Compliace 10 vs Smart Elds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compliace 10
Stay informed about federal DOT and FMCSA regulations with expert assistance. This app helps motor carriers avoid violations and maintain their authority. It also includes features for tracking IFTA and fuel expenses.
- Expert regulatory guidance
- DOT and FMCSA compliance
- Violation avoidance
- Motor carrier authority support
- IFTA tracking
- Fuel expense logging
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Experts can do the regulatory work for you, so you can stay informed and keep driving with confidence. Getting into compliance under federal DOT and FMCSA regulations can be a daunting task. Compliance 10-4 is here to help. Learn what you need to know to help avoid these types of violations and keep your motor carrier authority on the road, moving, & safe. You can also track your IFTA and Fuel ups with this app.
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 rating: Compliace 10 at 5.0 against Smart Elds's 4.2. Compliace 10 also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). Smart Elds's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 1). 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.
Compliace 10 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Elds has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compliace 10 | Smart Elds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 55 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Rupert | Asritsolutions LLC |
Customer experience
Compliace 10
Smart Elds
In-app purchases
Compliace 10
No in-app purchases
Smart Elds
No in-app purchases
