Meter MaxGuides
Step-by-step help, with pictures
Every guide shows you exactly which button to press, in the order you press it. Never used an accounts app before? Start with guide 1 and work down the list.
Start here
Getting started
Install the app and answer the setup questions. You only do this once.
About 5 minutes 2Finding your way around
What each tab at the bottom of the screen is for, and how to get back.
About 3 minutesEvery week
Record your takings
Put in what you earned from Uber, Bolt, delivery apps or cash jobs.
About 1 minute each time 4Add an expense and a receipt
Fuel, insurance, repairs, your phone. Take a photo of the receipt.
About 1 minute each time 5Log your business miles
Add your miles for a day or a week, and choose how your vehicle is claimed.
About 1 minute each time 6Fix a mistake
Typed the wrong number? Change it, or remove an entry you put in twice.
About 1 minuteTax, VAT and HMRC
Know what to save for tax
Read the "What to set aside" box and understand your profit.
About 3 minutes 8Connect to HMRC and send updates
Making Tax Digital quarterly updates and your Final Declaration.
About 10 minutes 9VAT returns
Only for drivers registered for VAT. Check, finalise and submit a return.
About 10 minutes 10Share your accounts with an accountant
Send a summary or a spreadsheet of every entry.
About 2 minutes 11Invoices and other income
Bill a customer, share the invoice, and mark it paid.
About 3 minutesKeep your records safe
Back up and restore
Save a copy to Google Drive or email, and move to a new phone.
About 3 minutes 13Lock the app
Use your fingerprint, face or PIN, and add an authenticator app.
About 5 minutes 14Free trial and subscription
Start your trial, change plan, restore a purchase or cancel.
About 2 minutes