CargoTel vs JUST ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CargoTel
This mobile dispatch application is designed for the finished vehicle industry. It provides drivers with essential tools for vehicle inspections, real-time status updates, tracking, and electronic proof of delivery. Access requires a load assignment from a participating carrier or broker using CargoTel's transport management systems.
- Vehicle inspections
- Status updates
- Vehicle tracking
- Electronic Proof of Delivery (ePOD)
- Industry-specific tools
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The CargoTel app is CargoTel’s latest release of its mobile dispatch application for the finished vehicle industry. It offers robust industry-specific features, like vehicle inspections, status updates and vehicle tracking, and ePOD. To use the app, you must be a driver who has been assigned a load by a participating carrier or broker (3PL) using one of CargoTel’s transport management systems.
JUST ELD
This app enhances FMCSA compliance and productivity for truckers with an accessible interface for managing electronic logs and vehicle inspections. It automates IFTA mileage calculations and vehicle diagnostics, simplifying maintenance schedules and business operations.
- FMCSA compliance tools
- Electronic logbook management
- Vehicle inspection creation
- IFTA mileage calculations
- Automated vehicle diagnostics
- Maintenance scheduling
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JUST ELD is the electronic logbook enhanced with advanced tools for FMCSA compliance and greater productivity. The interface is accessible and easy to use to provide access to important vehicle data, manage elogs, and create vehicle inspections in just a few clicks. Truckers do not have to spend hours dealing with complex calculations or remembering the dates of scheduled maintenance routines. JUST ELD automates these processes with features like IFTA mileage calculations and vehicle diagnostics. Download the app to enjoy these and other benefits of JUST ELD that will make your business thrive!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JUST ELD at 4.2 against CargoTel's 2.2. JUST ELD also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 18%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). CargoTel's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
JUST ELD holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of CargoTel's written reviews are positive against 33% of JUST ELD's.
CargoTel ships an update every 2 months, JUST ELD every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | CargoTel | JUST ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (6 ratings) | 4.2 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cargotel | Reliable Internet Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
CargoTel
JUST ELD
In-app purchases
CargoTel
No in-app purchases
JUST ELD
No in-app purchases
