CarKarma vs AutoNode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CarKarma
Manage all your vehicle-related expenses with this intuitive application. Track fuel, services, insurance, and more with detailed analytics and customizable reminders. Your data stays private and accessible offline.
- Track fuel and service costs
- Detailed spending analytics
- Customizable maintenance reminders
- Manage multiple vehicles
- Offline functionality
- Data export to Excel
- Privacy-focused local storage
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CarKarma is a simple and convenient app for tracking all expenses related to your car. Control your budget, analyze spending, and plan maintenance. KEY FEATURES • Track fuel expenses with automatic fuel consumption calculation • Record service and repair costs • Detailed statistics for all categories • Monthly expense charts • Manage multiple vehicles • Maintenance reminders • Export data to Excel for reporting EXPENSE CATEGORIES • Fuel — track refueling and consumption • Service — oil changes, filters, maintenance • Insurance — comprehensive coverage tracking • Parking — paid parking and subscriptions • Fines — traffic violation records • Taxes — vehicle tax tracking • Tuning — improvements and modifications • Toll Roads — toll road expenses • Other — any additional expenses ANALYTICS & REPORTS • Total expenses for any period • Category breakdown with percentages • Monthly expense charts • Average fuel consumption per 100 km • Statistics for each vehicle separately REMINDERS • Customizable maintenance reminders • Oil change notifications • Insurance and tax reminders • Flexible notification time settings PRIVACY All your data is stored only on your device. We do not collect, transmit, or sell your information to third parties. Full control over your data. EASE OF USE • Intuitive iOS-style interface • Quick expense entry • Dark mode support • Works offline • iCloud sync DATA EXPORT SUPPORTED LANGUAGES • Russian • English Start controlling your car expenses today! Download CarKarma and get a complete picture of your automotive costs. Terms of Use: https://tala410.github.io/CarKarma-public/terms.html
AutoNode
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AutoNode is the simple, beautiful log for your car. Your vehicle greets you on the home screen, a fill-up takes a couple of taps - or a photo of the receipt - service reminders never slip, and the stats answer the questions that matter: what does a kilometer cost, and is LPG actually saving you money? NO ACCOUNTS. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU • No sign-up. Open the app and start. • Odometer, plate, VIN, photos and full history live only on your phone. • Backup goes to your own iCloud. We never see your data and never store it on our servers. FILL-UPS IN SECONDS • Liters, amount, odometer on a smooth ruler instead of a keyboard. • Petrol grades, diesel, LPG/CNG, electric, and several tanks on one car. • Full or partial tank, station, note, receipt photo. • Honest consumption: computed only from consecutive full tanks. When there is not enough data, the app says so instead of showing a random number. SCAN A RECEIPT (PRO) • Photograph a fuel receipt, a service invoice or your instrument cluster - the app reads the amount, litres, date and odometer and fills them into the entry. • You always review the fields before saving: recognition fills the form, it never saves for you. • Three scans free, then Pro. • Straight about the trade-off: only the photo itself is sent for recognition, and it is stored nowhere. Your plate, VIN, odometer history and other photos are never sent. The app explains this before your first scan. REMINDERS THAT DO NOT FORGET • Inspection, insurance, oil, tires, timing belt, by date, by distance, or both. • A notification on the due day and a heads-up before it, so you can book in time. • Mark it done and the next due date rolls forward automatically. EXPENSES AND STATS • Categories: service, repair, wash, parking, fines, insurance, or your own. • Cost per km, monthly and yearly spend, year-over-year comparison. • A shareable year-in-review card. • LPG payback: how much you have saved so far and when the install pays for itself. HOME SCREEN WIDGET • Odometer, next reminder and a Fill-up button without opening the app. YOUR DATA, PORTABLE • CSV import and export, so your records are always yours to take. BUILT FOR KAZAKHSTAN, READY FOR ANYWHERE • Tenge, rubles, dollars, euros and more; km or miles; liters or gallons. • Local inspection rules, fuel grades and plate formats preconfigured. • Russian, English and Kazakh interface. AUTONODE PRO One car is free, forever. Pro unlocks several cars in one garage, cost-per-km comparison between them, unlimited receipt scanning and extended analytics. Monthly or annual subscription, cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Service: https://autonode-landing.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://autonode-landing.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: CarKarma at 3 against AutoNode's 1. CarKarma also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. CarKarma sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and AutoNode sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | CarKarma | AutoNode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talantbek Dzhanbekov | Arslan Aimenov |
In-app purchases
CarKarma
- Premium 1 Month$1.991 Month
- Premium 3 Months$4.993 Months
- Premium 6 Months$8.996 Months
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- Premium 1 Year$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$39.99
AutoNode
- AutoNode Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year





