StellarMate vs Big ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StellarMate
Control your astrophotography equipment remotely. Capture images, stream video, and perform precise alignment. Automatically back up your photos to the cloud with rich metadata for easy searching.
- Remote equipment control
- Image capture and video streaming
- Polar alignment assistant
- Cloud image backup
- Metadata search and sorting
- Software updates
Read full descriptionHide full description
Use StellarMate App to discover and connect to your StellarMate controller. Control StellarMate functions and access the Web Manager and Web based VNC Viewer. Join StellarMate to your home WiFi network. Use Ekos to capture images, stream video, guide, focus, and align. With Polar Alignment Assistant tool, get very accurate polar alignment using internal astrometry engine. Never lose your images again with EkosLive Pro. All captured images are automatically uploaded to the cloud with a rich set of metadata that enables powerful search and sorting. Use custom tags to uniquely tag important frames for later use. Check the health of your device, and use the software updater to keep it up to date.
Big ELD
This app streamlines fleet operations with real-time tracking, automated HOS logging, and DVIR reporting. It ensures FMCSA compliance and enhances efficiency through instant status updates, vehicle diagnostics, and communication tools. Designed for fleets of all sizes, it boosts productivity and safety with an intuitive interface.
- Real-time fleet tracking
- Automated HOS logging
- Seamless DVIR reporting
- Vehicle diagnostics
- Two-way communication
- Instant status updates
Read full descriptionHide full description
Transform your fleet operations with our advanced ELD solution. Beyond basic compliance, our app delivers intelligent fleet management through real-time tracking, automated HOS logging, and seamless DVIR reporting. Stay FMCSA-compliant while boosting efficiency with features like instant status updates, vehicle diagnostics, and two-way communication. Perfect for fleets of all sizes, our user-friendly interface helps drivers and managers maximize productivity while maintaining safety standards. Experience the future of fleet management in one powerful, intuitive app.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Big ELD at 100% against StellarMate's 33%. Big ELD also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). StellarMate's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 5). 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.
Big ELD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of StellarMate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Big ELD's.
StellarMate ships an update every 11 days, Big ELD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StellarMate | Big ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ikarus Astronomy Company For Scientific Instruments & Tools | BIG ELD LLC |
Customer experience
StellarMate
Big ELD
In-app purchases
StellarMate
No in-app purchases
Big ELD
No in-app purchases
