Truckbays vs ELD Driver Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Truckbays
Modernize your property's gates and electronic doors without physical keys or keypads. This app provides secure, remote access control for multiple locations and gates, allowing you to grant virtual keys to drivers, guests, or service providers with customizable access durations. Track activity and receive real-time notifications for enhanced security.
- Operate gates and electronic doors without physical keys
- Provide virtual keys for drivers, guests, and service providers
- Grant long-term or short-term access
- Remotely control access from anywhere
- Real-time and historical activity logs
- Push, email, and SMS notifications
- 24/7 customer support
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The Truckbays Access app allows users to modernize their gates. No more need for clickers, FOBs, or key pads. The app works with a universal device that requires installation and configuration. If you do not have the device installed at your property, this app will not work. Please contact support@truckbays.com for more information. Truckbays Access provides secure control of multiple locations and multiple gates. If you have a fleet you can easily invite drivers in order to be able to gain access to the location. You could also invite guests through the host dashboard. - Operate your gate, or any electronic door without a physical key - Provide virtual keys for Fleets, Drivers, guests, service providers, etc. - You can give long term or short term access - Remotely control your entire property's access controls from anywhere - Get a real-time and historical activity log. - Notifications - email, push and SMS - 24x7 customer support.
ELD Driver Log
This app provides FMCSA and DOT compliant Hours of Service (HOS) logging for commercial drivers. It supports various driving rules, break requirements, and location recording, ensuring compliance and offering malfunction warnings.
- FMCSA and DOT compliant ELD
- Supports 60h/7days and 70h/8days rules
- Includes 34h week restart with suspension rules
- Tracks 11h daily driving and 14h on-duty
- Records location for engine status and movement
- Warns of malfunctions
- Facilitates data transfer for inspections
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FMCSA and DOT compliant and fully functional ELD. Easy to use for fleets, owner-operators and drivers. -60h/7days or 70h/8days rules -34h week restart with latest suspension of two periods 1-5am -11h daily -14h on-duty (daily) -Sleeper berth -Personal conveyance -30 minutes break -Location recording for engine on and off, and every 60 minutes if moving -Mobile device permits duty status changes only when the vehicle is at rest -Warns driver, visually and/or audibly of any malfunction -When the truck is stationary for 5 minutes or more, it will default to on-duty not driving and the driver must enter the proper status -The device (ELD) performs self-test, as well as a self-test at any point upon request of an authorized safety assurance official -Able to send ELD data to DOT office during inspection as required by FMCSA
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Truckbays at every 10 days against ELD Driver Log's every 2 months. On price, review sentiment, 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.
Truckbays ships an update every 10 days, ELD Driver Log every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Truckbays | ELD Driver Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (49 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Truckbays LLC | Sahara ELD LLC |
Customer experience
Truckbays
ELD Driver Log
In-app purchases
Truckbays
No in-app purchases
ELD Driver Log
No in-app purchases
