Apollo ELD vs BudExpress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apollo ELD
This app helps drivers record their duty status to comply with DOT FMCSA regulations. It tracks driving hours, breaks, and vehicle status, offering features like sleeper berth and personal conveyance provisions. The app ensures compliance with various driving and on-duty time limits.
- DOT FMCSA self-compliant
- Driver duty status recording
- Hours of service tracking
- Sleeper berth and personal conveyance
- Location recording
- Duty status changes at rest
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DOT FMCSA self-compliant application to record driver duty status and meet the following regulations: -60-hour/7days or 70-hour/8daysRules -34 hour week restart with latest suspension of two periods 1-5am -11 hours driving for the day -14 hours on duty for the day -Sleeper Berth provision -Passenger Seat provision -Personal Conveyance provision -30 minutes break provision -Location recording for vehicle’s engine turned on and off, andl ocation recording every 60 minutes if vehicle is moving -Mobile device permits duty status changes only when the vehicle is at rest -The mobile device warns the driver, visually and/or audibly of any malfunction -When the vehicle is stationary for 5 minutes or more, the mobile device will default to on-duty not driving and the driver must enter the proper status
BudExpress
This free application streamlines check-in and check-out processes at Anheuser Busch plants across the US and Canada. It offers drivers and carriers real-time updates on loads, shipments, and plant information before arrival.
- Faster plant check-in/out
- Real-time load updates
- Shipment tracking
- Plant information access
- Driver and carrier support
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Bud Express is a FREE app that enables faster check-in and check-out at all US and Canada Anheuser Busch plant. The app also provides Drivers and Carriers with real time updates regarding loads, shipments and relevant plant information prior to arrival.
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Verdict
Apollo ELD and BudExpress both sit at 1.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 24% of BudExpress's written reviews are positive against 10% of Apollo ELD's. BudExpress also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). Apollo ELD's advantage is ratings volume (126 vs 25). On price, rating, 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.
BudExpress holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apollo ELD has 126 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Apollo ELD's written reviews are positive against 24% of BudExpress's.
Apollo ELD ships an update monthly, BudExpress fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Apollo ELD | BudExpress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (126 ratings) | 2.0 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.4% of reviews | 23.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 126 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Assured Tracking Inc | AB InBev |
Customer experience
Apollo ELD
BudExpress
Bugs and requests
Apollo ELD
Reported bugs
17 issues- Location not registering after update
- App freezes during log certification
- App logs out automatically
- App won't open
- Device not connecting/scanning
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- App continuously crashes
- iPad won't connect
- App goes to default driving after inactivity
- App won't let me certify logs
- App won't let me log out
- App triggers violation while in sleeper
- App requires constant access to location, camera, speaker, and microphone
- App does not transmit required data to FMCSA
- App will not read engine data anymore
- App does not correct mileage
- App is not updating on Apple side
- App requires update but none is available
Requested features
6 requests- Change location services to 'only while using'
- Fix spelling mistakes in pre-trip section
- Allow fueling entry when off-duty
- Add state line feature
- Improve split sleeper log functionality
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- Allow use of personal conveyance without manual input
BudExpress
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Apollo ELD
No in-app purchases
BudExpress
No in-app purchases
