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Useful apps for drivers: service, cameras and vignettes
A car creates paperwork: service dates, insurance, fuel receipts, fines, tolls abroad. These apps take a piece each. Car Care and VehIQ remind you about service, RevUp shows what the car costs per month, Speedster warns about cameras, and Vignette ID buys road vignettes for several countries.
How we picked: apps from the Censuus catalogue for car owners, each covering a different job. Features come from each developer’s description. Set things up before the trip; do not handle the phone while driving.
Service and costs
Car Care plans the next service by date and mileage at once, reminds you before insurance runs out, and keeps a VIN you can copy in one tap. VehIQ adds fuel logs and an OBD2 scan on Android, and RevUp puts fuel, repairs, insurance and fines into one monthly picture. More in car maintenance apps.
Cameras and tolls
Speedster shows speed cameras on a map, warns as you approach and works with CarPlay and Apple Watch. A camera alert does not replace watching the limit signs. Vignette ID buys vignettes for Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania, plus Austrian tunnels. Compare in speed camera apps and vignette apps.
For track days
Launchmeter records acceleration intervals and quarter-mile runs with GPS and phone sensors. The developer states it is for closed tracks and private facilities; do not use it on public roads.
| App | What it does | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Car CareCensuusApp Store | service plan by date and mileage, policy reminders, several vehicles | keeping service on time |
| VehIQCensuusGoogle Play | fuel, mileage, service reminders, OBD2 scan and running costs for any vehicle | Android drivers with several vehicles |
| RevUpCensuusApp Store | all car costs in one place: fuel, repairs, insurance, fines | seeing the monthly cost |
| SpeedsterCensuusApp StoreGoogle Play | speed camera map and alerts, speed limit warnings, CarPlay | daily commutes |
| Vignette IDCensuusApp StoreGoogle Play | vignettes for several European countries and Austrian tunnels in one app | road trips abroad |
| Launchmeter (LM)CensuusApp Store | GPS motion logger for acceleration runs on closed tracks | enthusiasts at track days |
Frequently asked questions
What apps are useful for drivers?
A service log such as Car Care or VehIQ, a cost tracker such as RevUp, a speed camera app such as Speedster and Vignette ID for tolls abroad.
Is there an app that reminds me about car service?
Car Care reminds you by date and mileage and before insurance expires; VehIQ sends service reminders on Android.
How do I buy a vignette for driving in Europe?
Vignette ID sells vignettes for several countries, including Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, for several cars in one app.