Hurdlr review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Mileage, expense and tax tracking app for freelancers
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Hurdlr report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a freelancer tracking mileage and expenses in a phone app
Hurdlr tracks mileage, income and expenses and estimates your tax, with a free version and Premium at $100 a year. The free version only tracks mileage semi-automatically and expenses by hand, and the pricing pages we could read are dated 2023 and 2024.
Who Hurdlr is for
- Fits if you are a US freelancer or gig worker who needs mileage and expenses logged
- Works for people who want a free tracker before they decide on Premium
Who Hurdlr is not for
- Skip it if you want automatic mileage and finance tracking for free, because both are Premium
- Not for you if you are outside the US, as annual tax filing is a US feature
- Watch out: the help-centre price articles are dated 2023 and 2024 and the main site has no pricing page, so check prices in the app
- Watch out: subscriptions bought directly from Hurdlr are non-refundable under its terms
Why Hurdlr gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyPremium is $100 a year, about $8.34 a month, under 60% of the $14 where the cheaper quarter of accounting tools starts. Pro is $200 a year.
- BFree plan and trialThe free version has semi-automatic mileage tracking, manual income and expense entry, real-time tax estimates and report exports, with no trial needed. Automatic tracking is Premium.
- CFeaturesMileage, expenses, tax estimates, invoicing, reports and US tax filing. The filing is a US feature, and it is a freelancer tool, not full accounting.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You connect bank accounts and set up rules before it runs on its own.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS and Android, with 5 integrations on record. No desktop program.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hurdlr's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Hurdlr's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 56 of the 65 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 58 of 65) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $8.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $18.09 for the category: 13 of the 54 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 66 accounting and invoicing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Hurdlr’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 58 of 65, level with 7
- BFree plan and trialAbove 50 of 65, level with 10
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 65, level with 46
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 65, level with 56
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 13 of 65, level with 46
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 58 accounting and invoicing tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Hurdlr, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Hurdlr you would be making live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 56 of the 65 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade. It costs $100 a year.
What you could make
- Expense tracking, invoicing and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Square, Stripe and Shopify among them.
What this rests on. Hurdlr’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Hurdlr?
Hurdlr is an app for self-employed people and small business owners that tracks mileage, income and expenses and estimates taxes as they go. A free version covers semi-automatic mileage and manual tracking, Premium automates the tracking, and Pro adds invoicing, double-entry accounting and annual tax filing for US users.
Worth knowing
- Pro is priced at $200 a year; the help page read shows no monthly Pro price.
- Annual tax filing is a US feature and is not included on enterprise accounts.
- Subscriptions bought directly from Hurdlr are non-refundable under its terms; app-store purchases follow Apple's or Google's refund rules.
- The help-center pricing articles read are dated 2023 and 2024, and the main site has no pricing page, so recheck prices in the app.
Key features
- Mileage tracking
- Free accounts get semi-automatic tracking; automatic trip detection comes with Premium.
- Income and expense tracking
- Links to bank and credit card accounts and to Square, Stripe, Shopify, PayPal and Uber, with rules for categorizing expenses.
- Tax estimates
- Real-time federal, state and self-employment tax estimates with payment reminders; Premium adds detailed calculations and payment tracking.
- Invoicing
- Branded invoices with credit card payment collection, on the Pro plan.
- Accounting and reports
- Pro adds double-entry accounting, a chart of accounts, journal entries and statements such as the income statement and balance sheet.
- Annual tax filing
- Pro includes annual tax filing for US users, covering federal plus one state, unless the account is provided through an employer or tax professional.
Hurdlr pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Hurdlr has a free plan, and paid plans start at $8.34 per month, billed annually ($100 a year; $9.99 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $8.34 per month, billed annually ($100 a year; $9.99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Unlimited semi-automatic mileage tracking, manual income and expense tracking, real-time tax estimates and report exports.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Semi-automatic mileage tracking, manual finance tracking, tax estimates and exports. |
| Premium | $8.34per month, billed annually ($100 a year; $9.99 billed monthly) | Adds automatic mileage and finance tracking, custom expense and mileage rules, detailed tax estimates, tax payment tracking and work hours. |
| Pro | $200per year | Premium plus invoicing, general ledger, journal entries, accountant invites and annual tax filing (federal plus one state) for US non-enterprise users. |
Read from university.hurdlr.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Hurdlr before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAnnual Premium plan
Premium is $100 a year, against $9.99 a month on the month-to-month plan.
Stated on university.hurdlr.com
How people rate the Hurdlr app
4.7
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
21,132 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Does Hurdlr have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Hurdlr is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Hurdlr have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Hurdlr is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Hurdlr open source?
Hurdlr is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.