TripLog vs TradesTimer
What TripLog is
A mileage-first tracking platform serving both individual tax-deduction needs and corporate team reimbursement workflows.
Best for: Professionals and businesses needing comprehensive mileage logs for reimbursement and those managing fleets or team-based expense reporting.
Pricing at a glance
$4.99 Free and paid plans
Genuinely free single-user tier with unlimited automatic GPS mileage; Premium $4.99/mo billed annually.
Verified 2026-06-08
$0 for five days Five-day app trial
Pro (US$6.99/month or US$49.99/year) provides continued tracking, timeline review, and encrypted cloud backup. Local store prices vary.
TripLog strengths
- Large-scale user base of over 1 million users
- Supports team-based reimbursement and expense management
Considerations for self-employed tradespeople
- Users must navigate a mileage-first interface where time tracking is a secondary feature
- Users must manage expense-focused logs rather than viewing a reconstructed workday of stops and trips
Experiences with TripLog
These quotes come from public discussions about TripLog. Each quote links to its source.
I also tried a few free ones such as TripLog but it seems very finicky and also very USD oriented, so I'm never sure if the amounts will be correct; even if I enter the number in CAD, it summarizes reports in USD for some reason...
A mileage log you don't trust is a log you'll redo by hand. TradesTimer is Canadian-built and hands you plain distances and dates — your accountant applies whichever rate applies.
This year i tracked my mileage using TripLog, also my first year of “manually” tracking miles for work. I’ve been struggling to figure out a simple way to get a “report” to my financial planner/accountant
The whole point of a year of tracking is the report at the end. If getting it out is a support question, the tool has failed at the finish line.
Why I built a TripLog alternative
TripLog is a serious mileage tool — auto-start options, fuel, expense capture — aimed at people whose deduction is the whole game. In the trades, mileage is half the game. The other half is what happened between the drives: the four hours at the reno, the ninety minutes on the service call.
I tracked both halves on paper for years and the stops leaked worse than the drives. One app that logs the full day — drives with distances, stops with durations, all on-device — is the version of this I actually needed on the tools.
What TradesTimer does differently
- Uses background GPS to automatically differentiate between 'stops' and 'trips' without manual timers
- Stores history on your phone without requiring an account or cloud backup
Which app fits your needs?
TripLog is a robust, mileage-centric solution for users focused on reimbursement and team management. TradesTimer is a specialized, zero-config tool for solo tradespeople that reconstructs workdays and mileage from background GPS.
Page last verified 2026-06-08. If TripLog has changed pricing or features since then contact us at support@tradestimer.com to request a correction.
Five days to try it. Pro to keep tracking.
The upcoming paid release includes five days of tracking without payment details or automatic charges. Continue with Pro, including encrypted backup. Exports remain available after the trial.
- Automatic stop and trip recording
- Unlimited stops, drives, and days
- Review and edit stops and trips
- Rounded billable hours, exported as text or CSV
- Travel log with estimated distances
- 7-day summary view
- History stored on your phone
Canada: CA$9.99/month or CA$69.99/year. Both plans include the same features.
- Continued automatic tracking and timeline review
- End-to-end encrypted cloud backup
- Restore your full history on a new phone
- A backup stored separately from your phone
US prices are shown in USD; Canadian prices are shown in CAD. Your local App Store or Google Play price may differ. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled through the store where you purchased.
Control your location history
TradesTimer stores your history on your phone. Address lookups send coordinates to an address provider. You choose where to share your hours and travel exports.
If you enable Pro backup, TradesTimer encrypts your history before uploading it. Your recovery code unlocks the backup. See the privacy policy for details about address lookups, exports, and other data use.