ELOG 42 ELD vs loopELD
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.
loopELD
This application helps commercial drivers and fleet managers meet FMCSA ELD requirements. It simplifies the process of logging Hours of Service (HOS) for accurate and effortless compliance.
- FMCSA ELD compliance
- Hours of Service (HOS) logging
- Simplified driver logs
- Fleet manager tools
- Accurate compliance
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With loopELD, commercial drivers and fleet managers can easily comply with FMCSA ELD requirements. Our application is designed to make the logging of Hours of Service (HOS) as straightforward as possible, ensuring that compliance is both accurate and effortless.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: loopELD at 4.3 against ELOG 42 ELD's 3.0. loopELD also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). ELOG 42 ELD's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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.
loopELD holds the better App Store score, 4.3 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, loopELD monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ELOG 42 ELD | loopELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (11 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Leko Inc | Matija Milikic |
Customer experience
ELOG 42 ELD
loopELD
In-app purchases
ELOG 42 ELD
No in-app purchases
loopELD
No in-app purchases
