Built by a driver, for drivers.
How it started
I run a small business in Madison, and my truck is part of the job: a diesel pickup, on the road every day. I knew what diesel cost at the pump. What I didn't know was how much money I burned every time I turned the key.
The mileage app I used counted my miles, not what they cost me. So I built one.
LiveGasCost works out your estimated fuel cost mile by mile, from your vehicle's MPG and this week's average price for your region. It saves each drive with its map and its cost, and adds up your week and month. With automatic tracking on, it notices when you start driving and when you stop, all hands-free, on Android and iPhone. No login needed, and your drives are saved on your phone.
Whether you drive for work, commute, or run the kids around, every mile costs money. Now you can see how much.
“Know what every drive costs.”
The two jobs it does
First, it makes the invisible visible: your car's fuel economy and your region's weekly average gas price, turned into a live estimated cost you can watch climb, mile by mile.
Second, it keeps the record most drivers know they should keep and almost never do: your drives, mapped and priced. With automatic tracking on, the app records them on its own, on Android and iPhone, or you start and end one yourself. Either way they export as a plain CSV the day you need it.
What we believe
Your data is yours
Everywhere you go is sensitive. This version of the app does not send your drives to us: they are saved on your phone, and we never sell your location.
No rent to track your own miles
Pay once, own it — 99¢ for LiveGasCost when available, and it never renews. Your purchase restores free on any phone using the same App Store or Google Play account.
No big-tech tracking, by design
Maps from OpenStreetMap, location handled on your device. Your driving doesn't feed a big-tech profile of you.
Honest numbers
Your car's EPA MPG against the weekly regional average gas price. The dollar figure is an estimated gas cost, and the app calls it one.
Where we're headed
LiveGasCost is independent and just getting started. We're building for solo drivers first — the self-employed, gig drivers, agents, and trades who feel every mile — and for the small teams that reimburse them. If that's you, welcome. You're exactly who we made this for.
Come see your first drive — live.
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