# Road Buddy - Driving Log

> Driving Log

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1539941120](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1539941120)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1539941120`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dinky Labs, LLC.
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (78 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-30
- **First published:** 2020-12-15
- **Size:** 41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/road-buddy-driving-log/id1539941120)
- **Website:** [https://dinkylabs.com/roadbuddy/](https://dinkylabs.com/roadbuddy/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://dinkylabs.com/roadbuddy/privacy-policy.html](https://dinkylabs.com/roadbuddy/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Road Buddy - Driving Log is a comprehensive app that makes driving logging simple and accurate. With one-tap start, automatic stop when you’re not driving, and weather and time tagging, you can build precise records without fuss. Create or edit drive details such as practiced skills, road conditions, and personal notes, and even engage in missions to earn reward points as you go.

Extras include secure backup & restore, a clan feature to join or create groups, and easy export of logs to meet licensing requirements. Your driving history stays accessible across devices and can be shared with teammates to track progress or improve skills.

## Rankings

- #156,440 — Overall

## Review summary

Users overall find Road Buddy useful for tracking driving hours, including for teen driving, and enjoy the gamification. However, recurring issues across reviews include mandatory location tracking, GPS inaccuracies leading to nonsensical miles or speeds, data loss and backup problems, lack of manual time entry, and a timer auto-pause feature that can lose time. Some praise the app's time-tracking reliability and the ability to earn rewards, but the frequent data and privacy concerns, plus missing features, drive calls for fixes and improvements.

### Pros

- Strong time-tracking that logs driving hours.
- Useful for parents to monitor teen driving hours.
- Gamification features with points that can lead to gift cards.

### Cons

- Requires location services to be always on, even when the app isn’t in use.
- GPS/location data can be inaccurate, showing impossible speeds or teleported miles.
- Backups and data persistence are unreliable: drives can disappear or fail to save.
- No manual log/time entry option to add drives.
- Auto-pause feature stops the timer after 3 minutes of inactivity and can’t be disabled.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1539941120)