GOLDEN ELD vs SUN ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GOLDEN ELD
This application provides FMCSA-approved access to real-time vehicle data, including location, speed, and engine hours. It ensures DOT compliance through native integration with your vehicle's ECM.
- FMCSA approved ELD
- Real-time vehicle data access
- Vehicle location and speed tracking
- Engine hours monitoring
- Duty status updates
- DOT compliance
- ECM integration
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The GOLDEN 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.
SUN ELD
This app provides advanced tools for fleet management and ensures compliance with FMCSA regulations. It offers real-time monitoring of fleet activity, driver behavior, and performance to enhance safety and efficiency for businesses of all sizes.
- FMCSA compliance
- Real-time fleet monitoring
- Driver behavior tracking
- Fleet performance optimization
- Route selection monitoring
- Detention time tracking
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SUN ELD is an advanced suite of tools designed to streamline fleet management and ensure compliance with FMCSA regulations. It delivers the most precise and up-to-date information, enabling you to monitor fleet activity such as real-time location, speed, distance traveled, route selection, detention times, and other driver behaviors, all aimed at boosting safety and overall fleet performance. Based on the reliable and widely-used SUN ELD platform, this version offers enhanced capabilities for fleets of all sizes, while ensuring driver satisfaction remains a priority. The fleet manager will assign a SUN ELD login and password, which the driver can later change as needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SUN ELD at 5.0 against GOLDEN ELD's 4.3. SUN ELD also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months). GOLDEN ELD's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
SUN ELD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
GOLDEN ELD ships an update every 14 months, SUN ELD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GOLDEN ELD | SUN ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GoldenELD INC | Rakhmatali Shodmonov |
Customer experience
GOLDEN ELD
SUN ELD
In-app purchases
GOLDEN ELD
No in-app purchases
SUN ELD
No in-app purchases
