ELOG 42 ELD vs CAPTAIN ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ELOG 42 ELD
This app 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 tracking
- Engine hours monitoring
- Duty status updates
- DOT compliance
- ECM integration
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The ELOG 42 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.
CAPTAIN ELD
This business application streamlines log and inspection report management for truckers. It ensures ELD rule compliance, enhances productivity, and provides valuable insights into vehicle performance and fuel efficiency.
- ELD rule compliance
- Log and inspection report management
- Streamlined daily tasks
- Idling and speeding monitoring
- Fuel waste tracking
- Mileage calculation
- Vehicle diagnostics
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Reliable and robust, CAPTAIN ELD offers a new technological approach to managing logs and inspection reports. CAPTAIN ELD offers compliance with the ELD rule and the possibility to streamline daily tasks and improve the overall productivity of your business. Easy to install and use, the software flaunts a friendly interface that allows quick access to the details about current and past logs. A set of additional features provide truckers with valuable information about idling and speeding, fuel waste, mileage calculation, and vehicle diagnostics based on accurately collected data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CAPTAIN ELD at 3.7 against ELOG 42 ELD's 3.0. ELOG 42 ELD's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3). 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.
CAPTAIN ELD holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively.
ELOG 42 ELD ships an update every 8 months, CAPTAIN ELD every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | ELOG 42 ELD | CAPTAIN ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (11 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leko Inc | TRANS ATLANTIC GSV INC |
In-app purchases
ELOG 42 ELD
No in-app purchases
CAPTAIN ELD
No in-app purchases
