PistonbookFree, for real.
Many car apps are free until the second car, the tenth invoice or the export. In Pistonbook, everything that runs on your phone is free, unlimited, and will stay that way.
- Free version
- €0, forever
- During the beta
- Everything included
- Premium
- Under €2/month
In shortPistonbook is free and unlimited for everything that runs on the phone: vehicles, services, fill-ups, costs, scans, photos, PDF and CSV export. A Premium plan will come after the beta, at a token price (under €2 a month), only for what costs a server: online backup, sync, web version. It will take nothing away from the free version.
Pistonbook against the usual free versions
| Pistonbook | Often elsewhere, for free | |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicles | ✓Unlimited, cars and motorcycles | ✕1 or 2 vehicles |
| Invoice scanning | ✓Unlimited, read on the phone | ✕Paid, or a dozen a month |
| Services, fill-ups, costs | ✓Unlimited | ✕Sometimes capped |
| Photos and documents | ✓Unlimited, encrypted | ✕Often paid or limited |
| PDF and CSV export | ✓Included | ✕Often paid only |
| Ads | ✓Nothing intrusive | ✕Ads, sometimes full screen |
| Account | ✓Optional | ✕Often required |
| Your data | ✓On your phone, encrypted | ✕On the publisher's servers |
| Sync between devices | SoonWith Premium | Often paid |
Comparison made in October 2026 on the free versions of several car tracking apps. Offers change: check the ones you are interested in.
Pricing
Are there ads?
Nothing intrusive: no full-screen ads, no ad network, no trackers. Pistonbook is a personal project, with no investors to pay back.
What would I lose without Premium?
Nothing you have on your phone today. Premium will add online services, it will never take anything away from the free version. File backup, encrypted with a password, stays free.
Nothing to pay to get started
No card, no account. Just the app.