AMBEST vs Akal ELD for CMV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AMBEST
Manage your reward and shower points with this app designed for cardholders. Register your card, check your balance, and use it as a digital card. Easily find AMBEST locations.
- Track reward points
- Track shower points
- Register card
- Check balance
- Digital card functionality
- Find AMBEST locations
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For all AMBEST card holders, this is the perfect app to help you keep track of your reward points and shower points. In addition to registering your card and checking your balance, you can also use this app as a digital card. You can see all AMBEST locations too!
Akal ELD for CMV
This app provides a registered Electronic Logging Device (ELD) system for managing Hours of Service (HOS) and Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIR) in compliance with CFR regulations. It offers complete management for commercial motor vehicle drivers.
- HOS management (CFR §395)
- DVIR management (CFR §396)
- Registered ELD system
- Complete compliance management
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A registered ELD System that does just what you need. Complete management of: CFR §395 (HOS) CFR §396 (DVIR)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Akal ELD for CMV at 3.7 against AMBEST's 3.0. Akal ELD for CMV also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). AMBEST's advantage is review sentiment (11% vs 0%) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Akal ELD for CMV holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AMBEST has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of AMBEST's written reviews are positive against 0% of Akal ELD for CMV's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AMBEST ships an update every 4 months, Akal ELD for CMV every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AMBEST | Akal ELD for CMV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (20 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AM Best | Mark Rupert |
Customer experience
AMBEST
Akal ELD for CMV
In-app purchases
AMBEST
No in-app purchases
Akal ELD for CMV
No in-app purchases
