MileLog vs Shoeboxed

MileLog is a mileage and expense tracker for US professionals, including freelancers, contractors, small businesses, and realtors. It detects drives and records them in the background, then lets users classify business and personal trips by swiping. The app generates IRS- and CRA-formatted mileage reports in PDF and CSV. Users can photograph receipts and record parking, fuel, and vehicle maintenance expenses linked to business trips; MileLog also tracks bridge tolls, highway passes, and toll road fees alongside mileage. It is available on Android, iOS, and the web. The Basic plan costs nothing, includes unlimited miles, and limits cloud trips to 15 per month. Premium costs $6.99 a month and adds advanced classification, IRS-ready reports, direct email reports, trip categorization, and 7x24 customer support. Unlimited tracking is available during a free 7-day trial, with cancellation available anytime. MileLog says it collects precise location data with permission and encrypts personal data in transit and at rest.

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.