14 home screen widgets
  • On-device data storage
  • Open source
Features
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Got your drivers permit? Now you need to practice driving in order to get your full license. Drive Logger helps you log how much you have been driving making sure that you get your practice hours in. # Simple, Easy, Fast It takes just one tap to start recording your current drive. When you're finished, one tap records it. This simplicity allows you to focus on learning how to drive while giving you peace of mind that you’re getting your required hours. # Information at a glance Easily see how long you have been driving, broken down into daytime and nighttime drives. Additionally, view statistics about your driving habits. iOS 14 homescreen widgets allow you to easily see your progress. # Completely on device None of your data is sent over the internet. Instead, it is stored completely on device. Drive Logger is an open source app, so anyone can take a look at the source code. Features: - View your driving history at a glance, broken down by day and night drives - One tap to start recording a drive and one tap to save it - Fast and easy to use - Manually record drives - Export your drive data - iOS 14 Widgets allow you to track your progress from your home screen - All data is stored on device - Open source

About

Garage Record II

Features
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Garage Record II is a complete rewrite of the original Garage Record. This version fully supports iOS and iPadOS and utilizes Apple’s Core Data for persistent on-device data storage. In addition, this version also supports iCloud, so your data is securely shared with all your devices. 
I added to the Oil Service Record a default suggestion for the next oil change: current mileage + 3000. This default suggestion can be modified by tapping the “Change Interval” button. I also added the ability to export the Vehicles saved in the database. 

 The design of this record-keeping app is modular. Most times, when I go to the shop to get one of my vehicles serviced, I cannot afford the long laundry list of service suggestions, so I pick and choose and schedule others for a later service. This modularity of record-keeping is the idea behind this app. Create a vehicle record by tapping “Add Vehicle.” You can change the icon now by swiping right to edit a row. Swipe left to delete a vehicle and all its associated service records. Tap on the vehicle record row in the main home screen, which takes you to the “Service Records” screen, and choose the service component by tapping on Add Service Record. Service Records are listed by date, the newest at the top—swipe left on a record to delete the record from the database. At the bottom of the Service Record screen, you can export all records for the particular vehicle. Blessings, —Mark Spaulding Founder, Foundation Software

Screenshots

Drive Logger4 screens
Garage Record II4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drive Logger at weekly against Garage Record II's every 6 weeks. Drive Logger also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drive Logger ships an update weekly, Garage Record II every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Drive Logger versus Garage Record II: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrive LoggerGarage Record II
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonan FurutaMark Spaulding

In-app purchases

None

Drive Logger

No in-app purchases

None

Garage Record II

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drive Logger free?
Drive Logger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Garage Record II free?
Garage Record II is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drive Logger or Garage Record II have ads?
Neither Drive Logger nor Garage Record II shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drive Logger or Garage Record II?
Drive Logger ships an update weekly, and Garage Record II every 6 weeks. Most recently, Drive Logger was updated on November 3, 2026 and Garage Record II on September 19, 2026.

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