Smart Elds vs Bluehorse 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.
Bluehorse Eld
This application serves as an electronic logging device for commercial motor vehicles. It connects directly to the vehicle's engine to accurately record driving hours. This helps ensure compliance with regulations and simplifies record-keeping for drivers.
- Electronic logging device
- Connects to vehicle engine
- Records driving hours
- Commercial motor vehicle compliance
- Simplified record-keeping
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Bluehorse Eld is electronic logging device. Bluehorse Eld connect to a commercial motor vehicle engine to record driving hours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bluehorse Eld at 100% against Smart Elds's 56%. Bluehorse Eld also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2). Smart Elds's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Bluehorse Eld holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Elds has 55 ratings behind it against 10, 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 Bluehorse Eld's.
Smart Elds ships an update every 3 weeks, Bluehorse Eld every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Elds | Bluehorse Eld |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (55 ratings) | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Asritsolutions LLC | Blue Horse ELD inc |
Customer experience
Smart Elds
Bluehorse Eld
In-app purchases
Smart Elds
No in-app purchases
Bluehorse Eld
No in-app purchases
