Five ELD v1 vs ROUTE ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five ELD v1
Manage your fleet and comply with FMCSA regulations with this powerful suite of tools. Monitor driver activities, location, speed, and miles traveled to enhance fleet safety and operations. Designed for fleets of all sizes, it aims to keep drivers satisfied.
- Fleet management tools
- FMCSA regulation compliance
- Driver activity monitoring
- Location and speed tracking
- Miles traveled reporting
- Route selection analysis
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Five ELD v1 - The most powerful suite of tools to manage your fleet and comply with FMCSA regulations. Most accurate and relevant data to help you manage your fleet. Monitor current location, speed, miles travelled, route selection, detention time, and other driver activities to improve the safety and overall operations of your entire fleet. Based on the well-known and tested Five ELD v1 platform, Five ELD v1 provides even more functionality to fleets of all sizes while keeping the drivers happy.
ROUTE ELD
This app simplifies electronic logging for truckers, offering an FMCSA-approved solution with a user-friendly interface. It includes features like GPS tracking, IFTA calculations, vehicle maintenance, and fault code detection to streamline operations and reduce risks.
- FMCSA-approved ELD
- User-friendly interface
- GPS fleet tracking
- IFTA fuel tax calculations
- Vehicle maintenance tracking
- Fault code detection
- Automated idle reporting
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Are you tired of complex and inefficient ELD apps? Try ROUTE ELD to feel the difference. The electronic logbook comes with a friendly interface that allows truckers to manage logs quickly and with ease. This FMCSA-approved app supports all HOS regulations and ELD mandate requirements. GPS tracker, IFTA calculations, vehicle maintenance, fault code detection, and automated idle reporting are also available. Optimize dispatch tasks by accurately monitoring the location of your fleet’s vehicles. Automate your vehicle maintenance service. Reduce audit risks by calculating your fuel tax automatically. Avoid expensive truck repairs using self-diagnosis and reporting systems. And more! Get ROUTE ELD to start enjoying these benefits right now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ROUTE ELD at 5.0 against Five ELD v1's 4.5. ROUTE ELD also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). Five ELD v1's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). 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.
ROUTE ELD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five ELD v1 has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Five ELD v1 ships an update every 2 weeks, ROUTE ELD every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five ELD v1 | ROUTE ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZIPPY ELD INC | Route Eld LLC |
Customer experience
Five ELD v1
ROUTE ELD
In-app purchases
Five ELD v1
No in-app purchases
ROUTE ELD
No in-app purchases
