Five ELD v1 vs Secure Path 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.
Secure Path ELD
This FMCSA-approved electronic logbook app helps truck drivers manage Hours of Service (HOS) logs on iOS devices. It offers real-time tracking, built-in violation alerts, and a user-friendly interface for improved fleet safety and compliance.
- FMCSA-approved electronic logbook
- HOS log management
- Real-time location, speed, and distance tracking
- Built-in violation alerts
- User-friendly interface
- Fleet management support
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Truck drivers can easily and conveniently manage their HOS electronic logs on iPhones and iPads with Secure Path ELD, an FMCSA-approved and registered electronic logbook. Trusted by drivers, Secure Path ELD offers enhanced functionality and practical features suitable for fleets of all sizes. Installation is quick and simple, and if you need assistance, our knowledgeable support team is here to help! With a user-friendly interface, Secure Path ELD ensures a seamless daily experience. The app tracks real-time location, speed, and distance traveled, helping to improve the safety, efficiency, and overall performance of your fleet. Additionally, built-in alerts notify drivers, safety personnel, and dispatchers of potential violations, helping you avoid costly HOS infractions and ensuring compliance with FMCSA regulations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Secure Path ELD at 5.0 against Five ELD v1's 4.5. Five ELD v1's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1). 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.
Secure Path 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Five ELD v1 ships an update every 2 weeks, Secure Path ELD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five ELD v1 | Secure Path ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ZIPPY ELD INC | Secure Path ELD |
Customer experience
Five ELD v1
Secure Path ELD
In-app purchases
Five ELD v1
No in-app purchases
Secure Path ELD
No in-app purchases
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