Pingcast vs Mileage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pingcast
This app uses real-time GPS to track distance traveled and elapsed time for trips. It allows users to save, edit, and email trip records with expense details. Location updates can be shared on social media platforms with customizable privacy settings.
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Save and edit trip records
- Email trips as CSV
- Social media location sharing
- Adjustable GPS accuracy
- In-app settings
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The only GPS mileage tracker that can share location updates on Facebook & Twitter. Pingcast uses realtime GPS to calculate actual distance traveled and elapsed time. You can stop and restart the timer to track only portions of your trip that you want to to record. Save & edit feature records multiple trips including expenses, provides at-a-glance and detailed views, and emails trips as a csv file. Built-in maps show where you've been as well as street-level addresses. Display distance in miles or kilometers. Two degrees of accuracy allows you to conserve battery when precise distance calculation is not needed. Integrated app settings means you don't need to open the iPhone Settings app to set your preferences. Pingcast can optionally send location updates to Twitter & Facebook, including custom Facebook groups. Use the Ping button to share your current location, or turn on Auto Ping to share every location change. Privacy setting lets you control how much detail you want to reveal about your location. BENEFITS * Realtime GPS Tracking calculates actual distance traveled. * Easily switch between mi & km on-the-fly. * Save & Edit Trips saves time getting reimbursed for mileage & expenses. * Email Trips as a csv file. * Share location on Facebook & Twitter to let friends & family know you are on your way. * Clean design and simple to use. * iOS4 Multitasking supports running other apps at the same time.
Mileage
Effortlessly track your business mileage with this straightforward application. Log trips quickly on the go and export your data as a CSV file for easy management and tax purposes. Supports Dark Mode for a comfortable user experience.
- Quick mileage logging
- On-the-go data entry
- CSV data export
- Email data sharing
- Dark Mode support
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Mileage keeps a record of every business trip and works out what you can claim. Enter the odometer reading at the start and end of each trip, and Mileage does the rest. It works out the distance and the claim, and keeps a running total for your tax or financial year. Readings that follow on from one trip to the next make your log easy to back up if your tax authority or employer ever asks. KNOW WHAT YOU CAN CLAIM Your year's total sits at the top of the app, with the distance and trips behind it. Set the rate you're allowed to claim, including a lower rate after a set distance and a rate for each passenger, and choose when your year starts. Miles or kilometres, in your own currency. In the UK, HMRC's approved rates are already built in, including the rates for motorcycles and bicycles. You see what a trip is worth before you save it. LOG A TRIP IN SECONDS Save the routes you drive often and they fill in the route, reason and usual distance for you. Keep the places and reasons you use, and they're a tap away. Log the way back with one tap, and Mileage links it to the way out. You can also log a saved journey from the home screen widget or with Siri. YOUR YEAR AT A GLANCE See your claim month by month and vehicle by vehicle, with personal and commuting miles kept separate. Archive a year once it's claimed, so your list only shows what's current. READY WHEN YOU NEED IT Export a year, or any dates you choose, as a spreadsheet for your accountant's software. Handy when your employer wants a fortnight or a month at a time. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Full iPad support, with your trips and your tax year side by side. Dark mode, large text and VoiceOver are supported throughout, and there are six colour themes to choose from. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account to create, no adverts and no tracking. Your trips stay on your device, and in your own iCloud if you turn on sync. FREE Unlimited trips, one vehicle, two saved journeys, places, reasons, reminders, spreadsheet export, backup and restore. MILEAGE PREMIUM • iCloud sync between your iPhone and iPad • As many vehicles as you drive, each with its own odometer and rate • Unlimited saved journeys • A claim report PDF, ready to send to your accountant or employer Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-off purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple Account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://apps.createful.com/mileage/privacy Terms of use: https://apps.createful.com/mileage/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mileage at Free against Pingcast's $0.99. Mileage also leads on rating (3.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). Pingcast's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (3.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, ads 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
Mileage is free to download; Pingcast costs $0.99 up front. Mileage sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pingcast asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mileage holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mileage has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pingcast ships an update every 3 months, Mileage every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pingcast | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.2 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 3.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Chuang | Createful Ltd |
Customer experience
Pingcast
Mileage
Bugs and requests
Pingcast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mileage
Reported bugs
10 issues- Email export fails with unclear error messages
- Cannot exit notes field without app freeze
- Delete all data button non-functional
- Previous odometer reading not always auto-populated
- Data loss after phone reset
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- Outlook compatibility issues preventing export
- CSV export includes unnecessary 'mi' suffix
- Commas in descriptions break CSV format
- App storage full notifications
- Free to paid version data transfer not possible
Requested features
20 requests- Custom date range selection for exports
- Monthly/weekly report filtering
- Auto-backup to iCloud or Dropbox
- Multi-vehicle tracking support
- Monthly mileage totals calculation
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- Most recent entries displayed at top
- Reminder notifications for incomplete entries
- Photo attachment capability
- Journey start and finish time recording
- Decimal precision (tenths of a mile)
- Frequent destinations database
- Business vs personal trip categorization
- Automatic GPS reminder for end-of-trip readings
- Badge icon for incomplete entries
- Easy data import from free to paid version
- Variable gas price tracking
- Print functionality for specific time periods
- Two-digit date format for proper sorting
- Ability to edit entry dates retroactively
- Share functionality
In-app purchases
Pingcast
No in-app purchases
Mileage
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$24.99






