1st Guard Mobile vs Rand ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1st Guard Mobile
Manage your commercial truck insurance policies on the go. View policy details, retrieve certificates, track payments, and manage claims. Stay connected with direct contact options and message access.
- View policy details and coverages
- Retrieve Certificate of Insurance
- Track payment schedules and history
- Manage claims and contact adjusters
- Make payments
- Direct contact and messaging with insurer
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Thank you for choosing the 1st Guard Mobile app for 1st Guard Truck Insurance customers. Here are some things you can do with the 1st Guard Mobile app: - View coverages and policy details - Retrieve your latest Certificate of Insurance - Check to see when the next payment will happen - Check account status - Make a payment - View payment history - View claims and contact your adjuster directly - Quick call to 1st Guard - Check messages from 1st Guard We update our app regularly to add new features and make other improvements to enhance the value and performance of the 1st Guard Mobile app.
Rand ELD
This DOT FMCSA self-compliant application helps drivers record their duty status accurately. It supports various regulations including driving hours, breaks, and sleeper berth provisions. The app automatically records location and alerts drivers to malfunctions.
- DOT FMCSA self-compliant
- Record driver duty status
- Supports 60/70-hour rules
- Tracks driving and on-duty hours
- Sleeper berth and break provisions
- Location recording
- Malfunction alerts
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DOT FMCSA self-compliant application to record driver duty status and meet the following regulations: -60-hour/7days or 70-hour/8daysRules -34 hour week restart with latest suspension of two periods 1-5am -11 hours driving for the day -14 hours on duty for the day -Sleeper Berth provision -Passenger Seat provision -Personal Conveyance provision -30 minutes break provision -Location recording for vehicle’s engine turned on and off, and location recording every 60 minutes if vehicle is moving -Mobile device permits duty status changes only when the vehicle is at rest -The mobile device warns the driver, visually and/or audibly of any malfunction -When the vehicle is stationary for 5 minutes or more, the mobile device will default to on-duty not driving and the driver must enter the proper status
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 1st Guard Mobile at 100% against Rand ELD's 0%. 1st Guard Mobile also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7). Rand ELD's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). 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.
1st Guard Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rand ELD has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 1st Guard Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of Rand ELD's.
1st Guard Mobile ships an update every 9 months, Rand ELD every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1st Guard Mobile | Rand ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1st Guard Corporation | Rand McNally |
Customer experience
1st Guard Mobile
Rand ELD
In-app purchases
1st Guard Mobile
No in-app purchases
Rand ELD
No in-app purchases
