Bright Road Star vs TFM ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bright Road Star
This application simplifies Electronic Logging Device (ELD) management for truck drivers. It offers user-friendly features like API integration, location sharing, and driver scorecards, all accessible on smartphones.
- ELD management for truck drivers
- API integration
- 24/7 customer support
- Location sharing
- Driver scorecards
- Smartphone compatible
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Our ELD was tailored to those who need it most: truck drivers. ROADSTAR’s features were created to make day-to-day use simple and easy to understand. USER-FRIENDLY FEATURES Compatible with all smartphones, additional user-friendly features such as API integration, 24/7 customer support, location sharing, and driver scorecards, provide drivers with a great application experience.
TFM ELD
This app provides truck drivers and companies with a simple and reliable Hours of Service (HOS) logging and tracking tool. It is FMCSA registered and certified, offering features like GPS tracking and document scanning. A 30-day money-back guarantee and 24/7 customer support are included.
- FMCSA registered and certified ELD
- Hours of Service (HOS) logging
- GPS Tracking
- Document scanning
- Chat function
- Day/night mode
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TFM ELD is an FMCSA registered and certified ELD solutions offering truck drivers and companies of any size a simple and reliable HOS logging and tracking tool. TFM ELD Provides full support for both iPhones and iPads. TFM ELD is also filled with extra features including user-friendly interface, GPS Tracking, Chat function, document scanning, day/night mode and many more. We always strive to provide our customers with best experience. Our risk free solution is backed with a 30-day money back guarantee as well as a 24/7 customer support that is ready to assist at any time. TFM ELD is fully compliant with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations CFR 49 section 395.20 regarding electronic logging devices (ELD).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TFM ELD at 3.0 against Bright Road Star's 2.4. TFM ELD also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Bright Road Star's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 8%). 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.
TFM ELD holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 34 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Bright Road Star's written reviews are positive against 8% of TFM ELD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bright Road Star ships an update every 3 months, TFM ELD every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bright Road Star | TFM ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (16 ratings) | 3.0 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Road Star, Inc | TFM GROUP INC. |
Customer experience
Bright Road Star
TFM ELD
In-app purchases
Bright Road Star
No in-app purchases
TFM ELD
No in-app purchases
