Smarthop vs eLog Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smarthop
This app helps trucking businesses and dispatchers increase earnings and streamline operations. It aggregates loads from top sources, offers optimized recommendations, and automates back-office tasks like payroll. Focus on finding better loads and growing your business.
- Aggregated load board
- Customized load recommendations
- Route and profit optimization
- Automated payroll
- Market analysis
- Performance reporting
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SmartHop is an app that helps fleets and independent dispatchers earn more while simplifying the day-to-day by improving decision-making and automating manual tasks. Our load board brings together loads from the top brokers and load boards, including DAT, to give you access to the best loads, regardless of your size or years of experience. Get customized load recommendations based on your business and real market data to ensure you’re booking the best load possible. Simplify your back office, or let us handle it completely, so you can spend more time finding great loads and moving your business forward. *Real-Time DAT & Broker Integrations *Route & Profit Optimization *Aggregated Load Board *Book & Bid Now Loads *Market Analysis Highlighting Hot Lanes *Performance Reporting & Forecasts *Trip Management & Automated Payroll *Easy Setup & Excellent Customer Support Try SmartHop today, request a demo at smarthop.com.
eLog Plus
This application helps drivers comply with DOT FMCSA regulations for recording duty status. It tracks driving hours, breaks, and vehicle status changes, ensuring adherence to rules like the 11-hour driving limit and 30-minute breaks.
- DOT FMCSA self-compliant
- Records driver duty status
- Tracks driving and on-duty hours
- Manages breaks and sleeper berth
- Location recording for vehicle movement
- Duty status changes only when vehicle is at rest
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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: eLog Plus at 100% against Smarthop's 25%. Smarthop's advantage is rating (3.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
Smarthop holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smarthop has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Smarthop's written reviews are positive against 100% of eLog Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Smarthop ships an update every 2 weeks, eLog Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smarthop | eLog Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (20 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smarthop Inc | NLMJ Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Smarthop
eLog Plus
In-app purchases
Smarthop
No in-app purchases
eLog Plus
No in-app purchases
