Auto trip logging
CoreMotion + Significant-Location-Change start drives without you. GPS only runs while you're moving — light on the battery.
iPhone · CarPlay · Widgets
Every drive tells a story —
and a tax write-off.
DriveDNA quietly logs every trip from your iPhone. No dongle. No dashboard. Just personal records, a clean drive journal, and an IRS-ready mileage log when April comes around.
Coming soon to the App Store. Built for iOS 26+.
What it does
Personal records
Longest trip, fastest commute, longest streak. A celebratory card when you beat one. Strava, but for the road.
Drive journal
Each trip stored with a polyline, addresses, distance, duration. Add a quick note — "client meeting", "doctor".
Widgets & Live Activities
Today's drive, current streak, this month's miles. Lock Screen, Home Screen, StandBy, CarPlay.
CarPlay surface
Glance-first, voice-first. Quick-categorize Business or Personal mid-drive. No forms. No AI nonsense.
Monthly recap
Spotify-Wrapped energy for your drives. Shareable card with route, stats, and brand watermark.
The headline Pro feature
An IRS-ready mileage log,
without the spreadsheet.
Every trip is one tap away from a category — Business, Personal, Commute, Medical, Charity. Add a purpose. At year end, export a CSV your tax software already knows how to read.
- Schedule C-style categories
- Bulk-categorize by route ("all of these are commutes")
- CSV export: date, addresses, miles, duration, vehicle, category, purpose
- Per-vehicle yearly totals — handy for low-mileage insurance discounts
- PDF report shipping in v1.1
DateTripMilesCat.
04/02Home → Acme Co.14.2Biz
04/02Acme → Lunch1.8Biz
04/03Home → Dr. Lee6.5Med
04/04Home → Office11.1Com
04/06Lake trip184.7Per
April218.3mi
Privacy by design
On-device, first
Every coordinate, every polyline, every note lives on your iPhone. No backend ever sees your route.
iCloud, optional
Sync across devices via Apple's CloudKit when you want it. End-to-end inside Apple's pipe — no third-party server.
No AI, no LLMs
We don't pipe your drives to a model. The "absence of AI" is a feature here, not a roadmap gap.
FAQ
Do I need an OBD2 dongle?
No. DriveDNA uses iPhone GPS and CoreMotion. It works alongside scanners like Car Scanner ELM if you already use one.
Will this drain my battery?
We default to Significant-Location-Change to wake the app, then run foreground GPS only while the drive is active.
Is it a navigation app?
No. Keep using Google Maps, Waze, or Apple Maps. DriveDNA sits quietly above them and journals what you drove.
Who is it for?
Daily commuters, road-trippers, and self-employed drivers who want a clean mileage log without the B2B feel.
Android?
No plans. iOS-first, built around Live Activities, widgets, and CarPlay.
What ships in v1.0?
Auto-tracking, vehicles, categories, records, monthly recap, CSV export, widgets, Live Activity, CarPlay, iCloud sync.
Say hello
Questions, press, support, or just want to nerd out about ballpoint maps? Write to us — a real person will write back.
akhaneva.co@gmail.com