ELD Mandate Prime vs Apex ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ELD Mandate Prime
This app helps commercial drivers comply with DOT FMCSA regulations for recording duty status. It supports various rules like 60/70-hour limits, driving hours, and break requirements, with automatic location tracking.
- DOT FMCSA self-compliant
- Driver duty status recording
- 60/70-hour work limits
- 11-hour driving limit
- 30-minute break tracking
- Automatic location recording
- Duty status changes at rest
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DOT FMCSA self-compliant application to record driver duty status and meet the following regulations: -60-hour/7days or 70-hour/8daysRules -34 hour week restart with latest suspension of two periods 1-5am -11 hours driving for the day -14 hours on duty for the day -Sleeper Berth provision -Passenger Seat provision -Personal Conveyance provision -30 minutes break provision -Location recording for vehicle’s engine turned on and off, and location recording every 60 minutes if vehicle is moving -Mobile device permits duty status changes only when the vehicle is at rest -The mobile device warns the driver, visually and/or audibly of any malfunction -When the vehicle is stationary for 5 minutes or more, the mobile device will default to on-duty not driving and the driver must enter the proper status
Apex ELD
This electronic logbook app ensures full compliance with FMCSA regulations. It functions as a standard ELD solution with extensive features for trucking professionals.
- FMCSA compliant
- Electronic logbook
- Extensive compliance features
- Trucking professional focus
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The Apex ELD application adheres to FMCSA regulations. In addition to functioning as a standard electronic logbook, our ELD solution provides extensive features to ensure full compliance with FMCSA requirements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ELD Mandate Prime at 5.0 against Apex ELD's 4.2. Apex ELD's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ELD Mandate Prime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apex ELD has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ELD Mandate Prime ships an update every 4 months, Apex ELD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ELD Mandate Prime | Apex ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bizringer Inc | Apex ELD Inc |
Customer experience
ELD Mandate Prime
Apex ELD
In-app purchases
ELD Mandate Prime
No in-app purchases
Apex ELD
No in-app purchases
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