Know what your car costs per mile.

AutoMate logs fill-ups, service and every other car expense in a few taps, then does the arithmetic: total spent, cost per mile and fuel economy over time.

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Free. No ads, no account, no subscription.

For Android phones. Your records stay on the phone.

AutoMate dashboard for a 2022 Kia Telluride over one year: $1,098.35 total spent, $0.22 cost per mile, 20.7 miles per gallon average and 4,891 miles driven, with a projected annual cost of $1,797 and two insight cards. — The dashboard, one-year view.

Four screens do most of the work

Numbers on each screenshot match the notes beneath it.

Log a fill-up in about fifteen seconds

Change what changed and save. The rest is carried over or worked out for you.
1. An odometer estimate from your own driving.
2. Price per gallon from your last fill-up.
3. Total worked out from volume and price.
4. Partial fills stay out of the economy maths.
See where the money went

One dashboard for the period you pick, from a month to all time.
1. What is due next, and how far away it is.
2. Fuel economy over time, not just the last tank.
3. Spending by month, split into fuel, service and expenses.
Reminders by distance, date, or both

Whichever comes first wins, and the bar shows how close you are.
1. Progress toward the next service.
2. The date limit, counted down in days.
Every entry, searchable

Find the brake job from two summers ago by place, note or category.
1. Search notes, places and categories.
2. Filter by fuel, service, expense or mileage.
3. A running total for every month.

What it keeps track of

Everything below is in the app today and free to use.

Fuel and charging: Gas, diesel or electric (kWh). Volume, price, discounts, station and notes. Partial fills are left out of the efficiency maths, which needs full-to-full readings.
Service: 23 built-in service types plus your own. Log several on one visit: oil, tires, brakes, filters.
Expenses: Insurance, registration, parking, tolls, car washes and anything else the car costs you.
Mileage updates: Record an odometer reading without a fill-up, so reminders stay accurate.
Reminders: By distance, by date, or both. AutoMate estimates when you will hit a distance from your own driving and sends a local notification.
Insights: Flags a drop in fuel economy, a fill-up well above your usual, a cheaper station you already use, a service that is due by your own history, and month-to-month cost swings.
Dashboard: Total spent, cost per mile, fuel economy trend, spending over time and a projected annual cost. Filter from one month to all time.
Documents: Keep insurance, registration and other papers with their expiry dates.
Vehicles: As many as you own. Each keeps its own fuel type, units and history.
VIN lookup: Type the VIN or scan its barcode on the door jamb to fill in year, make and model from the free NHTSA database. Optional.
Export: CSV or PDF, filtered by vehicle and date range.
Backup and restore: Save a backup file wherever you like and restore it on the same or a new phone.
Import: Bring your history from Fuelio or Drivvo CSV exports.
Languages and themes: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Russian, Turkish, Hindi. Light, dark, or follow the system.

The terms, in plain words

What it costs

Nothing. Every feature is free today.
No ads. Not in a free tier, not as sponsored content.
No subscription. A one-time unlock for some power features is planned. It will never be a subscription.

What leaves your phone

Your records don’t. No account and no cloud copy. They leave only when you export or back up.
A VIN, if you look one up. It goes to the free NHTSA database to fill in year, make and model.
Anonymous crash reports and usage statistics. Usage statistics can be turned off in Settings.
A one-time install notice with the app version, device model, OS and language. None of your records.

Read the privacy policy

Coming from another app?

Honest comparisons, including what the other app does better. Fuelio and Drivvo histories import directly.

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Questions people ask

Is AutoMate free?

Yes. Every feature is free today, with no ads and no subscription. A one-time unlock for some power features is planned for the future. It will never be a subscription.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-up and no login. You open the app and start logging.

Where are my records stored?

On your phone, in a local database. AutoMate has no server or cloud copy of your records. They leave the phone only when you export or back them up yourself.

Does anything leave my phone?

A little, and none of it is your records. If you use VIN lookup, the VIN is sent to the free NHTSA database. The app sends anonymous crash reports and anonymous usage statistics; you can turn the usage statistics off in Settings. Once per install it also sends the app version, device model, OS and language to the developer.

Can I bring my data from Fuelio or Drivvo?

Yes. Export a CSV from Fuelio or Drivvo, then open Settings, Import Data in AutoMate. You see a preview of the entries before anything is saved.

Is there an iPhone version?

No. AutoMate is an Android app, available on Google Play.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Logging, the dashboard, reminders, export and backup all work without a connection. Only VIN lookup needs the internet.

What happens to my data if I change phones?

Make a backup in Settings, move the file to the new phone (through your own cloud drive, email or a cable), install AutoMate and restore it. There is no automatic cloud backup.

You already pay for the car. Know the number.

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