Side by side
| Carvico | Fuelio | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free to use; optional one-time or annual Pro purchase | Free; optional in-app purchase for cloud sync features |
| Free tier | Yes — full logging without an account | Yes — core fuel, mileage, and cost tracking |
| Platforms | iPhone | Android, iPhone |
| Where your data lives | On device, with optional sync to your own private iCloud database. No Carvico server holds your records. | Local on-device storage with Google Drive or Dropbox sync |
| Account required | No — sign-in is optional and only links a Pro purchase across devices | No — full logging works offline without account |
| Export formats | CSV and PDF | CSV and GPX export |
| Fuel economy method | Full-tank method; partial fill-ups carried forward | Full-tank calculation with partial fill-up tracking |
| Reminders | Mileage- and time-based | Mileage- and date-based service reminders |
| Ads and trackers | None, and no third-party trackers | Banner ads on free tier |
| Last updated | Actively developed | Actively maintained |
Disclosure
Carvico is our app. Every figure in the table above links to a primary source so you can check it yourself, and we have not written a "winner" line — the two columns are there so you can pick on the axis you care about.
How to read this table
Two rows decide most of it. Where your data lives determines what happens to a decade of records if the app is discontinued or the company is acquired. Export formats determines whether you can act on that. Everything else is preference.
If you are weighing this up more generally, the six checks before trusting an app with your history covers the questions that apply to any app in this category, not just these two.
Sources
- Carvico: https://mycarvico.com/ — checked 2026-08-02
- Carvico: https://mycarvico.com/privacy — checked 2026-08-02
- Carvico: https://mycarvico.com/guides/how-to-calculate-mpg — checked 2026-08-02
- Fuelio: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kajda.fuelio — checked 2026-09-29
- Fuelio: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fuelio-gas-log-costs/id1145271229 — checked 2026-09-29
- Fuelio: https://fuel.io/privacy.html — checked 2026-09-29
- Fuelio: https://fuel.io/ — checked 2026-09-29
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