SmartMiles vs Miles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | SmartMiles | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 47 Signals LLC | Peter Belz |
Customer experience
SmartMiles
Miles
In-app purchases
SmartMiles
- Smart Miles Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Smart Miles Pro Annual$59.991 Year
Miles
- Miles Pro$2.99









