Solo

What Solo Is

Solo is a mobile app for gig economy workers that helps you manage income, track mileage, and prepare taxes across multiple gig platforms in one place. Available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, it is designed specifically for independent drivers and delivery workers who work for platforms like Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, and similar services. The app is trusted by over 1 million gig workers and carries a 4.7 out of 5 star rating on the Apple App Store. Solo markets itself as built around three core promises: plan better, stress less, and maximize your time.

Income Tracking and Multi-Platform Comparison

Solo lets you connect multiple gig work accounts (Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, Walmart Spark, Grubhub, and others) by logging in with your account credentials for each platform. The app then pulls your earning data from all those sources into one dashboard so you can see your total income across all gigs at once. You can compare your performance and earnings across each platform, which helps you identify which gigs pay better in your area. The site does not specify whether this data syncs automatically on a schedule or requires manual input, so you should confirm the refresh rate before signing up if real-time accuracy is critical to your decisions.

You can see what you made, what you kept after expenses, and project your taxes directly in the app. The app offers a Pay Guarantee feature, which the site describes as working through math and statistics: as more users join Solo, the platform's pay predictions improve, and once they reach a certain reliability threshold, Solo guarantees your daily pay if you schedule your work through the app. The site claims users who follow these guarantees achieve a "20% higher earnings per week," though this figure assumes you can actually shift your schedule to match Solo's recommendations and that market conditions support it.

Mileage and Expense Tracking

Solo includes automatic mileage tracking and the ability to log expenses tied to each shift. You can attach photos of receipts for gas, car maintenance, or other business expenses, and the app calculates your net profit automatically. The site mentions that the app provides city insights, though it does not explain what form those insights take or how specific they are to your local market. There is also a weekly wrap-up email summarizing your performance.

Tax Filing and Filing Costs

This is where Solo's pricing structure differs from many other gig apps. The app itself is free to download and offers a 7-day free trial of "Solo Pro." After the trial, subscriptions are available as monthly, quarterly, or annual options, and all subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. The site does not publish the specific monthly or quarterly prices on this page, only that annual plans exist and can unlock benefits. One of those benefits is free tax filing.

Annual Pro and Pro+ members receive free federal and state tax filing (no separate fee). For other Solo subscribers or non-subscribers, tax filing costs extra: DIY filing is $75 (for Solo subscribers) or $125 (for non-subscribers), and Expert Assist filing is $175 for both. The fact that annual Pro and Pro+ include free filing means paying for a full year of Solo might pencil out to be cheaper than a DIY tax software subscription if you use the tracking features year-round. The app supports all tax situations, including gig and freelance income, multiple 1099-NEC or 1099-K forms, W-2 income, and mixed income from multiple platforms, all in a single return.

The tax filing itself happens in-app or in a web browser. Your Solo income and deductible expenses are pre-filled, you answer a few questions, upload any required documents, and get support from "April's support team" if you need help. April then e-files your return and updates you on submission status. The site names April as the party that handles the actual filing on the backend: April's team provides support, and April is the one that e-files the return.

Key Limitations and What Solo Does Not Publish

The site does not state the specific monthly or quarterly subscription prices, making it impossible to compare against annual plans without visiting the app store or signing up. This is a significant gap if you want to budget for the tool without committing to the free trial. The site also does not clearly explain how the Pay Guarantee works or what the upper limit is, how many guaranteed shifts can you claim per week, and what happens if you schedule a shift but conditions change and you earn less than the guarantee? Those details matter and should be clarified before you rely on that feature.

The automatic linking of gig accounts is powerful but requires you to share your login credentials with Solo, which the site addresses by saying credentials are encrypted and sent directly to your chosen app, and Solo never receives a copy of your login information. When you disconnect a linked account, Solo deletes all data related to that user and platform. That is a privacy-positive statement, but you should still review Solo's full privacy policy to understand what data is aggregated anonymously with other users for city-level benchmarks.

Who Solo Suits

Solo is built for solo gig workers who work across multiple platforms and want to optimize their schedule and earnings in real time. The Pay Guarantee and heatmap analytics are most valuable if you have flexible hours and can shift your work to match the app's recommendations. Annual Pro and Pro+ plans offer good value if you plan to track year-round and use the free tax filing. If you work for a single gig platform only and never change your schedule, the multi-platform comparison and optimization features may not add much value. The app also explicitly does not handle payroll or employee scheduling, so it is not for anyone managing staff.

The Verdict

Solo addresses a real pain point for gig workers: the mental load of juggling multiple apps and not knowing which shifts or zones actually pay best. The ability to link all your gigs into one dashboard and compare earnings across platforms is valuable. The Pay Guarantee, if it works as described and you can actually shift your schedule to match it, offers a different kind of assurance than other gig apps provide. The tax filing (free for annual Pro/Pro+ members, or low-cost for others) is a nice built-in feature that removes the need to export data to a separate tax software. The main frustration is that the site does not publish subscription prices beyond noting that a free trial exists; you have to install the app to see monthly and quarterly pricing, which is a barrier to comparison shopping. The 7-day free trial is generous enough to test the interface and see whether the app's predictions match your actual earnings in your market, so the trial is a good way to decide whether the Pay Guarantee and analytics are worth your subscription.