TradesTimer vs TripLog
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 FREEMIUM
Genuinely free single-user tier with unlimited automatic GPS mileage; Premium $4.99/mo billed annually.
Verified 2026-06-08
$0 FREE — FULL APP
Where TripLog is strong
- Large-scale user base of over 1 million users
- Supports team-based reimbursement and expense management
Where TripLog falls short for trades
- 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
What TradesTimer does differently
- Uses background GPS to automatically differentiate between 'stops' and 'trips' without manual timers
- Keeps all location data strictly on-device with no account or cloud sync required
The verdict
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 and this page is stale, email [email protected] and we'll fix it.
Free. The whole app.
The whole time-tracking app is free — no trial, no feature gate, no ads, no per-user fees. (Encrypted cloud backup is on the roadmap.)
- Automatic day reconstruction from background GPS
- Unlimited stops, drives, and days
- Review and edit any block
- Rounded billable-hours summary, shareable as plain text
- Automatic mileage log, exportable for taxes
- 7-day summary view
- All location data stays on your device
Your location history stays on your phone.
There is no TradesTimer server storing your location trails. No account. No sign-up. Your GPS history lives on the device that recorded it — for as long as you want it. The only time anything leaves your phone is when you choose to share your billable-hours summary yourself.
The app does not talk to any third-party service with your location. Nothing about where you've been is uploaded anywhere. See the privacy policy for the full detail.