Stride is a free phone app for gig workers that tracks miles and expenses. Here is what changes if you run a client business and send invoices.
Start freeStride is a free iOS and Android app with automatic GPS mileage, expense logging, and IRS-ready reports. Its app listing does not mention invoicing or time tracking. Self Employment Toolkit has a free plan with unlimited trips and adds invoices, billable hours, and a year-end Schedule C export, with Pro at $6 a month.
| Self Employment Toolkit | Stride | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, or $6/mo or $48/yr | Free |
| Automatic drive detection | No, you start and end trips | Yes |
| Expenses | Yes | Yes |
| Time tracking | Yes | Not listed |
| Invoicing | Yes, no caps | Not listed |
| Platforms | Web, works in a phone browser | iOS and Android apps |
| Schedule C export | Year-end bundle in Schedule C order | IRS-ready tax reports |
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Every new account gets 30 days of Pro, no card required. Then stay on Free (unlimited trips, clients, expenses, and invoices, 10 time entries a month) or keep Pro for $48 a year ($4 a month).
See pricingStride is free, tracks drives automatically, and has a very large number of App Store ratings from rideshare and delivery drivers. If your work is driving for platforms and you do not invoice anyone, it covers what you need at no cost.
Consultants, contractors, and other client businesses need more than a mileage log. Self Employment Toolkit tracks hours per client, turns hours and trips into invoices, posts paid invoices to income, and exports the year in Schedule C order.
Self Employment Toolkit is a web app that works in your phone's browser. There is no App Store app yet and no automatic drive detection: you start and end each trip yourself, and the route distance is filled in for you. Invoices are emailed as PDFs, but clients cannot pay them by card inside the app yet. It does not file your tax return.
Export your mileage from Stride as a CSV and use Import on the Mileage tab. It matches the columns and marks trips already in your log before anything saves.
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The tax year starts January 1, so the cleanest time to switch is before your first trip of the year. Every new account gets 30 days of Pro, no card required, so you can import what you have and try every feature. After that, keep Pro for $6 a month or $48 a year, or stay on Free.
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