Who is talking. This comparison is written on the Tax Miles site, by the people who make Tax Miles. Tax Miles is App Store id 6758579463. The listing may still say TaxMiles: IRS Mileage Tracker. It is not MileIQ, not Everlance (App Store id 985378916), and not Mileage Tracker for Taxes (id 6758426140). Prices below were read on September 28, 2026 and can change.
For a 1099, rideshare, or delivery driver, pick the app that still has a dated log in March — not the logo you recognize. On an iPhone, compare three things: what unlimited auto-detected trips cost after the free cap, whether the export can show date, destination, purpose, trip miles, and total miles on the car, and whether 2026 miles are priced at 72.5¢ through June 30 and 76¢ from July 1 by the date you drove. MileIQ and Everlance also run on Android. Tax Miles does not. A lower price does not make a sloppy log deductible. This is education, not tax advice, and not a guaranteed savings figure.
Prices checked September 28, 2026
MileIQ figures are from the public MileIQ pricing page. Everlance figures are from everlance.com/pricing. Tax Miles figures are the Free, Pro, and Lifetime plans on taxmilesapp.com. Team and company seats are a different product on MileIQ and Everlance and are not in this table.
| MileIQ | Everlance | Tax Miles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free cap | 40 drives / month | Basic: 30 automatic trips / month, unlimited manual trips, $0 | 40 trips / month, auto-detect, no card |
| Paid monthly | Unlimited $13.99 | Starter $10.99; Professional $19.99 | Pro $5.99 |
| Paid annually | $11.66 / month billed annually (about $140 / year) | Starter $89.99; Professional $119.99 | Pro $39.99 |
| Lifetime | Not listed on the pricing page | Not listed on the pricing page | $79.99 once |
| Trial | Not stated on the pricing page checked | 7-day trial on the pricing page. That page does not say whether a card is required to start it. | 7-day Pro trial |
| Phone | iPhone and Android (Microsoft) | iPhone and Android. Confirm the store listing for your phone; the pricing page is not a full Android feature list. | iPhone and iPad, iOS 17+. Not Android. |
Arithmetic on those list prices, not a discount: two years of MileIQ Unlimited at the annual rate is about $280. Two years of Everlance Starter is $179.98; Professional is $239.98. Two years of Tax Miles Pro is $79.98, or $79.99 once for Lifetime. That gap is a reason to look at Tax Miles if you are already on iPhone and you only need the log. It is not a reason to ignore Android, bank-linked expenses, or in-app filing if those are the job.
What the IRS log actually needs
Publication 463 still wants a contemporaneous record. For a passenger car that means, for each business trip, the date, the destination, the business purpose, and the miles, plus enough total miles on the vehicle for the year to check business use. A screenshot that says “12,400 miles” is not that log. Paying for an app does not create the purpose note. Forgetting to classify until December fails the same way on every product in this table.
MileIQ’s pricing page says it produces a tax-compliant mileage report you submit after you swipe. Everlance Starter lists custom IRS-compliant reporting, and the pricing page lists CSV and PDF exports. Tax Miles Pro exports PDF and CSV; the free plan is auto-detect and classification, and the file you email a CPA is Pro. This page did not open a sample export from MileIQ or Everlance on September 28. Before you commit a year to any of them, export one week and look for the five fields yourself. The field list is in IRS mileage log requirements.
2026 has two rates
Business miles driven January 1 through June 30, 2026: 72.5¢. July 1 through December 31: 76¢. One annual total times one rate is the wrong deduction. Tax Miles applies the rate in effect on the trip date, including that mid-year split. Do not assume MileIQ or Everlance blend the year, and do not assume they split it, until you export a June trip and a July trip. On September 8, 2026, Everlance’s public App Store description still illustrated 2026 with 72.5¢ only. That can be stale marketing rather than a product bug, and it may have changed since. Re-check. How to split a log by hand: the 2026 IRS mileage rate.
Where MileIQ fits
- Android, or one brand on both iPhone and Android.
- Teams. MileIQ sells a company product for reimbursement. A solo 1099 driver does not need it. An employer who reimburses drivers might.
- Name recognition. Many accountants have already seen a MileIQ report. A CSV from another app is the same kind of file, and you may have to say so once.
MileIQ is a weak fit on price alone if you are iPhone-only, you will blow past 40 drives, and you do not want another subscription near $140 a year for the log.
Where Everlance fits
- Android. Tax Miles will not run there.
- Mileage, expenses, and filing in one subscription. Professional, at $19.99 a month or $119.99 a year on September 28, lists automatic expense tracking, bank and card integration, 1099 filing, and a $1 million audit-defense product. Tax Miles does not file a return and does not sell audit insurance.
- Manual trips after the free cap. Everlance Basic keeps unlimited manual trips after 30 automatic ones. That is useful. It is still a manual log, which is the habit gig weeks drop.
- Employer or team reimbursement, which Everlance sells and Tax Miles does not.
If the job is “dated miles I can hand a CPA,” Everlance Starter ($89.99 a year) is the mileage tier, not Professional. Confirm in the app which plan includes expense sync. The pricing page lists expense tracking under Starter and automatic bank or card tracking under Professional.
Where Tax Miles fits — and where it does not
Tax Miles fits an iPhone driver who wants auto-detect, same-day business versus personal classification, a tax set-aside estimate, and an IRS-ready export, at Pro ($5.99 a month or $39.99 a year) or Lifetime ($79.99 once). Pro also includes Apple Watch start and stop, CarPlay start and stop, widgets, and Live Activity, per the Tax Miles site. This page does not claim MileIQ or Everlance lack those Apple surfaces. Check their current listings if that is why you are shopping.
Tax Miles is the wrong app if:
- Your phone is Android, or you split tracking with someone on Android.
- You want to file the 1099 return inside the mileage app, or you want a packaged audit-defense policy.
- You want bank or card feeds as the reason you pay.
- You need a team admin dashboard.
- The iPhone is below iOS 17.
- You will not classify trips the same week. No app on this page fixes that.
How to decide
- Count last month’s drives. Under 30, Everlance Basic may hold. Under 40, MileIQ’s free tier or Tax Miles Free may hold. A full-time gig week usually does not. Price the paid tier you will actually use.
- Android? Stop at MileIQ or Everlance. Tax Miles will not install.
- Want bank sync or in-app filing? Everlance Professional is the product that advertises that bundle. Tax Miles is not.
- iPhone only, and the job is the log? Compare MileIQ Unlimited (about $140 a year), Everlance Starter ($89.99 a year), and Tax Miles Pro ($39.99 a year) or Lifetime ($79.99 once).
- Export a sample. Confirm date, destination, purpose, miles, and total miles on the car. For 2026, confirm a June trip at 72.5¢ and a July trip at 76¢.
I use Tax Miles on iPhone (App Store id 6758579463) because I want the trip captured automatically, classified the same day, and exported. If you are on Android, use MileIQ or Everlance instead. Not tax advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an independent review of MileIQ and Everlance?
No. This page is written on the Tax Miles site by the people who make Tax Miles (App Store id 6758579463). Competitor prices are from their public pricing pages on September 28, 2026. Check those pages again before you pay.
Is Tax Miles the same app as MileIQ or Everlance?
No. Tax Miles is App Store id 6758579463. Everlance is id 985378916. MileIQ is a Microsoft product. Mileage Tracker for Taxes is a different listing (id 6758426140).
Which mileage app is cheaper for an iPhone-only gig driver?
On the list prices above, Tax Miles Pro or Lifetime costs less per year than MileIQ Unlimited or Everlance Starter. That comparison is only for someone who can use an iPhone app and who does not need Android, bank feeds, or in-app filing. The cheaper log is not automatically the one an examiner will accept.
Does a mileage app have to apply two IRS rates in 2026?
Yes, if you use the standard mileage rate. 72.5¢ through June 30 and 76¢ from July 1, by the date of the drive. Export and check. Tax Miles does that split by trip date. Confirm the other two apps on a sample file.
Longer notes that this page does not repeat: MileIQ vs a free iPhone tracker and Everlance vs Tax Miles. Related: how to track mileage for taxes on iPhone and IRS mileage log requirements.
Updated September 28, 2026. General tax education, not tax advice, and not an audit of MileIQ’s or Everlance’s full feature sets or of any audit-defense policy. MileIQ prices are from mileiq.com/pricing. Everlance prices are from everlance.com/pricing. Tax Miles prices are from taxmilesapp.com. All three can change. The September 8, 2026 note about Everlance’s App Store rate example is a dated observation, not a current product test. Tax Miles (App Store id 6758579463) is not affiliated with Microsoft, MileIQ, Everlance, or the IRS.