Comparison

Fuel vs Circle

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

Head to head
About

Fuel

Effortlessly track vehicle expenses, fuel consumption, and maintenance history. Go paperless with receipt photos, manage multiple vehicles, and generate detailed reports. Ideal for personal use or professional drivers to monitor costs and earnings.

Highlights
  • Track all vehicle expenses
  • Monitor fuel consumption and efficiency
  • Attach photos of receipts
  • Manage multiple vehicles
  • Set service reminders
  • Generate detailed reports
  • Record vehicle income
Features
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Introducing Fuel Tracker: Your ultimate app for managing your vehicle's expenses, fuel usage, and income. Fuel Tracker offers a visually appealing and user-friendly interface to help you monitor your fuel consumption, maintenance activities, expenses, and more. Go paperless by attaching photos of your receipts and documents to relevant vehicle events. Manage multiple vehicles, share data with other drivers, set service reminders, and generate detailed, beautiful reports for every aspect of your vehicle. Fuel Tracker is designed for all types of vehicles, including cars, trucks, bikes, buses, and even bi-fuel or electric vehicles. Compare statistics across multiple vehicles to gauge performance and identify potential issues. Features: Track all vehicle expenses, including gas, service, parking charges, taxes, fines, etc. Add/update vehicle information such as VIN, license plate, year, model, total annual maintenance cost, and more. Record income related to your vehicle. Access powerful statistics: fuel efficiency, fuel price, cost structure, monthly costs, costs over mileage, costs per day, cumulative costs, monthly income, cumulative income. Fuel efficiency units: MPG, L/100Km, MPL, Km/L, and more. Fuel units: liter, gallon, kWh. Odometer units: km or mile. Maintain records of all your vehicles' historical maintenance. Free with no ads. ▶ TRACK COSTS AND SAVE MONEY Avoid overspending on vehicle maintenance. Fuel Tracker helps you decide when to sell and upgrade your vehicle. Discover how much you spend on fuel, auto service, auto repair, and other expenses. Compare prices and make informed decisions. Easily find all previous events from the event log and analyse detailed statistics and charts. ▶ GREAT FOR PERSONAL OR WORK USE Whether you drive for work as a professional driver (Taxi, Uber, Lyft, motorcycle couriers, or truck drivers), Fuel Tracker is perfect for you. You can even track your earnings. Manage your fleet efficiently, with full control over vehicles and drivers, and visualize performance through graphs to aid in decision-making. ▶ Subscription Details: 1-Month Subscription: Perfect for those who prefer short-term commitments. Enjoy full access to all features with monthly renewals. 1-Year Subscription: An ideal choice for long-term planners. Subscribe for a year and simplify your expense management while saving money. One-Time Purchase: Opt for a lifetime access with a single payment. Enjoy all premium features forever, without any recurring fees. All subscriptions start right after subscribing or purchasing, giving you the opportunity to explore all the functionalities without any charge. It's are auto-renewable, but can be canceled at any time in your iTunes account settings. One-Time Purchase gives you premium access to enjoy right away. Subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://fuel-tracker-io.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://fuel-tracker-io.web.app/terms

About

Circle

Features
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Circle Up - Your Personal Relationship Manager Transform how you maintain relationships with Circle Up, the intelligent app that ensures you never lose touch with the people who matter most. Perfect for professionals, entrepreneurs, and anyone valuing strong connections. Circle Up helps you build deeper relationships with consistent, meaningful communication. Download Circle Up today and never let an important relationship slip through the cracks!

Screenshots

Fuel4 screens
Circle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Circle at none against Fuel's 8. Circle also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Fuel's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fuel sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Circle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fuel ships an update every 2 weeks, Circle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fuel versus Circle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuelCircle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB36 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIvan ObodianskyiBrilworks Software

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Fuel

Subscriptions4
  • Fuel Tracker Premium - 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • Premium Subscription - 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • Fuel Tracker Premium - 1 Year$9.991 Year
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  • Premium Subscription - 1 Year$12.991 Year
One-time4
  • Fuel Lifetime Unlimited$12.99
  • Lifetime Premium Discount$19.99
  • Premium Lifetime Access$29.99
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  • Fuel Tracker Lifetime Unlimit$39.99
None

Circle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fuel free?
Fuel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Circle free?
Circle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fuel or Circle have ads?
Neither Fuel nor Circle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fuel or Circle?
Fuel ships an update every 2 weeks, and Circle every 2 months. Most recently, Fuel was updated on October 25, 2026 and Circle on October 30, 2026.

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