Bright Road Star vs CAPTAIN 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.
CAPTAIN ELD
This business application streamlines log and inspection report management for truckers. It ensures ELD rule compliance, enhances productivity, and provides valuable insights into vehicle performance and fuel efficiency.
- ELD rule compliance
- Log and inspection report management
- Streamlined daily tasks
- Idling and speeding monitoring
- Fuel waste tracking
- Mileage calculation
- Vehicle diagnostics
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Reliable and robust, CAPTAIN ELD offers a new technological approach to managing logs and inspection reports. CAPTAIN ELD offers compliance with the ELD rule and the possibility to streamline daily tasks and improve the overall productivity of your business. Easy to install and use, the software flaunts a friendly interface that allows quick access to the details about current and past logs. A set of additional features provide truckers with valuable information about idling and speeding, fuel waste, mileage calculation, and vehicle diagnostics based on accurately collected data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CAPTAIN ELD at 3.7 against Bright Road Star's 2.4. Bright Road Star's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
CAPTAIN ELD holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bright Road Star has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bright Road Star ships an update every 3 months, CAPTAIN ELD every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bright Road Star | CAPTAIN ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (16 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Road Star, Inc | TRANS ATLANTIC GSV INC |
In-app purchases
Bright Road Star
No in-app purchases
CAPTAIN ELD
No in-app purchases
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