Bright Road Star vs FM 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.
FM ELD
This app provides truck drivers with an FMCSA-approved electronic logbook for easy Hours of Service logging on iOS devices. It ensures compliance with federal regulations for automatic onboard recording devices and electronic logging devices.
- FMCSA-approved electronic logbook
- Hours of Service logging
- DOT compliance
- AOBRD compliant
- ELD compliant
- iOS device support
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FM ELD is an FMCSA-approved and registered electronic logbook that offers truck drivers an easy and convenient way to log their hours of service using their own iPhones or iPads. FM ELD is fully compliant with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations CFR 49 Sections 395.15, concerning automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRD), and Section 395.20 regarding electronic logging devices (ELD).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bright Road Star at 40% against FM ELD's 0%. FM ELD's advantage is rating (2.9 vs 2.4). 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.
FM ELD holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Bright Road Star's written reviews are positive against 0% of FM 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, FM ELD every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bright Road Star | FM ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (16 ratings) | 2.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 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 | fmeld INC. |
Customer experience
Bright Road Star
FM ELD
In-app purchases
Bright Road Star
No in-app purchases
FM ELD
No in-app purchases
