# GPS tracking with Clara mobile app > Discover how the Clara Pro mobile app completely automates mileage recording with GPS. **Author:** Felipe Andrade — Product & Integrations Lead **Published:** 2025-09-28 **Updated:** 2026-06-13 **URL:** https://quilometragem.com/blog/gps-tracking-with-clara-mobile-app **TL;DR:** Discover how the Clara Pro mobile app completely automates mileage recording with GPS. - The Clara Pro mobile app offers automatic GPS trip tracking, eliminating the need for manual data entry. - The app uses intelligent algorithms to detect when you start a trip and when you arrive at your destination. - All GPS data is encrypted and securely stored, respecting user privacy. - At the end of the month, just review the recorded trips, mark the work-related ones, and export everything to the reimbursement system. ## Automatic GPS trip tracking The Clara Pro mobile app offers automatic GPS trip tracking, eliminating the need for manual data entry.[^anpd-lgpd] Just activate the feature once and every trip is recorded in real time, with date, time, route, and total mileage captured continuously throughout the day. This automation solves the biggest problem of traditional reimbursement: forgetting. Instead of trying to reconstruct the week from memory, the professional opens the app and finds every trip already logged, ready for review. For someone making dozens of visits a day, that means hours saved and far less room for error. ## How intelligent detection works The app uses intelligent algorithms to detect when you start a trip and when you arrive at your destination. There's no need to press "start" and "stop" manually: the motion sensor itself identifies the beginning of a trip and closes the record when the vehicle has been stationary long enough. It also automatically differentiates personal from business trips based on patterns and user settings. Frequent addresses can be classified in advance, and the system learns from history, suggesting the correct category. This reduces review work and maintains the clear separation that tax compliance requires. ## GPS data privacy and security All GPS data is encrypted and securely stored, respecting user privacy.[^anpd-lgpd] Tracking only happens when the feature is active, and the employee retains full control over which trips are shared with the company and which stay private and off the record. This balance is essential for adoption. Nobody wants to feel monitored outside of work hours. That's why Clara Pro lets you pause tracking, mark trips as personal, and delete records before submission, ensuring that only work trips ever reach the finance team for reimbursement. ## Simplified monthly approval flow At the end of the month, just review the recorded trips, mark the work-related ones, and export everything to the reimbursement system. The process that used to take hours now takes minutes, because the data is already organized and calculated with precision. The monthly review becomes a quick ritual: the professional scans the list, adjusts the occasional classification, and confirms. There are no lost receipts and no distances estimated from memory. Everything the manager receives is consistent, complete, and easy to approve. ## Direct integration with Clara Once reviewed, trips can be exported to CSV and imported directly into Clara, connecting mileage records to the corporate expense flow. This eliminates double data entry and reduces the risk of discrepancies between what was driven and what was reimbursed. For companies already using Clara for card and expense management, this integration closes the loop. The mile driven enters the same dashboard as other expenses, simplifying accounting reconciliation and giving finance a unified view of the team's mobility costs. ## Who benefits most from the app Available for iOS and Android, the Clara Pro app is the ideal solution for professionals making many work trips who want to maximize efficiency and accuracy. Outside sales reps, field technicians, consultants, and service providers gain the most from automation. The higher the volume of trips, the greater the return. In large fleets, the savings in administrative hours and the reduction of unrecorded trips translate into direct financial gain, plus far more solid documentation for any future audit or review. ## Getting started with automatic tracking Adopting GPS tracking is simple: just download the app, activate the feature, and set your privacy and classification preferences. From then on, logging happens in the background, and the user only needs to step in for the monthly review. For those who still prefer flexibility, it's worth remembering that GPS can coexist with manual logging in Quilometragem. Frequent trips stay on automatic, and special cases are entered by hand, forming a hybrid flow that combines convenience, accuracy, and full control over the data. Once the routine is in place, most users find they barely think about mileage anymore. The app quietly captures every trip, the monthly review takes a few minutes, and reimbursement arrives without disputes. That quiet reliability is the real value of automatic tracking: it turns a recurring chore into something that simply works in the background. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does the mobile app work offline? Yes. Trips are recorded locally and automatically synced as soon as the device regains internet connection. ### Can I export trips directly from the phone? Yes, you can export PDF or CSV reports from the app and send them by email or direct share, without needing the desktop. ### Which operating systems are supported? The official app runs on iOS 14+ and Android 9+, with full feature parity between both platforms. ## Sources - [ANPD — Guia sobre tratamento de dados de localização](https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br) — Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (2026-04-28)