Clear Path ELD vs Smart Elds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clear Path ELD
This electronic logbook simplifies tracking Hours of Service (HoS) for CDL drivers. It ensures FMCSA and DOT compliance with features like GPS tracking, DVIR, and fuel tracking. The app offers a reliable and affordable solution for electronic logging needs.
- Hours of Service tracking
- Violation alerts
- GPS tracking
- DVIR and roadside inspections
- IFTA fuel tax reporting
- Trip planner
- Fleet management
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Clear Path ELD is an easy to use electronic logbook that makes keeping track of HoS (hours of service) simple and convenient. New CDL driver or switching from a paper log to an elog for the first time? No problem! Clear Path ELD is reliable, affordable, and keeps you FMCSA and DOT compliant. With GPS tracking, DVIR, post-DOT inspection report, fuel tracker, electronic document delivery, and more available in one convenient app, Clear Path ELD is the best choice for all your electronic logging needs. Key Features: • Hours of Service • Violation Alert • GPS Tracking • Roadside Inspection • IFTA Fuel Tax Reporting • Trip Planner • Vehicle Diagnostics • Driver Switching • Codriving • Messaging • Fleet Management System
Smart Elds
This app automatically syncs with commercial vehicle engines to log driving time, hours of service, engine run times, and miles driven. It provides an electronic logbook and driver vehicle inspection reports for efficient fleet management.
- Automatic driving time tracking
- Hours of Service (HOS) logging
- Engine run time recording
- Vehicle movement and location tracking
- Miles driven calculation
- Electronic Logbook
- Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIR)
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Smartelds automatically sync with a commercial motor vehicle’s engine to track and record driving time, hours of service (HOS), engine run times, vehicle movement and location and miles driven.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Elds at 56% against Clear Path ELD's 11%. Smart Elds also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.8). Clear Path ELD's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). 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.
Smart Elds holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Clear Path ELD's written reviews are positive against 56% of Smart Elds's.
Clear Path ELD ships an update every 6 weeks, Smart Elds every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clear Path ELD | Smart Elds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (33 ratings) | 4.2 (55 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.5% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 55 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gorilla Fleet Safety LLC | Asritsolutions LLC |
Customer experience
Clear Path ELD
Smart Elds
In-app purchases
Clear Path ELD
No in-app purchases
Smart Elds
No in-app purchases
