Comparison

Beeminder vs My_Car

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

Head to head
About

Beeminder

Easily log data for your Beeminder goals and receive timely reminders. Visualize your progress with a clear dashboard and integrate with Apple Health for automatic tracking of health metrics.

Highlights
  • Data entry for Beeminder goals
  • Goal progress dashboard
  • Customizable reminders
  • Apple Health integration
  • Automatic metric tracking
Features
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Add data to your Beeminder goals, get reminders, and see a dashboard of your progress on the Beeminder Data Entry Companion App. Beeminder is goal-tracking with teeth. We plot your progress along with a bright red line on your graph. Don't let your datapoints cross the red line! The Beeminder app also allows you to sync goals with your Apple Health data, so you can automatically track steps, distance, and other metrics without manually entering data.

About

My_Car

Track all your car-related expenses, services, and parking locations. This app helps you manage multiple vehicles, set service reminders, and view your maintenance history on a map.

Highlights
  • Save parking location and time
  • Log gas station visits and costs
  • Track car washes and service expenses
  • Manage multiple vehicles
  • View history and map of events
  • Calculate total car maintenance costs
  • Set service reminders
Features
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This is a simple and convenient application for your car. You can save any actions, including cost, date and geographic coordinates. And then look at it all in history, or on a map. Functionality: - "FIND MY CAR": with one click, saves the parking place and time on the map. - GAS STATION: marks the location, time and cost. - WASH: marks the place, time and cost. - MULTIPLE CARS: use any number of cars and save data for each. You can add a new, edit and delete a car. - HISTORY: list of all events with the ability to edit and delete. - MAP: you see the whole story in the form of icons. Long-press anywhere on the map to add a new note. - AMOUNT: counts all the cash costs of maintaining the car - SERVICE: notes the location, time, description and cost of maintenance. Marks the current odometer reading. - ADDITIONAL COSTS: with a simple touch, notes the costs for parking, fines, toll roads and transportation. - SPARE PARTS: you can create your own list of spare parts and use it for shopping. The location, time and cost of purchased parts will be noted. - REMINDER: Automatically reminds you when service is required using the specified service interval. Apple Watch functionality: - Quick editing of odometer readings and a convenient visual scale of mileage between services. - Date and cost of the last refueling. - Place on the map of the last parking lot and distance to it. - Quickly store time, space and cost of refueling, car wash or expenses.

Screenshots

Beeminder3 screens
My_Car4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beeminder at 51% against My_Car's 0%. Beeminder also leads on price (Free vs $7.99). My_Car's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Beeminder is free to download; My_Car costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beeminder ships an update every 3 months, My_Car every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Beeminder versus My_Car: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeminderMy_Car
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.2 (77 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings77 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaker and Baker LLCOleg Levkutnik

Customer experience

Beeminder

All ratings77 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative41.1%

My_Car

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Beeminder

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Login failures with 'Invalid credentials' error
  • App crashes on startup or after data entry
  • Goals not displaying after update
  • Graphs taking excessive time to load
  • Data entry freezing or hanging
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  • Keyboard not dismissing after entering values
  • Facebook, Google, and Twitter login failures
  • Syncing issues with Apple Health causing false derailments
  • App crashes on iPhone SE and older devices
  • Blank screens and placeholder text on first page

Requested features

10 requests
  • Widget feature for at-a-glance progress data
  • Ability to create and manage goals within the app
  • Ability to sign up for accounts directly in the app
  • URL minder trigger button for word count checks
  • Easy access to goal fine print details
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  • Ability to set breaks within the app
  • Dark mode option
  • Modern UI/UX redesign
  • Improved home menu for single-graph users
  • Better integration with automatic data sources

My_Car

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Beeminder

No in-app purchases

None

My_Car

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beeminder free?
Beeminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My_Car free?
My_Car costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beeminder or My_Car have ads?
Neither Beeminder nor My_Car shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beeminder or My_Car?
Beeminder ships an update every 3 months, and My_Car every 2 months. Most recently, Beeminder was updated on October 14, 2026 and My_Car on October 24, 2026.

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