Azuga ELD vs Road Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Azuga ELD
This app provides a certified electronic logging solution for commercial drivers, ensuring compliance with US and Canadian regulations for driving hours and vehicle inspections. It offers a user-friendly tablet interface for accurate record-keeping and regulatory adherence.
- Electronic Hours of Service logging
- FMCSA certified
- Vehicle inspection logs
- US and Canadian regulation compliant
- Tablet-based interface
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Hours of Services is a powerful but easy to use tablet-based service certified with US Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations for electronic logs and vehicle inspections. Regulations for electronic driving and vehicle inspection logs have become commonplace to ensure the veracity of driver tablet input and ensured compliance with regulations. Hours of Service is compliant with federal and state regulations as well as Canadian regulations.
Road Buddy
Effortlessly log your drives with automatic detection and smart tracking of weather and time. Customize drive details, complete missions for rewards, and back up your logs. Collaborate with friends through clans and export data for licensing.
- One-tap drive logging
- Automatic drive detection
- Smart weather & time tracking
- Customizable drive details
- Missions & rewards
- Backup & restore
- Clan feature
- Export logs
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One-Tap Drive Logging: Begin logging your drive instantly with a single tap. Automatic Drive Detection: Automatically stops logging when you're not driving, ensuring accurate records. Smart Weather & Time Tracking: Effortlessly captures weather conditions and identifies whether it’s a day or night drive. Customizable Drive Details: Add or edit details such as practiced skills, road conditions, and personal notes with ease. Exciting Missions & Rewards: Complete engaging missions and earn reward points while tracking your drives. Backup & Restore: Securely back up and restore your drive logs for complete peace of mind. Clan Feature: Join or create clans to share progress and collaborate with your driving buddies. Export Logs: Conveniently export your driving logs to meet state licensing requirements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Road Buddy at 4.0 against Azuga ELD's 2.7. Road Buddy also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 10%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Road Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 134 and 73 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Azuga ELD's written reviews are positive against 44% of Road Buddy's.
Azuga ELD ships an update every 3 weeks, Road Buddy monthly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Azuga ELD | Road Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (134 ratings) | 4.0 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.8% of reviews | 43.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 134 — better | 73 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Azuga, Inc. | Dinky Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Azuga ELD
Road Buddy
Bugs and requests
Azuga ELD
Reported bugs
21 issues- App crashes on login
- App crashes on opening
- Randomly puts driver in service non-driving
- Not compatible with iOS 16.0.2
- App won't open after phone update
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- Cannot connect Engine dongle
- Latency issues
- Disconnects
- Incorrect report data
- Freezes and glitches
- Throws driver into 'on duty not driving' when crashing
- 14-hour clock pauses when going off duty
- New updates do not calculate split sleeper berth
- App crashes when selecting Bluetooth device
- Cannot change location
- Location different in personal mode
- App freezes after last update
- Cannot use after update
- Logs itself out frequently
- Needs data to log in
- Movement speed threshold not working
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to edit logs/forgotten punches
- Automatic 'on duty not driving' when stopped
- Bluetooth profile option for iOS
- Beta testing for iOS updates
- One-push nighttime mode
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- Ability to add multiple trailers
- Customer service number
- Movement speed threshold customization
Road Buddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Azuga ELD
No in-app purchases
Road Buddy
No in-app purchases
