Top Car
maintenance apps for your smartphone
Road Trip (iOS) is probably one of the best mileage and maintenance
tracking apps for iOS available. Tracking fill-ups and mileage is super-fast,
as is adding maintenance history, expenses, and reminders for future work. The
app has a tire log to track summer and winter wear on your tires, and supports
other vehicles like boats and motorcycles. You can track as many vehicles as
you like, too. The lite version
gives you a taste, but the full version will set you back $5 for the iPhone or
the iPad (it's not a universal app, so you'll have to buy it twice for both
platforms.)
Car Maintenance Reminder (Android) is a free app that will keep track of your fuel
efficiency, cost, and mileage, but also gives you a place to track all of the
maintenance and repairs you have done to your vehicle. You can add notes, costs,
and of course, get notifications and reminders when you should get some work
done. The free version tracks one vehicle. If you have more than one, the $3 pro version is
for you.
AutoCare
(iOS/Android): AutoCare has been around for a while, and does a pretty good job
of tracking your vehicle's maintenance history, mileage, repair history,
service expenses, and more. You can even use it to remind you when it's time to
get something specific done so you won't forget. Plus, it supports multiple
vehicles. It'll set you back $4 for iOS users, and $2 for Android users.
Car Minder Plus
(iOS) is another good, simple app for tracking your mileage and your vehicle
maintenance. You get presets for things like oil filters, air filters, belt
inspections, and oil changes, and you can enter in your own maintenance work
and expenses to the log to keep track of what you've had done. From there,
enter in your service intervals, and the app uses simple red/yellow/green
indicators to tell you when it's time to get that work done. The app will cost
you $3.
aCar (Android) is
free, and one of the most popular Android apps for tracking vehicle maintenance
and mileage. Tracking fill-ups and mileage is quick, entering in your
maintenance history and expenses is easy, and you can even enter specific notes
or information about parts you prefer or that your vehicle requires. The app
notifies you based on time and/or mileage when you should have work done, and
supports custom notifications. aCar Pro adds in
multiple languages, home screen widgets for quick access to data and logging,
and connections to other popular car apps and websites, all for $6.
Courtesy of Lifehacker.com.
