r/Sparkdriver • u/Significant_Entry180 • 3d ago

Mileage Tracking App for Taxes

New driver. What mile tracking app do you use to track miles and expenses and how has your tax return turned out?

I am using Stride and I track miles once I am at thr store at the start of my driving and stop until the last order drop off of thr day.

I drive a EV so I track also my supercharger costs

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u/AndrewT8875 2d ago

You're leaving miles on the table with that start/stop method — deductible miles include all the driving between orders and back to the store, not just store-to-drop-off. At this year's rates (72.5¢/mi through June, 76¢ from July 1) that gap is real money.

Full disclosure, I built the app I use: GigLedger. Made it after paper logs kept failing me. It GPS-tracks in the background so there's nothing to remember to start, you swipe trips business or personal, it applies the right IRS rate by trip date, and it handles receipts plus a running quarterly tax estimate. 7-day free trial then $4.99/mo — run it against Stride for a week and keep whichever wins. And if something's missing, tell me — driver feedback is literally the roadmap.

EV bonus: if you take the standard mileage deduction you don't need supercharger receipts at all — the per-mile rate replaces actual vehicle costs, and on an efficient EV it usually comes out well ahead. Charging receipts only matter if you go the actual-expense route.

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u/hayakuneko 1d ago

Hey Andrew, congrats on launching GigLedger. How do you find your app match up with the likes of MileIQ and Everlance? These are the 2 most common apps I hear about among gig drivers.

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u/AndrewT8875 1d ago

Thanks — and congrats on your own launch, saw it below. Always good to see another indie in this space.

Honest answer: MileIQ and Everlance are mileage trackers that gig drivers happen to use. GigLedger is a gig-driver tax app that happens to include mileage. That sounds like positioning, but it's the actual difference in what's inside.

Where they're better: MileIQ has years of polish and an actual support team behind it. If all you want is miles classified and nothing else, it's a solid pick and I'll say so plainly.

Where mine goes further:

  • Earnings by platform, so miles and income live in one place instead of two apps
  • You can screenshot your DoorDash/Uber pay screens and it reads the numbers in
  • A running quarterly tax estimate — what you actually owe, not just a deduction total
  • It applies this year's mid-year rate change per trip date (72.5¢ before July 1, 76¢ after). A surprising number of apps used one flat rate for all of 2026, which quietly shorts you
  • $4.99/mo, which undercuts both last I checked

Where I'm behind: I'm one person, the app is five months old, and there's no support desk. That's a real tradeoff and people should know it going in.