CloudELD vs Helios ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudELD
This app allows drivers to easily record their Hours of Service directly on their smartphone. It ensures full compliance with FMCSA and DOT regulations for accurate record-keeping.
- Record Hours of Service
- Smartphone compatibility
- FMCSA compliant
- DOT compliant
- Easy to use interface
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CLOUD-ELD App lets you record your Hours of Service on your smartphone. CLOUD-ELD is fully compliant with FMCSA and DOT regulations.
Helios ELD
This application helps commercial drivers comply with DOT FMCSA regulations for recording duty status. It tracks driving hours, on-duty time, breaks, and location, ensuring adherence to rules like the 11-hour driving limit and 30-minute break requirement.
- DOT FMCSA self-compliant
- Driver duty status recording
- Hour of Service (HOS) tracking
- Location recording
- Break and sleeper berth management
- Vehicle stationary status detection
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DOT FMCSA self-compliant application to record driver duty status and meet the following regulations: -60-hour/7days or 70-hour/8daysRules -34 hour week restart with latest suspension of two periods 1-5am -11 hours driving for the day -14 hours on duty for the day -Sleeper Berth provision -Passenger Seat provision -Personal Conveyance provision -30 minutes break provision -Location recording for vehicle’s engine turned on and off, and location recording every 60 minutes if vehicle is moving -Mobile device permits duty status changes only when the vehicle is at rest -The mobile device warns the driver, visually and/or audibly of any malfunction -When the vehicle is stationary for 5 minutes or more, the mobile device will default to on-duty not driving and the driver must enter the proper status
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CloudELD at 5.0 against Helios ELD's 2.0. CloudELD also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Helios ELD's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 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.
CloudELD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Helios ELD has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CloudELD ships an update every 2 weeks, Helios ELD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudELD | Helios ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.0 (8 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lirctek Inc | Assured Tracking Inc |
Customer experience
CloudELD
Helios ELD
In-app purchases
CloudELD
No in-app purchases
Helios ELD
No in-app purchases
