Driving Hours Tracker Help
Driving Hours Tracker is an iPhone app for parents to log a teen's supervised practice driving, counted by their state's own rules, and to print the log or the state's form when it's time to hand it in. It isn't affiliated with any state DMV. Your state's DMV has the final say on what counts.
States in this version
California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
We checked each state's hours, night rule and supervisor rules against its official sources (November 9, 2026). The app shows the date and links to the state's own page. In another state you can still log drives against a target you set yourself; the app says plainly that it hasn't checked that state's rules.
Questions
How do I log a drive?
Tap Start when the drive begins and End when it's over. The supervising parent does this, not the driver: the driver shouldn't touch the phone. While a drive runs, the Lock Screen shows the time and an End button.
The app was closed or the phone died during a drive. Is it lost?
No. The drive is saved when it starts and every minute after that. If the app is closed for a few minutes, it keeps timing when it comes back. After a longer gap it ends the drive at the last save and asks you to check the end time.
Why did the app ask “Still driving?”
If the phone hasn't moved for about 10 minutes during a drive, the app asks in case someone forgot to tap End. Tap End to finish the drive at the time the car stopped, or Still driving to carry on. It uses only the location the app already has during a drive.
How are night hours worked out?
With your state's own night rule, such as sunset to sunrise, or 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise. The phone works out sunset and sunrise for where you drove. A drive that crosses sunset is split into day and night minutes. Minutes are exact, never rounded up.
Can I add drives from before we had the app?
Yes. Add a past drive with its date and times, or enter the hours you've already logged as a starting total. North Carolina's form lists every drive, so there you add them one by one.
How do both parents and our teen use the same log?
In the app's Settings, under Sharing, tap Share and invite them. Everyone uses their own iPhone and Apple Account, with iCloud turned on. No sign-up or password for the app. If the same drive was recorded on two phones, the app asks before merging them.
How do I hand in the log?
Open the Hand in tab. It says what your state asks for and links to its official page. The app fills in these state forms for you: Florida HSMV 71143, New York MV-262, North Carolina DL-4A, Pennsylvania DL-180C. For every state it also makes your own log as a PDF with every drive. Print, then sign by hand. Some forms must be signed in front of a notary or a DMV examiner; the app says so.
What does it cost?
The first 10 hours you log are free, with everything included. To keep logging new drives after that, it's a one-time purchase ($6.99 in the US), with no subscription. Family Sharing is included, and everyone in a shared log gets it. What you've logged is always yours to see, change and export. If you reinstall or get a new phone, tap Restore purchase in Settings.
The app says the rules were updated.
States sometimes change their rules, and the app follows those changes without an app update. Your drives never change, only how they count. The app shows the counted hours before and after.
How do I delete my data?
Delete a drive in the app; it stays in Recently Deleted for 30 days. To delete everything, see the privacy policy.
Contact
Driving Hours Tracker is made by LabcatAI, Inc.. Questions? Email admin@labcat.ai.