Comparison

Apollo ELD vs Skani

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Apollo ELD

This app helps commercial drivers record their duty status to comply with DOT FMCSA regulations. It tracks driving hours, breaks, and location, ensuring adherence to all federal requirements for safe operation.

Highlights
  • DOT FMCSA self-compliant
  • Driver duty status recording
  • Hour of Service tracking
  • Location recording
  • Malfunction warnings
  • Duty status changes at rest
Features
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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

About

Skani

This app transforms physical documents into organized digital PDFs with a simple, focused scanning workflow. It offers features like OCR text recognition, PDF highlighting, and flexible export options for various document types.

Highlights
  • Fast document scanning
  • Native Smart Scan
  • OCR text recognition
  • PDF highlighting
  • Flexible OCR text export
  • Local document library
  • Multiple PDF output modes
Features
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Description Skani is a focused document scanner built for people who need clean, reliable PDF files without extra complexity. Designed for receipts, forms, school papers, business documents, legal paperwork, delivery records, invoices, and everyday files, Skani helps turn physical documents into organized digital PDFs quickly. Open the app, scan your document, review the result, and save it locally. Skani keeps the workflow simple while giving you the tools that matter for professional document capture, including a fast camera scan, native Smart Scan, high-quality black-and-white PDF defaults, searchable OCR text, PDF highlighting, flexible OCR text export, and fast access to saved documents. Key Features - Fast document scanning from iPhone and iPad - Standard camera scan and native Smart Scan options - Automatic document detection using Apple's native scanner - Perspective correction and crop support - Manual corner adjustment during the scanning flow - Auto, black-and-white, grayscale, and color PDF output modes - High-quality black-and-white PDF defaults for crisp documents - PDF quality options for smaller files or higher-resolution results - Local document library for saved scans - Rename documents before or after saving - Add, delete, reorder, and combine scanned pages - OCR text recognition for searchable document text - Search by document name, OCR text, output mode, quality, or date - Highlight important recognized text with color options - Save highlights with the PDF for easier review - Copy OCR text or export it from the document - Export the full OCR text with highlighted text preserved in color - Export only highlighted OCR text for quick notes, review, or follow-up - Preview PDFs inside the app - Share PDFs quickly - Export PDFs to the Files app - Local-first storage Why Skani Skani is built specifically for document scanning. It is not a general photo scanner with document features added later. The experience is optimized around creating useful PDF files that are easy to read, easy to find, and easy to share. For black-and-white documents, Skani is optimized for crisp, high-quality output by default. For documents that need more detail, you can keep grayscale or color. Quality options let you choose between smaller file sizes and higher-resolution PDFs depending on what the document needs. Built For - Students saving notes, assignments, and forms - Business users scanning invoices, receipts, and contracts - Truck drivers saving delivery documents and trip paperwork - Accountants organizing records and tax documents - Lawyers keeping document copies ready to share - Home users digitizing important papers

Screenshots

Apollo ELD3 screens
Skani4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skani at 100% against Apollo ELD's 11%. Skani also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.9). Apollo ELD's advantage is ratings volume (120 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skani holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apollo ELD has 120 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Apollo ELD's written reviews are positive against 100% of Skani's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Apollo ELD versus Skani: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApollo ELDSkani
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (120 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings120 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAssured Tracking Incmaykel Barcala

Customer experience

Apollo ELD

All ratings118 ratings
Positive20.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative76.3%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive10.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative84.8%

Skani

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Skani

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Apollo ELD

No in-app purchases

None

Skani

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apollo ELD free?
Apollo ELD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skani free?
Skani is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Apollo ELD or Skani?
Skani is rated higher. Apollo ELD averages 1.9 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while Skani averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Apollo ELD or Skani have ads?
Neither Apollo ELD nor Skani shows ads.

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