Smart Elds vs DIGITAL 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.
DIGITAL ELD
This FMCSA-approved electronic logbook app ensures compliance with HOS and ELD regulations. It simplifies record-keeping for drivers and offers fleet managers real-time GPS tracking, fault code notifications, IFTA reporting, and analytics.
- FMCSA-approved HOS/ELD compliance
- Driver record of duty status
- Fleet manager fault code notifications
- Real-time GPS tracking
- IFTA reporting
- Comprehensive analytics
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DIGITAL ELD is the electronic logbook solution that delivers compliance and convenience. This FMCSA-approved app supports all HOS and ELD regulations, making it easy for drivers to maintain their records of duty status and avoid violations. Fleet managers can receive fault code notifications and access real-time GPS tracking, and DIGITAL ELD also provides IFTA reporting and comprehensive analytics. With its powerful features and user-friendly design, DIGITAL ELD is the perfect choice for drivers and fleet managers who demand the best.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DIGITAL ELD at 100% against Smart Elds's 56%. DIGITAL ELD also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Smart Elds's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (55 vs 8). 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.
DIGITAL ELD holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Elds has 55 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Smart Elds's written reviews are positive against 100% of DIGITAL ELD's.
Smart Elds ships an update every 3 weeks, DIGITAL ELD every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Elds | DIGITAL ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (55 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 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 | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Asritsolutions LLC | DIGITAL ELD LLC |
Customer experience
Smart Elds
DIGITAL ELD
In-app purchases
Smart Elds
No in-app purchases
DIGITAL ELD
No in-app purchases
