Vimcar vs MileIQ

Vimcar and MileIQ both log drives, but they solve different problems. Vimcar ships an OBD plug-in device and sells a German tax-office logbook per vehicle on a one-year or two-year term, with no free plan. MileIQ is a phone app with a free plan capped at 40 drives a month and an Unlimited plan for individuals. If the German company-car tax rules apply to you, Vimcar is built for it. If you are one person who wants to try drive detection first, MileIQ costs nothing to start. One is priced per vehicle, the other per person.

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Both are reviewed in full in our mileage tracking software ranking: Vimcar and MileIQ.

1. 01

   Plug-in device or phone app

   Vimcar sends an OBD plug that goes in without a workshop visit, and the app is connected once. After that trips are captured automatically, and only start, destination and kilometres are stored. MileIQ runs from iOS and Android apps linked on its homepage and sorts drives using named locations, frequent drives and work hours. Nothing we read points to a hardware option at MileIQ, so the choice is device or phone. Both log automatically once set up; the difference is hardware.

   Depends on the buyer

2. 02

   The 40-drive ceiling versus a per-vehicle contract

   MileIQ's free plan allows 40 drives every month with no end date shown, which makes it a fair test of the detection before paying. Vimcar lists no free plan, only a free demo of the logbook on its homepage, with a refund window of 30 days after ordering. A regular commuter will pass 40 drives within weeks, but someone with a handful of work trips a month can stay on MileIQ for nothing. The cost of trying is therefore lower with MileIQ.

   Edge: MileIQ

3. 03

   What a year of logbook costs

   Vimcar's single-user licence is 24.90 EUR per vehicle per month for twelve months or 21.90 EUR for twenty-four, plus 19% VAT, billed annually. MileIQ's Unlimited plan for individuals is 11.66 per month billed annually or 13.99 billed monthly, shown with a dollar sign and no currency code. MileIQ is clearly cheaper per month, but the two sell different things, a tax logbook with hardware and a phone log. Not a like-for-like saving. Vimcar's hardware is included and shipping is free.

   Edge: MileIQ

4. 04

   German tax rules and the language of the order page

   Vimcar's homepage describes an automatic logbook that is finanzamtkonform, and its logbook page compares the 1 per cent method with the logbook method for company-car tax. Navigation is German with a DE and AT country switch. MileIQ makes no tax-office claim anywhere we looked. For a German firm with private use of company cars, Vimcar speaks to the actual problem, and outside German-speaking markets that advantage fades. The claim is Vimcar's own, and we did not test it.

   Edge: Vimcar

5. 05

   Teams and fleets beyond one driver

   Vimcar's team licence drops to 19.90 EUR per vehicle on 12 months and 16.90 EUR on 24 months from 2 vehicles in the first year, and companies with over 10 vehicles are sent to sales. MileIQ lists Team Management and Drive Management on its homepage, but business prices live on a second page, reached by a link from the individual one. Neither shows a full team price in one place, so both need a second look. Check which applies before comparing.

   Depends on the buyer

6. 06

   Who stands behind the product

   Vimcar's impressum names Vimcar GmbH, Warschauer Str. 57, 10243 Berlin, registered at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg under HRB 154163 B. MileIQ states no country, and its homepage footer reads 2026 Bending Spoons US Inc., with no acquisition statement in what we read. If you want a named company with a registered address in the European Union, Vimcar is the plainer case. Its ordering pages are German, aimed at German and Austrian buyers, so expect to order in German, which is a practical hurdle for others.

   Edge: Vimcar

Does MileIQ offer anything like Vimcar's tax-office logbook?

The pages we read show MileIQ sorting drives by named locations, frequent drives and work hours, with no tax-office claim made.

Vimcar's pages describe a finanzamtkonform logbook and compare the 1 per cent method with the logbook method. For German company-car tax, only Vimcar speaks to it.

Can I use either one without paying first?

MileIQ has a free plan with 40 drives each month and no end date shown, though its pricing page mentions no free trial.

Vimcar lists no free plan but offers a free demo of the logbook and a refund window of 30 days. So MileIQ is the one to try without spending.

What happens after the first year with Vimcar?

The contract renews automatically for 12 months at the regular rate. Prices are shown excluding 19% VAT and billed annually, whether you sign for one year or two. Check the renewal terms before you order, since the pages are in German.

• Vimcar pricing page (German): per-vehicle euro prices for one-year and two-year commitments, team rates from 2 vehicles, automatic 12-month renewal, 30-day refund window.
• Vimcar logbook page: OBD plug without a workshop, automatic trip capture, start, destination and kilometres stored, 1 per cent method comparison.
• Vimcar imprint: Vimcar GmbH Berlin address and court registration number.
• MileIQ pricing page: 40 free drives a month, Unlimited at 11.66 annual or 13.99 monthly, business prices on a separate page, no trial mentioned.
• MileIQ homepage: iOS and Android apps, drive classification by locations and work hours, Bending Spoons US Inc. footer, no named integrations.