Vista ELD vs Sharp ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vista ELD
This Hours of Service (HOS) tracking application is designed for truck drivers in the USA and Canada. It offers FMCSA-compliant features for managing duty statuses, tracking deliveries, and generating reports. The app also includes tools for fuel purchases, vehicle inspections, and asset mapping.
- HOS tracking
- Trip creation
- Fuel purchase logging
- DVIR reports
- Asset map
- Fleet manager reporting
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Vista ELD is ready to announce our HOS tracking application, which is created for the truck drivers in the USA and Canada. The application contains both all required by the FMCSA features and many other features, added for your convenience. They include: creating trips to control the delivery statuses; SIM, push and email notifications for drivers and fleet managers; interface for adding fuel purchases; interface for filling the Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports; price calculators; assets map; reporting for fleet managers; etc. Vista ELD is compliant with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations CFR §395.15 and 49 CFR 395.20 et seq. Vista ELD is compliant with Section 83 of The Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations regarding the use of the electronic logging devices. Overall, the application allows drivers to control their duty statuses, reflects any HOS violations, see the remaining working time, all Data Diagnostic and Malfunction events, add comments to any events, enable Exempts, Personal Conveyance, and Yard Move. You may find the official general, data transfer, and malfunction guides on our official website at http://vistaeld.com/. Please note: The application in use with the ELD device connected over Bluetooth may lead to faster battery discharge. We strongly advise connecting the device to the power source for use.
Sharp ELD
This application assists motor carriers with Hours of Service (HOS) management and simplifies DOT and DVIR inspections. It securely collects and stores truck and trip data, including driving time, fuel reports, and vehicle inspection status. Designed for both truck drivers and fleet managers, it ensures compliance with relevant regulations.
- Hours of Service (HOS) management
- DOT and DVIR inspection simplification
- Truck and trip data collection
- Built-in DVIR interface
- Co-driver support
- Compliance with FMCSR and MOT standards
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Sharp ELD is your comprehensive drive tracking application. Sharp ELD was specifically developed for motor carrier companies to provide assistance in Hours of Service (HOS) management as well as simplify the DOT and DVIR inspection procedures. It is fully compliant with the current legislation including Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) for American drivers and Ministry of Transportation (MOT) standards for Canadian drivers. Sharp ELD is designed to be used in conjunction with the standard PT30 device and can be easily connected to it via Bluetooth. By choosing the Sharp ELD app you get an opportunity to collect and store all the truck and trip data in one place including driving time and statuses, fuel reports, odometer offsets, stops, locations, etc. It also has a built-in DVIR interface, so the driver can state if their vehicle is safe for driving or not. Using the app the driver can also certify their records, check unidentified records, and transfer reports to safety officials to pass DOT inspection. Sharp ELD also works for co-drivers and allows them to drive in pairs while being logged in from the same device. With its user-friendly interface and a bunch of useful functions and services, Sharp ELD is sure to become the app of choice for both truck drivers and fleet managers.
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Verdict
Vista ELD and Sharp ELD both sit at 3.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Vista ELD's written reviews are positive against 60% of Sharp ELD's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Vista ELD against 3.3 for Sharp ELD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Vista ELD's written reviews are positive against 60% of Sharp ELD's.
Vista ELD ships an update every 5 months, Sharp ELD every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Vista ELD | Sharp ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (16 ratings) | 3.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Volodymyr Myronchuk | Volodymyr Myronchuk |
Customer experience
Vista ELD
Sharp ELD
In-app purchases
Vista ELD
No in-app purchases
Sharp ELD
No in-app purchases
