Drive Logger vs Guardian Owl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Guardian Owl
This utility app records the date and time when your device is moved, even when locked. It keeps logs for approximately three days and can optionally play sounds when motion is detected. It's useful for tracking when your phone was accessed or moved.
- Motion detection logging
- Records date and time of movement
- Works when device is locked
- Optional sound alerts
- Motion log history
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While the application is running, if your device is moved, the date and time when the motion was detected will be recorded, even if the device is locked, records of approximately three days or more will be automatically deleted; In addition to the motion log, the app will show the time when the app was started and the last time motion was detected, you could hear sounds if you choose any; the sounds have limitations if the phone is locked or on standby. Ideal if you want to have an idea if the phone was used or moved at a certain time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Drive Logger at Free against Guardian Owl's $0.99. Drive Logger also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 2). Guardian Owl's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Drive Logger is free to download; Guardian Owl costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Guardian Owl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drive Logger has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Drive Logger | Guardian Owl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ronan Furuta | WLADIMIR MEDINA |
Customer experience
Drive Logger
Guardian Owl
In-app purchases
Drive Logger
No in-app purchases
Guardian Owl
No in-app purchases





