MileShield vs Hurdlr.
Hurdlr is a full financial app for the self-employed. MileShield is a focused tax tool for gig drivers. The right pick depends on how much of your finances you want in one place.
Hurdlr is a financial app built for freelancers and the broader 1099 economy. It tracks mileage, but it also connects to banks and services such as Uber, Square, Stripe and PayPal to import income and expenses, estimates taxes in real time and, on its Pro plan, includes invoicing, accounting and annual tax filing. It is closer to a lightweight bookkeeping platform than a mileage tracker.
That scope is the whole decision. If you want a financial dashboard for an entire freelance business, Hurdlr's breadth is the selling point. If you are a gig driver who mainly needs every deductible mile logged and a clean Schedule C at tax time, much of that breadth, and the account connections it is built around, may be more than you need.
Hurdlr plans and features as listed on its App Store page and help center on October 2, 2026. Pricing and features change, so check current details before you choose.
The catch most drivers hit: fully automatic tracking is paid.
Hurdlr's free plan offers semi-automatic mileage tracking; its fully automatic mileage, expense and income tracking sit in Hurdlr Premium. For a gig driver running dozens of orders a shift, anything that depends on remembering to confirm or start a trip is exactly the friction that leads to missed miles.
MileShield tracks automatically without a paywall on the core feature. Shift tracking, GPS, trip detection, the tax dashboard and quarterly estimates are free. Pro unlocks the Schedule C export and a few conveniences, not the tracking itself.
The shift model vs trip tracking.
Hurdlr, like most trackers, logs individual trips that you then categorize, with work-hours logging on Premium to help. MileShield logs one continuous shift from when you start working to when you stop, so the miles between orders, the repositioning to a busy zone and the drive back from a far delivery are part of the shift, not separate trips to review.
For why those between-trip miles matter, see our guide to deadhead miles.
When Hurdlr is the better fit.
Hurdlr genuinely does more. If you run a freelance business alongside driving, want bank-synced expense categorization, want income from Uber, Square, Stripe or PayPal pulled in automatically, need invoicing, want to file your return inside one app, or use an Android phone, Hurdlr covers ground MileShield deliberately does not. For a driver who wants full bookkeeping, it is a reasonable choice.
When MileShield is the better fit.
MileShield is the better fit if you are primarily a gig driver on iPhone, want automatic tracking without paying for it, would rather not connect your bank accounts to a tracking app, and want a Schedule C export that maps directly to IRS Form 1040 Schedule C lines. The deciding question is usually account access: much of Hurdlr's value comes from connecting your bank and income accounts, while MileShield is built so your driving records stay on your phone. How on-device tracking works →