Comparison · 2026

GigReal vs Solo

The closest comparison in gig-driver finance — both track everything and both have an AI. The difference is what gets analyzed: your market's hours, or the offer on your screen. Facts verified August 2026.

The one-paragraph answer

Solo tells you when to work: its Smart Schedule predicts the best-paying hours in your metro and backs them with a Pay Guarantee in supported cities, and subscribers get in-app tax filing. GigReal tells you whether this offer pays: Trip Identifier reads the offer on your screen and shows what it really pays per hour of your time and per mile of driving, against your minimums — on-device, in under a second, on any offer, in any city. Predictions are averages; your next offer isn't. If you accept and decline trips all day, the per-offer verdict is the one that changes your week.

Feature by feature

GigReal
Solo
Check if an offer is worth taking BEFORE you accept it
Yes — Trip Identifier, under 1s, on-device
No — schedule-level predictions
Best-hours predictions / pay guarantee
No — by design: verdicts, not forecasts
Yes — Smart Schedule + Pay Guarantee (select metros)
Automatic earnings import from gig platforms
Yes — Premium & Pro (one-time link credits)
Yes — subscription
Automatic GPS mileage (IRS-compliant log)
Yes — all plans
Yes
What you keep after gas & car costs, per hour and per mile
Yes — core metric
Yes — income & expense tracking
AI assistant on your own data
Yes — GigReal AI
Yes — Sherpa
Receipt capture
Yes — on-device OCR (Smart Capture)
Expense logging
Screenshot → record capture
Yes — Smart Capture
No
In-app tax filing
No — tax-ready exports for your preparer
Yes — included for subscribers
Published entry price
$4.99/mo (Essential), 14-day trial
Basic $8/mo · Pro $10/mo · Pro Plus $15/mo (annual billing) · 7-day trial
Android
Not yet — waitlist open
Yes
Works in every US city
Yes — offer analysis is location-independent
Tracking yes; Pay Guarantee in select metros
The three numbers, in plain words
Real pay per hour —
the offer's pay divided by all the time it takes: driving to the pickup, waiting, and the trip itself. An offer that "pays $29" for 24 total minutes is $67/hour; the same $29 spread over an hour of your time is not.
Real pay per mile —
the pay divided by all the miles you'll drive, pickup miles included — the number to weigh against what a mile costs your car in gas and wear.
Net earnings —
what you actually keep after expenses. Gig apps show what a trip pays; none of them show these three numbers on an offer.

Solo facts from worksolo.com and its public FAQ, August 2026. Solo offers Basic $8/mo, Pro $10/mo, and Pro Plus $15/mo on annual billing, with a 7-day trial. Corrections: support@gigrealapp.com.

Choose GigReal if you…

  • Want a verdict on the offer in front of you, not a market average
  • Drive outside the metros where prediction programs operate — GigReal works on any offer, anywhere in the US
  • Want offer analysis that stays on your phone — nothing leaves your phone unless you choose to save
  • Want a lower, published entry price — $4.99/month, 14-day trial
Try GigReal free for 14 days

Solo fits better if you…

  • Drive on Android (GigReal is iPhone-only today — waitlist)
  • Live in a supported metro and want guaranteed schedule predictions
  • Want to file your taxes inside the app (GigReal exports to your preparer instead)

We'd rather you pick the right tool than the loudest page. Solo is a serious product — this is a real trade-off, not a strawman.

Common questions

Predictions vs per-offer analysis — what's the real difference?
A prediction says "6–8 PM should average $28/hour in your metro." A verdict says "this offer, right now, pays $19/hour and $0.94/mile — below your bar." Predictions help you plan; the verdict decides the accept/decline moment where money is actually made or lost. Only GigReal does the second one.
Both have an AI — how do they differ?
Both answer questions from your own numbers. GigReal AI is built around your real net — pay after expenses, per hour and per mile, and what to change; Solo's Sherpa also covers taxes and scheduling. Try both trials and see which answers you actually act on.
Can I use GigReal and Solo together?
Yes — nothing conflicts. Some drivers plan the shift with a scheduler and judge each offer with GigReal. Two subscriptions adds up, though, so most settle on the one that matches how they decide.

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Solo is a trademark of Solo Technologies; GigReal is not affiliated with Solo. This page states each product's publicly documented capabilities as of August 2026 and is updated when either changes.