Honest comparison
Driversnote vs TruMile
Danish-built, EU-first, eleven languages.
The short version
Driversnote is 90.1 MB and ships in 11 languages. TruMile is 19.8 MB, roughly 4.6× smaller, and is built for self-employed drivers who want a single-purpose tracker, not a fleet suite or a finance app.
All facts on this page sourced from public Driversnote App Store and marketing pages, fetched 2026-05-02.
Side-by-side
| Driversnote | TruMile | |
|---|---|---|
| App size | 90.1 MB | 19.8 MB |
| Languages | 11 (English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, +7) | 1 (English) |
| Apple Watch app | No | No |
| Teams / fleet tier | Yes | No (solo / self-employed only) |
| Receipt OCR | Not listed | Yes (Pro) |
| Tax jurisdictions | Check listing | US, Canada, UK, Australia (tiered rates) |
| Free tier | Varies | 40 auto trips/mo + unlimited manual |
| Paid pricing | See note below | $7.99/mo or $59.99/yr |
Driversnote pricing: Driversnote ships a notable iBeacon hardware bundle SKU at $167.99 per year. Standard subscription pricing varies by region. Confirm on the App Store before quoting.
Scope: what each app actually is
Mileage tracker plus Teams reimbursement, with a hardware iBeacon SKU for vehicle pairing. The 11-locale asset bundle is a meaningful chunk of the 90.1 MB binary.
TruMile is a single-purpose mileage tracker. Detection, classification, saved routes, IRS-compliant export, US/Canada/UK/Australia tax rates. That is the whole product. There is no Teams admin tier, no invoicing module, no fleet dashboard, no in-app insurance enrollment, no time tracking, no scheduling.
Driversnote is the better fit when
EU-based drivers who need their UI in a non-English language, or anyone who wants iBeacon hardware pairing for vehicle detection.
- If you drive in Europe and need a Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Polish, or Czech UI, Driversnote is the only choice in this set.
- If you want hardware iBeacon pairing for guaranteed start-of-trip detection, Driversnote sells that as a SKU. TruMile does not.
TruMile is the better fit when
English-speaking drivers in the US, Canada, UK, or Australia who want a small, fast, single-locale app with the relevant tax-authority rates baked in.
- 19.8 MB. Roughly four and a half times smaller than Driversnote.
- If you only speak English, you are not paying a binary tax for ten languages you do not use.
- TruMile ships US, Canada, UK, and Australia tax rates today, with tiered structures handled automatically.
What Driversnote does well
Honest credit where credit is due. Driversnote ships these things on the App Store today:
- 11 locales, the broadest language coverage in the cohort.
- iBeacon hardware option for vehicle pairing.
- Driversnote for Teams reimbursement product.
- Working-hours auto-classification.
FAQ
Does Driversnote support Spanish?
No. Despite a common assumption, Spanish is not in Driversnote's listed locale set. The 11 languages are English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, and Swedish.
Can TruMile work in Europe?
TruMile ships UK (HMRC) tax rates with the tiered 10,000-mile structure. If you need a non-English UI for EU drivers, Driversnote is a better fit today. If English is fine, TruMile works.
What is the iBeacon SKU?
Driversnote sells an iBeacon hardware SKU that pairs with the app to detect when you enter your vehicle. TruMile uses motion plus location signals instead of a separate hardware purchase.
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