Budget Trucker ELD vs Traffix ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Budget Trucker ELD
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Budget Trucker is an intuitive, fully compliant DOT mandated ELD system; registered with the FMCSA. Budget Trucker is a FREE downloadable App that can be installed on any Apple iPhone or iPad and connects via Bluetooth to equipment installed in the vehicle’s JBUS or OBDII diagnostic port. Once the App is installed and paired with the installed equipment, the App will automatically update the Driver’s ELD Log with GPS location, odometer, engine hours, daily mileage driven, and daily hours driven.
Traffix ELD
This app allows drivers to manage loads from multiple companies without constant log-ins. It centralizes trip information, notes, files, and photos, and provides control over location sharing to conserve battery.
- Manage loads from multiple companies
- Centralized trip information storage
- Control location sharing
- Access load details easily
- Partnered with invoice factors for quick pay
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Traffix ELD is the app for small fleets. As a driver with Traffix, you can sign up to drive for multiple companies at the same time without logging in and out...haul a load under your own authority one day, and take a company shipment the next. Sick of talking to your dispatcher on the phone? Tired of searching through endless text messages, emails, etc for the information you need? Just drop notes, files, and photos in your trip and everything is always saved for you! - You decide when to check call your location via the app, so the world doesn’t constantly track you. (by the way, the apps that do that...what a waste of battery!) - Have all important load information at the tip of your finger - No more scrambling to find missing pickup numbers at a shipper - No more surprise delivery appointments - You are not tied to just 1 loadboard - We partnered with the premier Invoice Factors to provide access to quick pay on any load - We were designed for drivers, not shippers. Tell your dispatcher to start using Traffix ELD today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Budget Trucker ELD at every 2 months against Traffix ELD's every 16 months. Budget Trucker ELD also leads on iOS requirement (10.3 vs 12.0). 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.
Budget Trucker ELD ships an update every 2 months, Traffix ELD every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Budget Trucker ELD | Traffix ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FMCSA Compliance Services LLC | Traffix |
In-app purchases
Budget Trucker ELD
No in-app purchases
Traffix ELD
No in-app purchases
Questions
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