Comparison

SmartMiles vs Miles

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

Head to head
About

SmartMiles

This app automatically tracks your driving for work, logging trips in the background without manual start/stop. It classifies drives as business or personal, assigns purposes, and can be set up to recognize frequent routes and work hours. Reports and CSV exports are available for tax purposes.

Highlights
  • Automatic trip detection
  • Background tracking
  • Business/Personal classification
  • Customizable trip purposes
  • Frequent route learning
  • Work hour recognition
  • CSV export for taxes
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SmartMiles is the automatic mileage tracker for people who drive for work — self-employed professionals, 1099 contractors, realtors, sales reps, and small business owners. It runs in the background and detects every trip. There's no start or stop button. When you finish a drive, the trip is already in your inbox with the route, distance, time, and dollar value at the current IRS rate. CLASSIFICATION Swipe right for Business or left for Personal. Assign custom purposes like Medical, Charity, or Moving. Set it up once and SmartMiles classifies on its own: • Frequent routes — classify the same trip a few times and SmartMiles applies it to future trips on that route. • Work hours — set your schedule and trips during those hours are marked Business automatically. • Named locations — save home, the office, or client addresses and trips to them are recognized on sight. VEHICLES Add as many vehicles as you drive. Set a default, or change vehicles per trip. Pair your phone to your car's Bluetooth and SmartMiles assigns each trip to the right vehicle automatically. REPORTS Monthly and annual summaries show business miles, personal miles, and total deduction value by purpose. Export the full log as CSV — date, route, distance, vehicle, purpose, notes, and deduction value — the fields the IRS requires and the format most accountants ask for. OFFLINE AND BACKGROUND Trips are captured even when the app is closed and even without a signal. Anything captured offline syncs the next time you're connected. NOTES Add free-text notes to any trip — client names, project codes, or anything else you need at tax time. Start free. SmartMiles Pro unlocks unlimited trips. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Miles

Easily log business mileage for tax deductions by entering odometer readings. Track expenses with receipt photos and generate reports. Prioritizes privacy by keeping all data on your device.

Highlights
  • Log drives with odometer readings
  • Automatic mileage calculation
  • Expense tracking with receipt photos
  • PDF/CSV report export (Pro)
  • Multiple vehicle support (Pro)
  • Privacy-focused, on-device data
Features
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Track every mile. Keep more of your money. Miles: Tracker is the simplest way to log your business mileage for tax deductions. Open the app, enter your odometer at the beginning and end of your trip, it's that easy. No GPS, no background tracking, no battery drain --- just a clean log that's always ready when you need it. Features: Log drives in seconds with start and end odometer readings Automatic mileage and estimated deduction calculation Track expenses with custom categories and receipt photos Export a categorized PDF report or CSV for your accountant (Pro) Multiple vehicles (Pro) Color themes (Pro) Privacy first. Everything stays on your device. Miles: Tracker never runs in the background, never tracks your location, and never sends your data anywhere. Perfect for rideshare drivers, freelancers, real estate agents, or anyone who drives for work and wants a straightforward mileage log at tax time.

Screenshots

SmartMiles4 screens
Miles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Miles at 5.0 against SmartMiles's 4.4. SmartMiles's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. SmartMiles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Miles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Miles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartMiles has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartMiles ships an update every 3 days, Miles every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SmartMiles versus Miles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartMilesMiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer47 Signals LLCPeter Belz

Customer experience

SmartMiles

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Miles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SmartMiles

Subscriptions2
  • Smart Miles Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Smart Miles Pro Annual$59.991 Year
1 purchases

Miles

One-time1
  • Miles Pro$2.99

Questions

Is SmartMiles free?
SmartMiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Miles free?
Miles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmartMiles or Miles?
Miles is rated higher. SmartMiles averages 4.4 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Miles averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SmartMiles or Miles have ads?
Neither SmartMiles nor Miles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartMiles or Miles?
SmartMiles ships an update every 3 days, and Miles every 4 days. Most recently, SmartMiles was updated on October 10, 2026 and Miles on October 12, 2026.

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