GigOdo vs Hurdlr: a driver's tracker vs a freelancer's back office

Hurdlr is a genuinely capable app - for freelancers who invoice clients, juggle bank feeds, and want a mini accounting suite. But gig drivers mostly need two things: every working mile logged without touching the phone, and the truth about what each platform pays after gas. On those two, the comparison is stark: Hurdlr's free tier only tracks semi-automatically - full auto-tracking is $9.99 a month - while GigOdo's automatic tracking is free, unlimited, and ranks your platforms by net $/hour. Here's the honest breakdown.

Hurdlr pricing and tier details from Hurdlr's own help center (university.hurdlr.com), checked July 2026. Check current prices before deciding.

The free-tier fine print that matters most

Hurdlr's marketing says free unlimited mileage tracking; its help center is more precise: the free tier is semi-automatic, and fully automatic tracking - the app noticing you're driving without being told - is a Premium feature. For a gig driver that's the whole ballgame. Nobody remembers to arm a tracker mid-shift with three apps pinging; the missed trips are exactly the miles you were carrying it to catch, and every 100 of them is $76 of deduction gone at the current IRS rate. GigOdo's auto-detect and Home Zone are free because a tracker that only works when you remember it isn't really a tracker.

Two different bets on your data

Hurdlr's model is connected: bank and card feeds through Plaid, a direct Uber earnings import, drive detection through a third-party SDK, and a privacy policy that says location data may be uploaded to its servers or a service provider's. That's a normal architecture for an accounting app - and a real convenience if you want hands-off bookkeeping. GigOdo's bet is the opposite: nothing links to anything. No platform logins (Hurdlr itself notes DoorDash, Lyft, and most gig platforms won't share income data with third parties anyway), no bank access, and GPS coordinates discarded on-device the moment distance is computed. You trade a few seconds of logging pay per shift for records that can't leak, can't be flagged, and can't be subpoenaed - because they don't exist anywhere but your phone.

The number Hurdlr doesn't compute

Hurdlr will tell you your income, expenses, and a running tax estimate - solid bookkeeping. What it doesn't document anywhere is the driver's question: which app pays best per hour after the gas it makes you burn? GigOdo prices every work mile from your actual fill-ups and ranks your platforms by net $/hour and $/mile, from your own trips in your own market. That ranking - not a tax estimate - is what changes where you drive tomorrow.

Where Hurdlr genuinely wins

Be clear-eyed: if you freelance beyond driving, Hurdlr is the better back office. Real-time federal and state tax estimates on the free tier, invoicing with payment collection, a chart of accounts and general ledger, accountant access, and - at Pro, $200/year - annual tax filing bundled in. It's polished (4.7 stars on the App Store) and fully native on iPhone. If your 1099 life includes clients and invoices, not just platforms and shifts, Hurdlr earns its price. GigOdo's scope is deliberately narrower: miles, net earnings, and tax-ready records for people whose office is a car.

Bring your Hurdlr history with you

Hurdlr exports spreadsheet reports from its web app (web.hurdlr.com - exports are web-only). Download your mileage and expense detail, then in GigOdo open Trips > Import CSV and Earnings > Import CSV - the column mapper guesses date, miles, pay, and platform fields and shows a preview before anything saves. Duplicates are skipped, files are parsed on your phone and never uploaded, and your deduction records stay continuous for tax time.

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