Mountain ELD vs FM ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mountain ELD
This app provides a DOT-compliant Electronic Logging Device (ELD) solution for managing Hours of Service (HOS) and fleet operations. It offers powerful yet simple tools for tracking and tracing, supporting property-carrying FMCSA regulations for US and Canada.
- DOT Compliant ELD Solution
- HOS Management Tools
- Fleet Operations Oversight
- GPS Track and Trace
- Property-Carrying FMCSA Regulations Support
- USA and Canada Duty Cycle Support
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Mountain ELD is a self-certified and compliant ELD Solution which offers a huge variety of tools to manage your HOS as well as oversee your daily operations. Powerful yet simple to use tools makes Mountain ELD one of the few ELD solutions on the market to stand out. The Electronic logging device and GPS track and trace system for fleet management. The Electronic logging device supports Property-carrying FMCSA regulations and main Duty Cycles according to the USA and Canada regulations.
FM ELD
This app provides truck drivers with an FMCSA-approved electronic logbook for convenient hours of service logging on iPhones and iPads. It ensures compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for AOBRD and ELD.
- FMCSA-approved electronic logbook
- Hours of Service logging
- iPhone and iPad compatible
- AOBRD and ELD compliant
- Easy and convenient to use
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FM ELD is an FMCSA-approved and registered electronic logbook that offers truck drivers an easy and convenient way to log their hours of service using their own iPhones or iPads. FM ELD is fully compliant with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations CFR 49 Sections 395.15, concerning automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRD), and Section 395.20 regarding electronic logging devices (ELD).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FM ELD at 2.7 against Mountain ELD's 1.0. FM ELD also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
FM ELD holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Mountain ELD ships an update every 6 weeks, FM ELD every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Mountain ELD | FM ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 2.7 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mountain Safety Inc. | FM ELD Inc. |
Customer experience
Mountain ELD
FM ELD
In-app purchases
Mountain ELD
No in-app purchases
FM ELD
No in-app purchases
