Smart Elds vs DAILY ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
DAILY ELD
This app provides FMCSA-approved Electronic Logging Device (ELD) functionality for commercial drivers. It offers real-time vehicle data, including location, speed, and duty status, ensuring DOT compliance through native integration with your vehicle's ECM.
- FMCSA-approved ELD functionality
- Real-time vehicle data access
- Vehicle location and speed tracking
- Engine hours and duty status monitoring
- Native ECM integration for DOT compliance
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The DAILY ELD app has been approved by the FMCSA for use with their Electronic Logging Device (ELD) hardware. Access real-time data, including vehicle location, speed, engine hours, and duty status. Use the native integration with your vehicle's ECM to ensure DOT compliance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DAILY ELD at 5.0 against Smart Elds's 4.2. DAILY ELD also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Smart Elds's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (55 vs 4). 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.
DAILY ELD 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 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Smart Elds ships an update every 3 weeks, DAILY ELD every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Elds | DAILY ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (55 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Asritsolutions LLC | DAILY ELD LLC |
Customer experience
Smart Elds
DAILY ELD
In-app purchases
Smart Elds
No in-app purchases
DAILY ELD
No in-app purchases
