Blue Ink Tech vs AkalELD Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blue Ink Tech
This app streamlines trucking operations for owner-operators and large fleets. It integrates dashcam video management, HOS log compliance, load weighing, IFTA fuel tracking, and fault code reading. Manage all your trucking needs from a single, connected platform.
- Dashcam video management
- HOS log compliance
- Load weighing
- IFTA fuel and mileage tracking
- Vehicle fault code reading
- Integrated sensor management
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From owner-operators to large fleets, the BIT app does it all for you. MANAGE DRIVING VIDEO WITH BIT DASHCAM Connect the BIT App to the BIT Dashcam and send, save and watch video you record while on the road. KEEP YOUR HOS LOGS Connect to 9-pin, 6-pin, or OBD-II ELD adapters for simple, reliable FMCSA compliance. WEIGH EVERY LOAD Connect to BIT Air Scale sensors to know your weight before you leave the dock, so you can skip the scale. TRACK FUEL AND MILES FOR IFTA Enter fuel receipts in the app and capture odometer readings at state lines to help calculate your quarterly fuel tax. READ FAULT CODES BIT ELD captures vehicle diagnostics and engine faults in the app to stay proactive with maintenance. The BIT app connects to Blue Ink Tech's growing line of sensors and hardware, so you can manage everything in one place. The BIT Support Team is top-notch. Call, email, or live-chat with team members who trained and work at Blue Ink Tech headquarters, not at a 3rd party call center. Try it today! All Dash cameras, ELD and sensor hardware comes with a 30-day money back guarantee. For more information visit our website at www.blueinktech.com
AkalELD Pro
This app digitizes driver logs and inspections, offering GPS tracking for hours of service and DVIRs. It also provides fleet management features like real-time tracking, routing, and customer billing.
- Electronic logbook tracking
- DVIR creation and signing
- GPS enabled activity tracking
- Cloud backup and storage
- Fleet routing and tracking
- Document scanning and e-signatures
- Mileage and fuel consumption tracking
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If you are using paper logbooks now is the time to switch to Akal ELD, Akal ELD is an electronic logbook app to track your hours of service, create your DVIRs, and take pictures that you can draw on and attach to the inspection. You can also electronically sign your Log and your DVIR. Our GPS enabled app tracks the time and specific location where all your activities happen. It even connects to your account on the cloud that backs up and saves all your log entries. And we manufacture a plugin for both older and newer engine types so when you are ready to switch over to fulfill the FMCSA mandate Akal will get you there. Akal also has a product that extends the electronic logbook that will allow you to route and track your entire fleet. It provides real-time route times, maps, asset tracking, drop in schedule items, customer billing, and in-app messaging to your operators. You can also scan bar codes on your documents. In addition you can also scan documents with the device camera and electronically drop signatures right on the document. You can attach any document you want and have it electronically signed by the receiver and get immediate notification to your billing department. Akal will allow you to track mileage and fuel consumption for each or your assets. Akal provides . . . Location Visualization Track where your fleet is in real time, including where they were when they arrived and departed their stops! Intuitive Management Use mobile devices and office workstations to get workers where you need them when you need them! Improve Invoicing & Time Cards Get completely accurate time and location records by job and activity. It's everything you need to be ELD compliant and manage your fleet!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blue Ink Tech at 3.2 against AkalELD Pro's 1.9. Blue Ink Tech also leads on ratings volume (118 vs 8). AkalELD Pro's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 37%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blue Ink Tech holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Ink Tech has 118 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Blue Ink Tech's written reviews are positive against 50% of AkalELD Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Blue Ink Tech ships an update every 4 weeks, AkalELD Pro every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blue Ink Tech | AkalELD Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (118 ratings) — better | 1.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 118 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Ink Technology, Inc. | Mark Rupert |
Customer experience
Blue Ink Tech
AkalELD Pro
Bugs and requests
Blue Ink Tech
Reported bugs
39 issues- App crashes several times a day
- App crashes about 5 times a day
- ELD deleted 2 days of driving
- Camera won't work
- Dispatch cannot see truck location
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- Not connected with the truck
- Sensor takes long to read weight
- Sensor never gives true weight
- Bluetooth malfunctioning issue
- App stays on driving mode when not moving
- App stays on other modes when driving
- Logs time when not driving
- Connects to other truck when not close
- Logs incorrectly
- Uses drive time when on duty
- Not for team driving, logs screwed
- Bluetooth issues
- Random ECU sync error codes
- Firmware updates not compatible with Mac
- Puts user on duty driving by itself
- No signal means it doesn't work right
- Keeps driving or on duty when stopped with no signal
- Elog deletes statuses
- Poor connectivity
- Constant data transfer issue
- Random ECU sync error codes
- Firmware updates not compatible with Mac
- App stays on driving mode when not moving
- App stays on other modes when driving
- Logs time when not driving
- Connects to our other truck when it's not even close to it
- Logs incorrectly
- Uses drive time when on duty
- Not for team driving, logs screwed
- Bluetooth malfunctioning issue
- Puts me on duty driving by itself when I'm asleep
- No signal to phone means it doesn't work right
- Keeps on driving or on duty when stopped with no signal
- Elog deletes log statuses
Requested features
6 requests- Remove timer counters from graph
- Reverse visibility of graph and duty status names
- Night mode/dark mode
- Admin/fleet app option
- Option to print logs
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- Ability to go between two devices without logging out
AkalELD Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blue Ink Tech
No in-app purchases
AkalELD Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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