Comparison

DropLane vs Scrooge

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

Head to head
About

DropLane

Automatically track your business trips and expenses for delivery driving. Calculate daily profit, manage costs, and generate tax-ready reports. It handles all your mileage and vehicle maintenance reminders.

Highlights
  • Automatic trip recording
  • Expense logging with receipt photos
  • Daily profit and pay per hour calculation
  • Mileage allowance and tax deduction tracking
  • Vehicle maintenance reminders
  • Customizable PDF and CSV reports
  • Lock screen controls
Features
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The mileage tracker built for couriers and delivery drivers. Get in and drive: DropLane records every trip on its own, then shows what the day really paid per hour, after fuel and costs. Built by a courier with ten years on the road, for gig, package and food delivery drivers, couriers and anyone self-employed behind the wheel of a car or van. No start button, no paperwork at the end of a long shift. RECORDS EVERY DRIVE ON ITS OWN DropLane notices when you set off and when you stop, and saves each drive with its route, times, distance and every stop of five minutes or more. It runs in the background, with the app closed and your phone in your pocket. EVERY MILE COUNTS AS WORK UNTIL YOU SAY OTHERWISE Drives count as business unless you mark them personal. Sort any drive as business, dead miles, running to a pick-up or personal. DropLane even spots a drive that looks personal, like one that starts and ends at home. SORT OR END A DRIVE FROM THE LOCK SCREEN The live card on your lock screen and Dynamic Island shows the drive as it happens. Tap to sort it or end it without unlocking your phone. WHAT THE DAY REALLY PAID Log each platform's pay and every cost: gas, food, parking, tolls, repairs, with a photo of the receipt. See profit for the day, pay per hour, per mile, and hours on the road, moving and stopped. Add regular bills like car payments and insurance to see profit after everything. Pull up at home and a notification tells you the day's profit; stop for a while and DropLane asks if it cost you anything. A MAP OF YOUR WHOLE DAY Every working day gets a map shaded from morning to evening, so you can see the round you drove at a glance. Filter any range and share a picture of your week. YOUR MILEAGE ALLOWANCE AND TAX POT The IRS standard mileage rate runs against your business miles all year, ready for your 1099 tax deduction. A "set aside for tax" pot shows what to put by, and how much your mileage claim saves you. Built-in rules for 17 countries, or type your own rate. PDF REPORTS FOR TAX TIME Choose what goes in: miles by type, every trip with its route map, earnings by platform, spending by category, receipts. Add your business name, address and logo. Export a CSV too. YOUR VEHICLE, SORTED Odometer estimated from tracked miles, with a check that shows how many of your miles were recorded. Reminders before state inspection, registration, insurance and service. Log garage visits with the invoice. Real MPG from full tanks, and fuel card prices for your fill-ups. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account, no sign-up, no server. Everything lives on your iPhone and in your own private iCloud. We never see it and never sell it. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE, COUNTS YOUR MONEY Miles or kilometres, litres or gallons, every currency. 46 languages, including Български, Lietuvių, Latviešu, Eesti, Íslenska, O'zbekcha, Қазақша and Кыргызча. Deliver for Amazon Flex, DoorDash, Uber Eats, Instacart or Spark? DropLane works alongside any of them. It is independent and not affiliated with any delivery company. DROPLANE PRO Start with a 14-day free trial from Apple, then pay monthly or yearly. The trial is for new subscribers. Prices are shown in the app in your currency. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at the end of the free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Drives keep recording if a plan ends, ready when you come back. LOCATION AND BATTERY DropLane uses location in the background to record drives and motion activity to detect when a drive starts and ends. Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.droplane.co.uk/privacy/ Questions? help@droplane.co.uk

About

Scrooge

Easily log everyday purchases with a simple interface designed for quick, one-handed use. Track spending by category over customizable periods and manage multiple currencies with an optional upgrade.

Highlights
  • Manual expense entry
  • Category tracking
  • Daily spending history
  • Customizable reporting periods
  • Multi-currency support (Plus)
  • One-handed operation
Features
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If you gave up on an expense tracker because using it was too much work, give Scrooge a try. I made it for my wife and me. We wanted to record everyday purchases and know where our money went. Enter the amount, pick a category if you want, and save. The big number pad makes it easy to do with one hand while you're paying. You'll need to add each expense yourself. Scrooge doesn't connect to your bank or import transactions. Your history shows what you spent each day. When you want to take a closer look, see the category totals for the last 7 days, 30 days or a month of your choice. With Plus, you can also keep spending in different currencies separate. To try it, sign in with your email. The free plan includes 5 entries a day, 4 categories and 1 currency. Plus gives you 50 entries a day, 8 categories and up to 3 currencies. Your saved history stays available without a subscription. Plus renews automatically. You'll see the price before you subscribe, and you can cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://scrooge.raize.one/privacy-policy.pdf Terms of use: https://scrooge.raize.one/terms-of-use.pdf

Screenshots

DropLane4 screens
Scrooge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Scrooge at 3 against DropLane's 1. Scrooge also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. DropLane sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Scrooge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DropLane ships an update every 2 weeks, Scrooge every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DropLane versus Scrooge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropLaneScrooge
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIskender DaviesArtem Innokentev

Customer experience

DropLane

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scrooge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DropLane

Subscriptions2
  • DropLane Pro Monthly14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • DropLane Pro Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Scrooge

Subscriptions2
  • Scrooge Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Scrooge Plus Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is DropLane free?
DropLane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrooge free?
Scrooge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DropLane or Scrooge have ads?
Neither DropLane nor Scrooge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DropLane or Scrooge?
DropLane ships an update every 2 weeks, and Scrooge every 11 days. Most recently, DropLane was updated on October 28, 2026 and Scrooge on October 14, 2026.

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