Car maintenance apps for iPhone, compared
Which car maintenance app should I use?
It depends on where your car gets serviced and what you want to track. Every app below logs services and reminds you when they're due; they differ in cost, accounts and extras. The apps are in alphabetical order, not ranked.
- Your car is serviced at chain or dealer shops, and you want free: CARFAX Car Care.
- You track fuel and running costs too, or use Android or the web: Drivvo.
- You want a one-time price and no login: Car Cave.
- You do your own work and want a parts inventory or an AI assistant: MyAutoLog.
- You want everything on your phone with no account, a guide for each service, and document expiry reminders: Wrenchy (ours).
At a glance
| App | Cost | Rating | Last iPhone update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car Cave | Free; optional one-time Premium unlock | 4.7★ (376) | Oct 19, 2026 |
| CARFAX Car Care | Free | 4.8★ (128,086) | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Drivvo | Free version; Pro subscription | 4.7★ (976) | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Fuelly | Free; optional Premium subscription | 4.7★ (29,638) | Jun 3, 2024 |
| MyAutoLog | Free; Pro subscription or one-time lifetime | 4.8★ (80) | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Simply Auto | Free with ads; one-time Gold or yearly Platinum | 4.1★ (867) | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Vehicle Maintenance Tracker | Free, no in-app purchases listed | 4.3★ (2,935) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Wrenchy: Car Service Log (ours) | Subscription (see pricing) | 4.5★ (15) | Oct 16, 2026 |
Each app
Car Cave
Good at: No login, iCloud sync between your devices, Siri odometer updates, and a one-time purchase instead of a subscription.
Watch out for: Requires iOS 17.5 or later.
Free; optional one-time Premium unlock · 4.7★ (376) · last updated Oct 19, 2026 · App Store
CARFAX Car Care
Good at: Fills in service history automatically from shops in the CARFAX network. Also recall alerts, estimated car value, shop reviews and repair-cost estimates. By far the most rated app here.
Watch out for: Needs a CARFAX account. Of the 45 one- and two-star reviews among the 100 most recent, 6 describe being logged out or losing access, several after a summer 2026 update.
Free · 4.8★ (128,086) · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · App Store
Drivvo
Good at: Fuel and running-cost tracking with charts, reminders by date or mileage, any vehicle type (cars to boats and generators), EV charging, a fleet version, and an Android and web version as well as iPhone. 67 languages.
Watch out for: Built around costs as much as maintenance. Cloud backup, sync between devices and CSV export are Pro features. It can import data from several other apps.
Free version; Pro subscription · 4.7★ (976) · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · App Store
Fuelly
Good at: Fuel economy (MPG) tracking synced to Fuelly.com, with customizable service reminders, photo and PDF attachments, and CSV reports.
Watch out for: The iPhone app hasn't been updated since June 2024.
Free; optional Premium subscription · 4.7★ (29,638) · last updated Jun 3, 2024 · App Store
MyAutoLog
Good at: An AI assistant for questions about your car, a parts inventory for people who do their own work, documents, sync, and PDF service-history reports.
Watch out for: Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
Free; Pro subscription or one-time lifetime · 4.8★ (80) · last updated Oct 11, 2026 · App Store
Simply Auto
Good at: GPS trip and mileage logging for business use, cloud backup and a web view (paid tiers).
Watch out for: The iPhone app hasn't been updated since March 2022.
Free with ads; one-time Gold or yearly Platinum · 4.1★ (867) · last updated Mar 24, 2022 · App Store
Vehicle Maintenance Tracker
Good at: Simple and free: service records with receipt photos, due dates, archived vehicles, CSV export.
Watch out for: Of the 79 one- and two-star reviews among the 100 most recent, 41 report service dates resetting to 1/1/1900 or 1/1/0001.
Free, no in-app purchases listed · 4.3★ (2,935) · last updated Jun 27, 2026 · App Store
Wrenchy: Car Service Log (ours)
Good at: No account; records stay on the phone. Reminders by date or mileage with your own interval for each service, a short guide for each service, glovebox documents with expiry reminders, fuel log, US recall check, CSV export. 11 languages; iOS 16.4 or later.
Watch out for: No cloud sync, so it relies on your phone's iCloud or computer backup. iPhone and iPad only. New, with few ratings so far.
Subscription (see pricing) · 4.5★ (15) · last updated Oct 16, 2026 · App Store
How we put this together
We make Wrenchy, so we are not neutral. To keep this useful anyway: every fact about another app comes from its US App Store listing or its 100 most recent US App Store reviews, read on October 19, 2026, and review counts are given as counts, not adjectives. We haven't used every app here for months, so we don't rate them. If something here is wrong or out of date, email support@wrenchyapp.com and we'll fix it.
Closer looks, one app at a time: Wrenchy vs CARFAX Car Care, Wrenchy vs Drivvo, Wrenchy vs Simply Auto.
Questions
What is the best free car maintenance app for iPhone?
If your car is serviced at shops in the CARFAX network, CARFAX Car Care, because it fills in the history for you. If you want something simple and fully free, Vehicle Maintenance Tracker, though check its recent reviews. Car Cave and Drivvo have free versions with paid upgrades.
Which app is best if I do my own maintenance?
One where you set your own intervals and record parts: Car Cave, MyAutoLog (which has a parts inventory), Drivvo or Wrenchy. CARFAX can log DIY work too, but its strength is records that shops send in.
Which apps work without an account?
Among these, Car Cave says no login is required, and Wrenchy has no account at all. CARFAX Car Care needs a CARFAX account; Fuelly and Simply Auto use an account for syncing.
Are Fuelly and Simply Auto still maintained?
As of October 19, 2026, the last iPhone updates were June 3, 2024 for Fuelly and March 24, 2022 for Simply Auto. Both still install and work, but check that before relying on either.
How did you choose these apps?
They're the iPhone apps named most often when we asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot and Google for car maintenance apps on October 19, 2026, plus apps near the top of App Store search for "car service log", and Wrenchy, which we make. Fleet software is left out.