MileIQ is a US-origin automatic mileage tracker now owned by Bending Spoons (not Microsoft — sold in 2022). Free tier: 40 drives/month. Unlimited plan: $7.50/month billed annually or $8.99/month monthly. US IRS / UK HMRC focus, not Irish Revenue. Hero feature: automatic GPS with swipe-to-classify. Does nothing else — no service tracking, no fuel, no NCT / tax / insurance reminders, no cost analytics. odo.ie Prois €8/month (or €6/monthbilled yearly) and gives you a Revenue-ready Irish mileage logbook plus full vehicle management (NCT / motor tax / insurance reminders, service history, fuel, cost analytics, 70+ Irish guides, calendar sync). Same price, far more product — and tuned for Irish civil-service mileage rates rather than US IRS.
What each tool does
MileIQ
A single-purpose automatic mileage tracker for iOS and Android. Your phone's GPS detects every drive you make in the background, then presents each drive for you to swipe right (Business) or left (Personal). Classified drives feed into auto-generated reports priced for US IRS standard mileage deductions or UK HMRC approved mileage rates. Originally developed by Mobile Data Labs, acquired by Microsoft in 2015, then sold to Bending Spoons (US), Inc. in 2022 — current ownership. Pricing: free for 40 drives/month; Unlimited at $7.50/month billed annually or $8.99/month monthly. Separate Teams plan for businesses. Over 80,000 five-star reviews globally. Deep QuickBooks integration. No service tracking, no fuel, no reminders, no cost analytics — pure mileage only.
odo.ie
An Irish-built vehicle-ownership dashboard running as a PWA on any modern browser (installs to home screen on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux). Three tiers: Solo (free forever, 1 vehicle), Family (€4/month or €3/month billed yearly, up to 3 vehicles with co-driver sharing), Pro (€8/month or €6/month billed yearly, up to 10 vehicles + Revenue-ready trip logbook + tax- period PDFs + accountant-ready CSVs + priority support). Covers service tracking, fuel logging (L/100km + kWh/100km), cost analytics, NCT / motor tax / insurance reminders with Irish cycle logic, .ics calendar sync for Google / Apple / Outlook, NCT centres map for all 50 Irish centres, receipts / document attachments (every tier, with storage quotas scaling by plan), and 70+ Irish-specific guides. Pro's trip logbook is built natively for Irish Revenue civil service mileage rates with Business / Commute / Private categorisation and period-scoped PDF + CSV export for Irish accountant hand-off.
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | odo.ie Pro (€8/mo) | MileIQ Unlimited ($7.50–$8.99/mo) |
|---|---|---|
| Trip logging | ✅ Manual (~30s/trip) | ✅ Automatic GPS + swipe classify |
| Trip classification | Business / Commute / Private (3-way) | Business / Personal (2-way) |
| Irish Revenue civil service rates | ✅ Banded (3 engine × 4 distance) | ❌ US IRS / UK HMRC rates |
| PDF / CSV export | ✅ Period-scoped for Irish accountant | ✅ US IRS / UK HMRC report format |
| Service tracking | ✅ Preset + custom types | ❌ |
| Fuel tracking | ✅ L/100km + kWh/100km | ❌ |
| NCT reminders | ✅ Auto-rolls on pass (2yr / 1yr 10+) | ❌ |
| Motor tax tracking | ✅ All 3 Irish regimes | ❌ |
| Insurance renewal alerts | ✅ Irish cycle, 30/14/7/1-day | ❌ |
| Cost analytics | ✅ Monthly + YoY + forecast | ❌ |
| .ics calendar sync | ✅ Google / Apple / Outlook | ❌ |
| NCT centres map | ✅ All 50 Irish centres | ❌ |
| Irish guides library | ✅ 70+ built-in | ❌ |
| Receipts / document storage | ✅ Live on every tier — Solo 50 MB / Family 150 MB / Pro 500 MB (no OCR, free-text labels) | ❌ |
| Battery impact | None (manual) | Noticeable — always-on GPS |
| Missed drives | Only if you forget to log | Drives under ~1 mile / 1.5 km; GPS dead-zones |
| QuickBooks / accounting integrations | CSV / PDF export (accountant-ready) | ✅ Native QuickBooks, Concur |
| Platform | PWA — any device | Native iOS + Android |
| Free tier | Solo (1 vehicle, unlimited trips in Pro-tier logbook only — Solo has no logbook) | 40 drives/month |
| Price | €8/mo (or €6/mo billed yearly) | $7.50/mo annual, $8.99/mo monthly |
| Ownership | Sprout Media Limited, Dublin | Bending Spoons (US), Inc. (formerly Microsoft) |
| Data residency | EU (Netlify + Postgres) | US |
| Country focus | Ireland | US / UK |
The mileage-rate difference — Irish Revenue vs IRS / HMRC
MileIQ's reports are built around two foreign tax regimes: US IRS standard mileage and UK HMRC approved mileage allowance. Neither is Ireland's system. This is the fundamental compatibility issue for Irish drivers.
| Scheme | Structure | 2026 rate example |
|---|---|---|
| US IRS standard mileage | Single flat cents-per-mile, updated annually | ~70¢/mile for business drives |
| UK HMRC approved mileage | Two-tier: 45p/mile for first 10,000 mi, then 25p/mile | First 10k mi 45p; over 25p |
| Irish Revenue civil service | 3 engine-size bands × 4 cumulative-distance bands, applied across the tax year | Up to 1200cc / 1201–1500cc / 1501cc+ at 0–1,500 / 1,501–5,500 / 5,501–25,000 / 25,001+ km |
Critically, EVs in Ireland claim under the 1201–1500cc column — not a flat rate. A tool built for IRS cents/mile can't produce a number your Irish accountant can use directly. odo.ie Pro's trip logbook exports period-scoped business km totals that your accountant multiplies by the correct banded rate per row. Full rate table in our mileage rates Ireland guide.
You can use MileIQ in Ireland by exporting CSV and manually applying Irish civil service rates in a spreadsheet — but you've just re-introduced the manual work that MileIQ's automatic tracking was supposed to eliminate. For an Irish claim, manual-but-Irish-native (odo.ie) ends up quicker than automatic-but-US-formatted (MileIQ).
Where MileIQ genuinely wins
- Automatic GPS trip detection — the single biggest strength. Your phone logs every drive in the background; you just classify. For a field-sales rep or contractor doing 50+ drives a week, this is a real time-saver vs manual logging
- Swipe-to-classify UX — 2-way swipe (Business / Personal) is fast once you're in rhythm. Deliberately friction-light
- Native QuickBooks integration — if your accountant uses QuickBooks, MileIQ pushes classified miles straight into your expense reports. Real time-saver at month-end
- Concur and other expense-platform integrations — for corporate expense workflows, MileIQ connects natively where odo.ie exports to CSV / PDF
- Mature product — 80,000+ five-star reviews, category-defining automatic-tracking feature, well-understood by US and UK accountants
- Drive insights — mileage-per-business-purpose breakdowns, top business addresses you drive to, automatic weekly reports
- US + UK tax framework support — if you're a UK-resident driver who works in Ireland occasionally, MileIQ's HMRC support is a plus where odo.ie is Ireland-only
- Teams plan for businesses — multi-user permissions, manager dashboards, expense reimbursement flows. odo Fleet is in development but not live
Where odo.ie wins for Irish drivers
- Irish Revenue civil service rates baked in — Pro's trip logbook is structurally designed for the 3-band × 4-band Irish rate system, with Business / Commute / Private categorisation. MileIQ can't produce an Irish-Revenue-compliant claim natively
- 3-way classification (Business / Commute / Private) — Commute as its own category matches Irish Revenue thinking where commute is typically NOT claimable, vs MileIQ's US-style 2-way (Business / Personal) which bundles commute into "Personal"
- Full vehicle management at the same price — service tracking, fuel logging, cost analytics, NCT / tax / insurance reminders — all included in Pro's €8/month. MileIQ at the same price is mileage-only
- NCT / motor tax / insurance reminders — Irish cycle logic baked in. 30/14/7/1-day advance alerts. odo.ie is an Irish compliance tool; MileIQ is a generic mileage tracker
- 70+ Irish-specific guides built in — Revenue mileage rates, NCT procedure, motor tax bands, VRT on imports, driving test, EV grants, small-fleet management, and more. MileIQ has no editorial content
- Zero battery impact — manual logging doesn't need background GPS. Your phone lasts the same as without the app
- Never misses drives under 1.5 km — because you log them manually. MileIQ's GPS misses short drives by design
- No GPS-permission required — some employers or personal privacy preferences rule out always-on location tracking. odo.ie works without it
- .ics calendar sync — deadlines appear in Google / Apple / Outlook alongside normal events
- Family tier at €4/month for 3 vehicles — a Family household tracking multiple cars with co-driver sharing isn't covered by any mileage-only tool at any price
- Receipts attachment on every tier — 50 MB Solo / 150 MB Family / 500 MB Pro. Structured attachments with labels, no OCR but no premium gate either
- EU data residency — Postgres in Netlify EU region. MileIQ hosts in the US
- Same price, more tool — at €8/mo vs $7.50–$8.99/mo you get a vehicle-ownership platform vs a single-feature mileage tracker
Price vs value — what you really get at €8
When two products are priced almost identically, the right comparison isn't feature-count — it's scope of problem solved. At roughly €8/month:
| Capability | MileIQ Unlimited | odo.ie Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Mileage tracking with tax-ready reports | ✅ (US / UK only) | ✅ (Irish Revenue) |
| Service history (oil, brakes, tyres, NCT, full service) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Fuel logging with consumption trends | ❌ | ✅ |
| Cost analytics (monthly, YoY, forecast) | ❌ | ✅ |
| NCT reminder | ❌ | ✅ |
| Motor tax tracking | ❌ | ✅ |
| Insurance renewal alerts | ❌ | ✅ |
| Receipts attachment (on every tier) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Calendar sync | ❌ | ✅ |
| Irish guides library | ❌ | ✅ 70+ |
| Up to 10 vehicles | ❌ — 1 user | ✅ |
The frame here is: MileIQ is a single-feature tool at a premium price. odo.ie Pro is a full vehicle-management platform at the same price, with the mileage logbook as one of several features. For an Irish driver weighing the €8/month, odo.ie Pro solves significantly more of the actual ongoing car-ownership problem.
Who should choose which
| Your situation | Best choice |
|---|---|
| US or UK-resident driver with IRS / HMRC mileage claim | MileIQ |
| Irish-resident driver with Revenue civil service mileage claim | odo.ie Pro |
| Field-sales rep doing 50+ drives/week, wants zero-effort capture | MileIQ (automatic GPS) — but manually apply Irish rates at tax time |
| Irish household with 1–3 cars wanting NCT / tax / insurance management | odo.ie (Solo / Family / Pro tiers) |
| Sole trader claiming Revenue mileage + wanting service/fuel tracking | odo.ie Pro |
| Accountant uses QuickBooks or Concur and wants auto-sync | MileIQ (native integrations) |
| Accountant uses Sage / Xero / BigRed / Surf / Bright | odo.ie Pro (CSV / PDF export) |
| Privacy-conscious: don't want always-on location | odo.ie (manual, no GPS) |
| Battery-life-conscious | odo.ie |
| iPhone user who wants home-screen install without App Store | odo.ie (PWA) |
| Corporate expense workflow with Teams-plan reimbursement | MileIQ Teams (if Irish compliance isn't the constraint) |
| Irish SME with CVRT-liable vans | odo.ie — see our small fleet guide |
The verdict
MileIQ is a brilliant single-feature tool — automatic GPS trip capture is genuinely category-leading, and the US / UK tax integrations are mature. If mileage capture is your only problem and you're filing US or UK taxes, it's hard to beat.
For Irish drivers, the maths changes. At almost the same monthly price (€8/mo vs $7.50–$8.99/mo), odo.ie Pro gives you: a Revenue-compliant trip logbookplus service history plus fuel tracking plus cost analytics plus NCT / motor tax / insurance reminders plus calendar sync plusreceipts on every tier plus 70+ Irish guides plus up to 10 vehicles. MileIQ gives you mileage tracking. One product is solving the full Irish car ownership problem; the other is solving one slice of it — and not the Irish slice natively.
MileIQ and odo.ie Pro aren't really like-for-like. MileIQ is a specialist tool with one hero feature. odo.ie Pro is a platform. If you value automatic tracking above everything else, pay for MileIQ. If you value Irish compliance, vehicle management and mileage tracking bundled — at the same price — pay for odo.ie Pro. The Solo free tier is also a great starting point with nothing to lose.
MileIQ is mileage-only at a US price. odo.ie Pro is a full vehicle-management platform for the same money — with Irish Revenue rates built in.
Start with the Solo free tier (1 vehicle, all reminders, cost analytics, calendar sync, receipts). When you're ready, Family is €4/month (or €3/month billed yearly) for up to 3 vehicles with co-driver sharing. Pro is €8/month (or €6/month billed yearly) for up to 10 vehicles plus Revenue-ready trip logbook, tax-period PDFs and accountant-ready CSVs.