Five ELD v1 vs PDSINC 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.
PDSINC ELD
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Enhance your compliance with the truckers’ law with our PDSINC ELD app! PDSINC ELD supports all applicable HOS and ELD regulations. Our system calculates on-duty limits, available driving hours, required breaks, and off-duty time. Automatic notifications about potential violations help drivers avoid expensive fines and high CSA scores. The intuitive interface of our app facilitates log management and everyday operations. Manage your status with only a few clicks. Download PDSINC ELD app now to achieve perfect compliance without sacrificing productivity!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Five ELD v1 at every 2 weeks against PDSINC ELD's every 3 months. PDSINC ELD's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Five ELD v1 ships an update every 2 weeks, PDSINC ELD every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and May 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five ELD v1 | PDSINC ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | 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 | Prime Duty Solutions Inc. |
In-app purchases
Five ELD v1
No in-app purchases
PDSINC ELD
No in-app purchases
