Why is my hourly rate lower in JoltMile than in the app I drive for?

Because it is measuring something different. A platform shows gross pay over the hours it counted. JoltMile shows what is left after the money you spent to earn it, over the hours you were actually working.

Three things usually account for the gap.

• Fuel or charging, worked out from your own MPG and price per litre rather than ignored.
• Insurance, if you have set a policy cost, apportioned across the time you drive.
• Your real hours, including the block that overran and the twenty minutes waiting at a restaurant.

The gap is the point. It is the difference between what a shift appeared to pay and what it put in your pocket, and it is the number that tells you whether a platform, an area or a time of day is worth driving.

You can switch which rate the Earnings tab leads with, using the switch beside the figure, if you would rather see gross or take-home pay per hour.