AkalELD Pro vs VTRL ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
VTRL ELD
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Assets using Zonar device can now use this app to pull the data from zonarsystems and see the same on their mobile device. Drivers can Start / Stop their duty using this application and sign off for the day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AkalELD Pro at every 5 weeks against VTRL ELD's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
AkalELD Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, VTRL ELD every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AkalELD Pro | VTRL ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Rupert | Velocity Truck Rental & Leasing |
In-app purchases
AkalELD Pro
No in-app purchases
VTRL ELD
No in-app purchases









