MileBug : A milestone Mileage Tracker

by Mar 24, 20150 comments

Genre : Finance
Platform : iPad | iPhone
Developer : Jason Izatt
Rating : 4
Positives : Presets, IRS compliant
Negatives : none

With the rising fuel prices, it is becoming essential to keep a tab on how much you spend on fuel each day. While it might seem plausible at first, you end up feeling lazy and fall out of habit of tracking your mileage in no time. The time and effort it takes might seem a little too much sometimes. This is where ‘MileBug – Mileage Log & Expense Tracker for Tax Deduction’, a handy iOS app comes into the picture. It is an extremely useful utility that will help you keep a track of your expenses and mileage on the road.

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This app comes with GPS tracking and other useful technologies that make things so much simpler for you. It is ideal for those who have a job wherein they are required to track their mileage for tax reasons or for reimbursements. The accurate GPS tracking will give you specific details of your trip on a daily basis. It comes with other interesting features that give it a clear edge over similar apps available in the same niche in the market.

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If you travel along the same route every day, then a wise option has been implemented for you through this app. Frequent destinations can be preset so that you do not have to go through the pain of entering it time and again. These presets can also be applied for trip Purpose, which means you can track multiple vehicles and businesses at the same time. Entering data into the app is extremely basic and easy.

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Once you are done tracking, MileBug gives you easy options to acquire or export this data. After all, what good is the data if it cannot be used or accessed easily?You can email CSV (Excel-friendly) or HTML versions to anyone in no time. This way, it is easy to get your reimbursement or tax deductions.

The app keeps your mileage data secure and sound by allowing you to back it up. It’s always best to anticipate the worst and find a way to get around it. Another option is to restore your data to another device. Also, each time you export a copy of your report, one copy is saved locally for backup. This copy can then be easily shared through iTunes File Sharing. You can choose units from miles and km as per your convenience. With a simple and neat user interface and easy navigation, this app is designed keeping users in mind.

This app is compatible with the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad, requiring iOS 7.1 or higher and 9.2 MB of memory space on your device. It has been optimised for the iPhone 5. The good news for American users is that it is IRS compliant. It can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store for $2.99. While this might seem like a lot, it is quite reasonable considering how much you would save in the long run through accurate mileage tracking. This is one tool that will sure come in handy and must be tried out at any cost.

Good: Presets, IRS compliant, accurate GPS tracking

Bad: None

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