iPhone logbook for accompanied driving
ViaPad
A private logbook for each learner’s goals, trips and progress.
Assisted manual entry, GPS on iPhone or CarPlay, family vehicles, widget, statistics, iCloud sharing and PDF, CSV or JSON exports.
Current overview
Daily tracking without the sprawl.
ViaPad brings together progress, quick actions, trips, vehicles, statistics and exports in a local-first interface, with iCloud only when you enable it.
Current version
ViaPad, custom goals and refreshed screenshots.
Version 2.3 introduces the ViaPad identity, refreshed screenshots and consistent goal tracking across the dashboard, statistics, widget and exports.
The app is now ViaPad, with a clearer presentation for accompanied-driving tracking.
Track French accompanied-driving milestones or create your own kilometer or hour goals.
Previously used cities are easier to pick, and road distance can be estimated after selecting departure and arrival.
The active goal follows the logbook through stats, the widget, exports, JSON backups and iCloud sharing.
Key features
The public features people use every day.
ViaPad covers the essentials: record trips, follow goals, review progress, share when needed and export the logbook.
Create a separate logbook for each learner driver, switch learners quickly and keep trips attached to the right person.
Track the French 3,000 km target or configure your own milestones in kilometers or driving hours.
Add a trip manually with city assistance, or start GPS tracking from iPhone or CarPlay.
Share through iCloud with invited accounts, export PDF or CSV files and back up or restore the logbook as JSON.
Progress, active learner, iCloud status and shortcuts to GPS, manual entry, vehicles, sharing and PDF export.
City suggestions, road-distance estimation when departure and arrival are known, return trips, editing and deletion.
Tracking starts from a user action, shows distance and duration, also works from CarPlay, and can appear on the Lock Screen when iOS allows it.
Family vehicles stay available for each logbook, with tags to mark practiced driving conditions.
Progress, monthly pace, milestones and the latest trip stay visible in the app and on the iOS widget.
PDF for sharing a summary, CSV for trips, JSON for backup or restore, and data deletion from the About tab.
Family sharing
One logbook per learner, shared around your family setup.
The family can create multiple learners during onboarding or later in the app. Each learner has a logbook, trips, notes, statistics and goal tracking, while vehicles stay available to the whole family.
Sharing uses iCloud: invite only the relevant Apple accounts and manage access from the sharing screen.
Read the FAQParents create the logbooks, add family vehicles, then share each logbook with the relevant learner.
The learner creates a logbook on their iPhone and shares it with accompanying drivers. Parents can find received logbooks in their app.
The logbook can stay personal, with the same entry flow, statistics and exports.
Public sharing is disabled. Only explicitly invited iCloud accounts can access the shared logbook.
Privacy
Tracking stays centered on your logbook.
GPS starts when you ask, iCloud stays optional, the full route is not kept and ViaPad does not use advertising tracking.
Location is used to estimate a trip started on iPhone or CarPlay. Background tracking stays optional.
Sync and family sharing use Apple iCloud when you enable them.
Usage measurements are anonymized and do not include places, routes, vehicles, notes or trip identifiers.
The About screen brings together goals, exports, JSON backup and data deletion.
Support
A question, bug or request?
Support covers the app, goals, trips, GPS, CarPlay, the widget, iCloud, exports and data deletion.
How does family sharing work?
Each learner has their own logbook. A family can create multiple logbooks on one iPhone, share a logbook through iCloud with invited accounts, or keep a logbook unshared.
Can I track something other than 3,000 km?
Yes. ViaPad supports the 3,000 km target and custom kilometer or driving-hour goals.
Does GPS replace kilometer validation?
No. GPS provides an estimate that you can validate or correct before saving.
What does CarPlay do?
CarPlay lets you choose the learner and vehicle, start a GPS trip, follow distance and duration, then stop and save.
How do I back up or restore the whole logbook?
The About tab can export a complete JSON file, then import a valid ViaPad file.
How do I stop iCloud sharing?
Open the logbook sharing screen in the app to manage invited accounts or stop sharing. Device iCloud settings still apply.
How do I delete logbook data?
In the app, open the About tab and use the data deletion action. If iCloud is enabled, deletion can sync through iCloud.
Important information
A personal tool, not an official service.
ViaPad is not an official app and is not affiliated with ANTS, a driving school or a public administration. It does not replace the official learning logbook, legal documents, driving-school instructions or applicable accompanied-driving obligations.