Your real hourly, after gas - the exact math
Every gig app shows you gross, because gross is the number that makes the app look good. It isn't the number that pays your rent. GigOdo's whole reason to exist is the other one: net dollars per hour, per platform, after the gas you actually burned - computed from your own trips, ranked so you can see which app deserves your next shift.
The formula
Fuel cost = work miles ÷ your MPG × your gas price (or your measured $/mile from fill-ups)
Net $/hr = net ÷ hours worked · Net $/mi = net ÷ work miles
Nothing exotic - the point is that every input is yours. Miles come from automatic trip tracking. Gross, tips, and hours take seconds to enter per shift (or arrive via CSV import or the Paste Your Day AI). And fuel comes from your car, not a national average.
Two levels of fuel accuracy
Estimate mode works from day one: set your average MPG and local gas price and GigOdo prices every work mile. Accurate mode is where it gets honest: log your fill-ups in the fuel log and GigOdo computes your real cost per mile from gallons bought against miles driven between full tanks. Winter idling, city stop-and-go, that roof rack - it's all in your number automatically, because it's measured, not assumed.
Why ranking platforms by net changes decisions
Two apps can gross the same and pay wildly differently, because they buy different amounts of your gas and time. This is the comparison the ranking makes visible:
| Same hour | Gross | Miles driven | Fuel @ $0.14/mi | Net/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App A | $25.00 | 20 | -$2.80 | $22.20 |
| App B | $22.00 | 9 | -$1.26 | $20.74 |
Close - but now add that App A's 20 miles also cost you more depreciation and put you further from the busy zone, and the picture keeps shifting. Multiply by a 50-hour week and choosing the right app for the right hours is worth real money. Your Earnings tab holds that ranking permanently, built from your actual trips in your actual market - no forum debates, no national medians.
The dashboard: your week at a glance
Signed in, the Home tab becomes a working dashboard: week or month net as the big number, the per-platform ranking beneath it, an 8-week trend line, your best day and best platform, and the year's IRS deduction running total. Set a weekly net goal and the progress bar keeps score all week; the free Sunday recap email tells you how it ended.
Crossing real thresholds - $1,000 net kept, $2,500 in deductions logged - shows up in milestones and personal bests. Your best net $/hour is a record worth beating; GigOdo tracks it against yourself, not a leaderboard.
Net earnings vs the tax deduction - keep them straight
GigOdo shows both, separately, because they answer different questions. Net is cash: what this week actually put in your pocket after fuel you bought. The mileage deduction - 72.5-76 cents per mile in 2026, split at July 1 - a tax construct covering gas plus depreciation, insurance, and maintenance; it lowers your taxable income at filing time rather than paying you today. A driver who nets $176 on a $235 day might also have logged $56 of deduction that same day. Both numbers matter; confusing them is how drivers misjudge whether a market is worth working. (The tax guides go deeper - estimates, not tax advice.)
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