MileIQ vs Shoeboxed

MileIQ automatically tracks mileage and creates reports for tax records or reimbursements. Drivers can mark drives as business or personal with a swipe, or classify them using Work Hours, Named Locations, and Frequent Drives. They can submit mileage reports with a tap, export them as PDF or CSV, and email them to a manager, accountant, or themselves. MileIQ for Teams adds a web dashboard where administrators can review drives and approve or reject them. The Free plan includes 40 drives each month, automatic tracking, and auto-generated reports. Paid plans start at $8 per user per month, billed monthly; Teams Pro includes a 30-day free trial with no credit card required. MileIQ says it does not sell user data, and administrators only see drives included in reports submitted by drivers. It stores drive data for up to seven years for mileage records in case of an IRS audit. MileIQ is available on Android, iOS, and web, and does not offer live location tracking.

Shoeboxed organizes receipt and mileage records for tax and expense work. It accepts receipt photos, email forwards, digital uploads, and paper receipts sent in a postage-paid Magic Envelope. Its phone app reads receipt text with OCR, categorizes expenses, and uploads them to an account; the mobile app can log business trips by GPS in the background and send a daily summary for confirmation. Receipts and business miles can be kept as exportable IRS-ready digital records. Shoeboxed lists integrations including QuickBooks, Xero, Evernote, WorkingPoint, and Wave, among others. Its API can read and add receipts, categories, and account data, while its CLI can list receipts, total category spending, retrieve mileage write-offs, and export a tax packet. It runs on Android, iOS, and web. Plans start at $9/user/mo, with a 30-day trial and no free plan. Starter is $9 a month, billed monthly, for one user and 30 digital scans per month.