Fuelly
For vehicle owners and automotive enthusiasts focused on monitoring long-term fuel efficiency, service intervals, and total cost of ownership.
Snapshot
Who is Fuelly?
Helping vehicle owners track fuel economy and maintenance costs to optimize vehicle health and expenses.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 2Last updated
Fuelly: MPG & Service Tracker
v3.3.7
2.5y ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Fuelly?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Vehicle maintenance and fuel efficiency tracking
Scale
indie
Target audience
Vehicle owners and automotive enthusiasts focused on monitoring long-term fuel efficiency, service intervals, and total cost of ownership.
Signature Patterns
- •Focus on utility-driven data logging for vehicle maintenance
- •Integration between mobile app and web-based data platform
- •Freemium pricing model centered on vehicle management features
- •Long-term data retention for tracking fuel economy over time
Portfolio momentum
With zero releases in the last six months and the single app in the portfolio categorized as abandoned, development activity has ceased.
Portfolio
What does Fuelly ship?
Apps
2 apps analysed
Analysis in progress
Detailed fuel economy and cost reporting helps users monitor their annual vehicle operating expenses effectively
- Long-term vehicle maintenance tracking provides consistent value for users managing multiple cars over many years
- Authentication failures and login loops prevent long-term users from accessing their stored vehicle data
Single-market publisher, every app ships only to United States.
Based on 1 of 2 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (1)
- United States1 / 1
Core markets (1/1 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
0
Positive apps
1
Neutral / mixed
0
Negative apps
45/100
Avg sentiment score
Rivals
Who does Fuelly compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Both applications target vehicle owners managing mileage and expenses, but TripLog captures the tax-deduction and reimbursement segment through automation while Fuelly focuses on manual maintenance and fuel records.
Contenders(10)
CarScope offers a visually focused alternative to Fuelly's data-heavy interface for tracking vehicle expenses and maintenance.
Both applications target vehicle owners managing maintenance and fuel expenses, creating direct competition for users seeking to track total cost of ownership.
Both applications target vehicle owners with overlapping fuel economy, maintenance, and expense tracking features. My Car competes by offering a modern, multi-platform interface that includes web access, directly challenging the stagnant, mobile-only experience of the source app.
Both apps target vehicle owners tracking fuel economy and maintenance costs, creating direct competition for users monitoring vehicle operating expenses.
Both apps target vehicle owners needing maintenance and expense tracking, creating direct competition for users who value long-term record-keeping.
Both apps target vehicle owners managing expenses, but they diverge on manual fuel tracking versus automated mileage logging for tax compliance.
Both apps target vehicle owners managing maintenance and service records, creating direct competition for users seeking to document vehicle history.
Both applications target vehicle owners managing expenses and maintenance, but they diverge on data collection methods: Fuelly relies on manual entry for fuel and service records, while CarDrive automates mileage tracking via GPS and motion sensors.
ServiceLog competes for the same vehicle maintenance audience by offering a friction-free, account-less entry model that bypasses the authentication barriers currently affecting Fuelly.
Both apps target vehicle owners managing maintenance and fuel records, creating direct competition for users seeking digital service history management.
Same space(19)
Simple Fuel Calculator (USA) serves the U.S. market segment of Fuelly with a stripped-down, localized interface.
MPG Tracker & Calculator targets the privacy-focused, offline-only segment of Fuelly's user base.
Gas Mileage Calculator and Log provides a basic alternative for Fuelly users who prioritize local storage over cloud-sync features.
Drivvo expands on Fuelly's core maintenance tracking by adding administrative fleet management and industrial equipment support.
Mile Logger targets the same privacy-conscious user base as Fuelly but attempts to replace manual entry with automated trip detection.
Road Trip MPG Lite serves as a gateway to a larger suite, competing for Fuelly's entry-level, single-vehicle users.
Fuel Calculator: MPG Converter provides a specialized conversion utility for Fuelly users who frequently switch between measurement systems.
Fuel: Simple Fuel Tracker competes with Fuelly by offering a completely ad-free, iCloud-synced experience.
Car Cave targets Fuelly's multi-vehicle user base by offering a one-time purchase model that avoids recurring subscription friction.
Spritmonitor leverages a large community-driven database to help users compare their fuel efficiency against identical car models.
Vehicle Maintenance Tracker competes for the service-history segment of Fuelly's audience by focusing on fleet-level organization.
Car Care competes with Fuelly's premium tier by offering a paid, publication-recognized financial reporting suite.
MileIQ captures the professional mileage-tracking segment that Fuelly misses by using automated GPS background logic instead of manual entry.
Gas Mileage Tracker competes for the same expense-tracking audience as Fuelly but uses a restrictive paywall to gate basic features.
Car Maintenance Reminders competes with Fuelly by offering an iCloud-native architecture for users who demand data ownership.
Easy Mileage Calculator targets the international user base of Fuelly by focusing on cross-system unit conversion.
QuickMPG targets the same manual-entry demographic as Fuelly but has failed to maintain its core functionality.
Fuelio targets Fuelly's audience by integrating crowdsourced gas prices with standard mileage and expense tracking.
Fuel Calculator: MPG & Cost provides a long-standing, offline-only alternative for Fuelly users who reject cloud-based management.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on Fuelly
Bottom line
Fuelly maintains a specialized, high-utility product that has successfully captured a dedicated user base for vehicle tracking. However, the lack of recent updates suggests the product has reached a mature, maintenance-only phase in its lifecycle.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 1
- With full intel:
- 0
- With overview:
- 1
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- no