Smart Elds vs RIDEHUB 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.
RIDEHUB ELD
This app helps drivers maintain Hours of Service compliance and improve productivity. It offers real-time vehicle tracking, maintenance scheduling, malfunction alerts, and automated tax reporting to reduce administrative tasks for truckers.
- Hours of Service (HOS) compliance
- Real-time vehicle tracking
- Preventive maintenance scheduling
- Vehicle malfunction notifications
- Automated tax reporting
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Achieve maximum ELD compliance and boost productivity with RIDEHUB ELD! The intuitive interface helps drivers manage their HOS records efficiently and in compliance with federal regulations. Additional features allow truckers to track vehicles in real time, program preventive maintenance schedules, receive notifications about vehicle malfunctions, and eliminate administrative burdens by automating tax reports. RIDEHUB ELD offers much more than compliance! Download RIDEHUB ELD and start driving!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RIDEHUB ELD at 5.0 against Smart Elds's 4.2. RIDEHUB ELD also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Smart Elds's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (55 vs 1). 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.
RIDEHUB 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Smart Elds ships an update every 3 weeks, RIDEHUB ELD every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Elds | RIDEHUB ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (55 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 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 | RIDEHUB INC |
Customer experience
Smart Elds
RIDEHUB ELD
In-app purchases
Smart Elds
No in-app purchases
RIDEHUB ELD
No in-app purchases
