Looking for a
MileIQ alternative?

People usually search for a MileIQ alternative for a simple reason: the bill changed. MileIQ still does the core job — automatic drive capture and a swipe to sort business from personal. MileWiz aims at the same job on iPhone and iPad, with a lower US list price, no separate MileWiz account, and backups that go to your own iCloud.

Prices, checked 3 November 2026

These are public list prices. Your renewal, country, taxes, team plan or promotional offer can differ. Always confirm on the purchase screen.

Sources: mileiq.com/pricing and the MileIQ US App Store listing (in-app purchases $13.99 and $139.99), checked 3 November 2026. MileWiz US App Store listing for Unlimited Driving Plan $4.99 and $49.99, checked 3 November 2026. MileIQ’s annual website display of $11.66 × 12 equals about $139.92; the App Store annual purchase is listed as $139.99.

How MileIQ’s published price moved

Public website pricing for MileIQ’s individual unlimited plan was about $59.99 a year for several years through early 2025, moved to about $90 a year around March 2025, and is now about $140 a year on the US App Store. That history is useful context for sticker shock; it is not a claim about every subscriber’s bill or about future prices.

MileIQ is provided by Bending Spoons US Inc. Ownership changed in July 2025, when Bending Spoons acquired MileIQ Inc. The first published jump from about $60 to about $90 appears in public pricing before that acquisition announcement.

Ownership source: Willkie client announcement dated 8 July 2025, and MileIQ’s current Terms of Service / Privacy Policy naming Bending Spoons US Inc. Historical price points above are the facts supplied for this page from published list pricing; current prices were re-checked on the sources linked above on 3 November 2026.

What both apps try to do

Both products automatically notice drives in the background, let you classify them, and help you produce a mileage record for taxes or reimbursement. MileIQ markets swipe classification and auto-generated reports. MileWiz records trips in the background, lets you swipe to business or personal, supports work hours and saved places, and exports PDF or CSV reports from a date range you choose.

We are not claiming MileWiz is more accurate, easier on battery, or better supported than MileIQ. Those are things you should judge from your own drives. What we can state from MileWiz’s own product is narrower: it is designed to be light on battery, it needs Location set to Always plus Motion & Fitness for automatic tracking, and it keeps your log on the device, with automatic backup to your own iCloud unless you turn that off.

Where MileWiz is intentionally different

• No MileWiz account. You download the app and start. Backups go to the private iCloud storage of your own Apple Account.
• Clear free limit. The Free Driving Plan automatically tracks up to 20 trips a month. Trips over that limit are not kept unless you subscribe before they are removed, so unlimited tracking needs the Unlimited Driving subscription.
• Exports you control. Choose a date range, filter, and export PDF or CSV when you are ready to share with an accountant or employer.
• Trip cleanup. Trips can split when you stop for a while; MileWiz includes a pinch-to-merge gesture to join nearby trips again.
• Recent app work. Recent App Store updates include a modernized UI, iPhone Duo support, updated tax rates and automatic iCloud backup.

Who MileWiz is not for

Trust starts with a honest “no”. MileWiz is probably the wrong fit if you need an Android app, a team admin console for many drivers, a browser dashboard, or built-in tax filing. Those are real needs — they are just not what MileWiz sells today.

A practical way to decide

1. Write down what you pay now (or what the renewal email says).
2. Count roughly how many work drives you take in a busy month.
3. If you are under about 20 automatic trips a month, try MileWiz’s free plan on real drives.
4. If you drive more than that most months, compare MileWiz Unlimited ($49.99 / year US list) with the MileIQ unlimited price on your purchase screen.
5. Export one sample report from each app and ask whether your accountant can use it.

Keep your existing records until you are comfortable. Switching trackers mid-year is fine as long as each period has a complete log.

Bringing a MileIQ log into MileWiz

Export MileIQ’s detailed CSV, the drive log rather than only the monthly summary, and open it in MileWiz. Email the CSV to yourself and open the attachment in MileWiz, or save it in Files, iCloud Drive, Dropbox or Google Drive and open it with MileWiz. Keep the original file. Opening the same file again adds those trips a second time. Imported trips are not automatic trips, so they do not use the free plan’s 20-a-month allowance. When the file has addresses, MileWiz looks them up, which needs an internet connection. If one address cannot be found, that trip is skipped. If the phone is offline, a file that contains addresses is not imported.

When the file includes them, MileWiz keeps the date, start and end places, miles, parking, tolls, and the business, personal, or commute label. A purpose line is kept as a note. A vehicle name is added to the trip note, and the trip stays on a vehicle you already have. MileWiz does not create a new vehicle from the file, and it does not copy MileIQ’s dollar value of the miles in as an expense. MileIQ does not include the driven path, so MileWiz looks up the two addresses and draws a route between them. That lookup needs an internet connection. If one address cannot be found, that trip is skipped.

Download MileWiz from the App Store when you are ready. Free download · up to 20 automatic trips a month · see the App Store for current pricing in your storefront.