Fuelio is a genuinely good, well-established fuel and mileage tracker — millions of drivers have used it for over a decade. Here's an honest look at where it excels, and where Car Log does something it doesn't.
You want a native mobile app for pure fuel-cost and mileage logging, with offline entry, GPS station lookup, and a mature crowdsourced fuel-price network — especially strong in Europe.
You're in South Africa, want your maintenance history to count toward resale value, want your car's next service to book itself with a mechanic who already knows it, and could use a free SARS-ready logbook for the driving you do for work — not just a personal log.
| Feature | Car Log | Fuelio |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Web app — any device, no install | Native app — Android & iOS |
| Cost | Free to track — verified reports free until 30 Nov 2026 (normally R97) | Free core, optional Premium subscription |
| Fuel & mileage logging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-vehicle support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline logging on the go | — | ✓ |
| Crowdsourced fuel-price map | — | ✓ strongest in Europe |
| Bi-fuel (dual tank) support | — | ✓ |
| VIN identification | ✓ | — |
| Engine number tracking (independent of VIN) | ✓ | — |
| Shareable verified history report | ✓ | — |
| "Verified" badge (mechanic vs. self-logged) | ✓ | — |
| Local mechanic & parts-supplier network | ✓ | — |
| QR-code service logging by your mechanic | ✓ | — |
| Due-for-service reminders | ✓ auto-estimated from your logs | ✓ Premium, set up manually |
| Book a service with a local mechanic in-app | ✓ | — |
| Interactive consumption/cost charts | ✓ free on every account | ✓ deeper reports in Premium |
| SARS-compliant travel logbook & tax report | ✓ scan-to-capture, free | — |
| Built specifically for South Africa | ✓ | global tool |
| Community efficiency benchmarking | ✓ | — |
| Track record | New, actively built | 14+ years, millions of installs |
Feature comparison based on Fuelio's publicly listed app-store and website information at time of writing. Fuelio is a product of Sygic. Features change over time — always check the current app listing for the latest details.
Fuelio answers "what did my car cost me?" — and does that well, with over a decade of polish behind it. Car Log is built to answer a different question: "can I prove this car was looked after, and can I actually get it looked after — and accounted for — without the hassle?" That's a South Africa-specific problem involving local mechanics, local part suppliers, service reminders that turn into an actual booking, a SARS-formatted travel logbook for anyone who uses their car for work, and a resale market where a verifiable history genuinely changes what a buyer is willing to pay. It's not a better fuel logger — it's a different tool for a different moment in your car's life.