Vista ELD vs MAGAfleet
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 app is designed for truck drivers in the USA and Canada. It offers FMCSA-compliant features for managing duty statuses, tracking deliveries, and generating reports, along with tools for fuel purchases and vehicle inspections.
- HOS tracking
- Trip creation and delivery status control
- Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports
- Fuel purchase logging
- Asset mapping
- 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.
MAGAfleet
This FMCSA-approved electronic logbook simplifies Hours of Service logging and ensures compliance for commercial drivers. It offers automatic driving event recording when paired with compatible hardware and provides essential features for tracking, maintenance, and reporting.
- FMCSA-approved ELD compliance
- Automatic driving event recording
- Hours of Service (HOS) dashboard
- Driver Vehicle Inspection (DVIR) reporting
- IFTA and fuel efficiency reporting
- DOT inspection mode
- API location sharing
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The MAGA-ELD Driver App is an FMCSA-approved electronic logbook that makes logging your Hours of Service (HOS) and staying FMCSA-compliant hassle-free. The App can be used both as a stand-alone App or together with the MAGA-ELD hardware device to meet ELD requirements. When the MAGA-ELD Driver App is connected to the MAGA-ELD device via Bluetooth, it automatically records driving events. ELD COMPLIANCE Bluetooth Connection to MAGA-ELD device Straightforward User Interface HOS Dashboard Supports all US and Canada Cycle Rules Personal Conveyance and Yard Move (optional) Team-Driving Supported ELD-Exempt Mode Exemptions Non-Driving Log Edits Co-Driver Time Assignment (Admin Portal) HOS Time Limit Warnings Driving Mode HOS Dashboard Automatic Light and Dark Mode Unassigned Driving Event Assignment DOT Inspection Mode Form & Manner Errors Warning Data Backup in No-Network Areas TRACKING & TELEMATICS API Location Sharing GPS Location Tracking MAINTENANCE Driver Vehicle Inspection (DVIR) Flow Safe / Not Safe to Drive Status Existing Defect Carry-Over DTC Fault Codes FUEL & IFTA IFTA Reporting Fuel Efficiency Reporting SUPPORT DOT Inspection Card Online User Manuals & How-To Videos 100% US-Based On-Call Support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MAGAfleet at 5.0 against Vista ELD's 3.1. MAGAfleet also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Vista ELD's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MAGAfleet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Vista ELD's written reviews are positive against 100% of MAGAfleet's.
Vista ELD ships an update every 8 months, MAGAfleet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vista ELD | MAGAfleet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Volodymyr Myronchuk | Magafleet LLC |
Customer experience
Vista ELD
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In-app purchases
Vista ELD
No in-app purchases
MAGAfleet
No in-app purchases
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