Driversnote review

Driversnote is a mileage logbook app that uses your phone’s motion detection to record trips automatically. You can review each trip, edit it, add a note, and classify it as business, personal, medical, or charity. The app then creates mileage reports for tax deductions or reimbursements, which you can share by email.

Driversnote says its logs are IRS-compliant, but that claim should not replace checking what your tax situation requires. Requirements vary, and a Reddit discussion about other logbook apps shows that users worry about whether a record will be accepted by tax authorities. That thread does not establish whether Driversnote itself is accepted in any particular case.

The iBeacon is an optional accessory intended to help prevent trips from being logged when you are a passenger or using a bike or public transport. The key appeal is less manual logging; the trade-off is that automatic tracking depends on the phone correctly detecting trips.

Driversnote covers the core mileage-log workflow without making users build reports from a spreadsheet. Automatic trip logging can reduce manual entry, while trip review gives you a chance to correct records and add context before reporting. The app supports business, personal, medical, and charity classifications, and its one-click reports are intended for tax deductions or reimbursements. You can also email a copy of a report.

The Free plan is a useful way to start, but it is limited to one individual and 15 trips per month. For a single driver who needs more, the pricing page lists Pro at $11 per month, with unlimited trips and reporting. Teams is also listed at $11 per license per month for 2–10 users; admin seats are free. Both paid plans list a free trial, though its duration is not published.

Driversnote also sells an iBeacon for $40 one time. According to the published pricing details, it is included free with an annual Pro subscription and free with an annual Teams or Teams + subscription. Those annual subscriptions are offered, but their per-month prices are not published.

The Free plan’s 15-trip monthly cap is the clearest catch. It suits low-volume tracking, not regular driving: exceed the cap and you will need a paid plan, while overage costs are not published. Pro starts at $11 per month for one driver, and Teams charges $11 per driver license monthly. Annual subscriptions are available, but their prices are not published, so it is hard to compare the real yearly cost before choosing a billing term. Teams + pricing is custom for organizations with 11 or more users.

Automatic logging also deserves a cautious trial. In one Reddit thread, a user reported high battery use on an Android phone; other commenters described inaccurate trips or trips appearing when the vehicle was parked. These are individual reports, not proof of a general problem, but they are relevant for an app that runs in the background. The iBeacon is meant to reduce certain false logs, but it costs $40 unless included with an eligible annual subscription. Driversnote says battery impact varies with trip frequency and phone settings; it does not publish a guaranteed battery-use figure.

Driversnote’s listed monthly prices start with Free: one user and up to 15 trips per month. Pro costs $11 per month for one driver, with unlimited trips and reporting. That is the main jump: pay $11 to remove the Free plan’s trip cap.

Teams also lists $11 per driver per month for 2–10 users, with free admin seats and unlimited trips and reporting. The price is per license, so a team’s total depends on its number of drivers. For 11 or more users, Teams + has custom pricing; no fixed price is published.

Annual subscriptions are offered for paid plans, but their monthly-equivalent prices are not published. The iBeacon costs $40 once, unless included free with an annual Pro, Teams or Teams + subscription. Pro and Teams list a free trial, but its duration is not published. Overage costs are also not published, so check the trip cap and billing terms before choosing Free.

The migration details that matter are not published on the vendor's site: we can’t confirm whether Driversnote imports trip history from another tracker, or what format you can export if you leave. Its feature list says you can generate mileage reports and email a copy, but that does not establish that you can export raw trip data or transfer it to another service.

Before switching, check what happens to historical trips and reports if you cancel, and keep copies of reports you need for tax or reimbursement records. The app logs trips automatically using phone motion detection, so changing trackers also means setting up a new logging workflow; details on setup effort and battery impact are not provided here.

We don’t have Reddit posts or comments in the published material, so we can’t responsibly say what users report as a reason for leaving. If price certainty matters, the unpublished annual rates and custom Teams + pricing are worth resolving before you move.