Comparison, checked August 23, 2026
Odie vs Everlance
Everlance is an established tracker with a web dashboard, expense tools and team plans. Odie is a newer iPhone app for drivers in Canada and the United States: the CRA tiers and the IRS rate are in from the start, trips stay on the phone, and there is no account and no analytics. Here is how the two line up.
| Question | Odie | Everlance |
|---|---|---|
| How a trip starts | By itself when your phone connects to your car (hands-free Bluetooth, CarPlay wired or wireless, or the car’s own Wi-Fi) and motion confirms you are driving. Motion-only mode for cars that do not connect. | GPS detects movement at about 5 mph. |
| Account needed | No. Nothing to sign up for. | Yes, an account is required. |
| Third-party analytics in the app | None. No third-party SDKs at all. | The App Store label lists Data Used to Track You. |
| Where your data lives | On your iPhone. Optional iCloud sync goes through your private iCloud database, which we cannot read. | Not checked by us; see their privacy policy. |
| Free tier and price | Free: trips logged by hand without limit, 40 automatic trips a month, one car, CSV export of every trip. Odie Pro (automatic trips without limit, the year report, more than one car): $4.99 CAD or $3.99 USD a month, $39.99 CAD or $29.99 USD a year. | 30 free automatic trips a month, then $69.99 to $99.99 a year on the web. |
| Rates built in | Yes, for Canada and the United States. CRA: the two-tier table for 2024 to 2026 from canada.ca, territories switch. IRS: the standard rate for 2024 to 2026 from irs.gov, including the July 2026 change. Each trip priced at the rate of its date; override for an employer’s rate. | No preset. The CRA rate is set by hand; the IRS rate is not checked by us. |
| Miles or kilometres | Both. Set by the country you pick at setup, changeable later; trips are stored in metres. | Not checked by us. |
| Parking and tolls on top of the IRS rate | Yes. Under the IRS scheme, parking and tolls on business trips are added to the standard-mileage figure, on their own line in the report. | Not checked by us. |
| Languages | English and French. | Not checked by us. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iOS 17 or later. | Not checked by us; see their site. |
| Report format | Year PDF and CSV, plus a full CSV export of every trip. | Not checked by us. |
| EV charging expenses | Yes. Charging category with kWh and price per kWh. | Not checked by us. |
Sources for the Everlance column, as read on August 23, 2026. Odie facts come from the app’s source code. Where we could not verify something, the cell says so.
Who should pick Everlance
People who need Android or a web dashboard, teams that reimburse staff, and drivers who want expense tracking tied to a larger platform. Everlance has been around for years and has a large support library.
Who should pick Odie
Drivers in Canada or the United States who want the CRA tiers or the IRS rate without typing them in, and an app that detects the car rather than guessing from speed. Also anyone who would rather not create an account or have tracking code in a mileage app.
Questions
Why does Odie wait for the car instead of using GPS speed?
Speed alone cannot tell a car from a bus or a bike. Odie starts when your car’s Bluetooth shows up and the motion sensor agrees you are driving, so trips in someone else’s vehicle are far less likely to be logged.
Can I import my Everlance data?
Not today. Odie has no importer for other apps. Keep your old exports and begin a clean log in Odie from a chosen date.
Is Odie available now?
Yes. Odie is on the App Store, free to start; Odie Pro is a subscription billed by Apple.
Your next work trip can log itself.
Odie is on the App Store, free to start.
