I repair personal computers for a living in a one-man business. I don't want to think about mileage recording; I want to think about driving and what's wrong with my customer's computer as I'm getting there.
First I tried Vezma when I had my Windows Phones, then switched to MileIQ when I went to Android (they wouldn't quit advertising at me). Kept MileIQ when I landed on iPhone.
Then it quit working a couple of days ago. I uninstalled and reinstalled; still wouldn't work. Strange. The web interface was hard to work with anyway and this time I couldn't log in; even stranger.
Started to think about MileIQ deeper as a result; sometimes it would miss drives and if you swipe the wrong way to classify, then you can't really reclassify quickly because all drives disappear forever into its online database and the web interface is only available as a desktop view. The only automated system they offer is an OBD-2 plugin. I have an OBD-1 car.
It's also $59.99 a year. Can I go cheaper?
An hour or two later after I tried Everlance, I found TripLog! The interface is much easier and very compact. Instead of all drives disappearing every time, they are always visible. To reclassify, you simply tap the ”B” (for business) and it gives you a list! Easy! I can also track fuel economy in another tab.
I was able to save off all of my 2018 MileIQ data as a CSV file and after much work, imported it all into TripLog.
The automation is a small Bluetooth USB beacon that you plug into a free port in your 12 v car charger and pair it with the app. It costs $25 with shipping and it’s worth it. The app can be configured so it only starts and stops tracking when it sees-quits seeing the beacon. Even easier and it sees all your drives. When you drive a different vehicle, it won't track! TripLog supports multiple vehicles and pairs a unique beacon for each vehicle, so you'd have to have multiple beacons.
There are multiple plans - I picked the $40 per year plan that includes a web interface and stores in the cloud for backup.