Digital Permit Book vs Counting Trucks ELD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digital Permit Book
This app provides a secure, cloud-based solution for businesses to manage driver compliance and fleet equipment data. It facilitates the sharing of essential documents and information between carriers and drivers, streamlining daily operations.
- Secure cloud-based data tracking
- Fleet equipment information sharing
- Driver document management
- Streamlined daily operations
- Carrier and driver communication
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Digital Permit Book Driver app is a Secure Cloud-Based Compliance App that tracks all the data you need to streamline day-to-day operations. Allowing Carriers & Drivers to share documents and information for fleet equipment.
Counting Trucks ELD
This application simplifies hours of service logging for truck drivers by automatically syncing with their trucks to track drive time and miles. It provides alerts for remaining drive time and streamlines Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIRs). Fleet managers benefit from reports on driver performance and fuel usage.
- Automatic drive time and mileage tracking
- Drive time limit alerts
- Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIRs)
- Fleet management reports
- Simple interface with large buttons
- FMCSA regulation compliance
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Counting Trucks is an ELD app for truck drivers that makes logging hours easy. It syncs with your truck to track drive time and miles automatically. No more paper logs. The app shows how much drive time you have left. When you're close to your limit, it warns you. For fleet managers, Counting Trucks offers useful reports. They can see how drivers are doing and how much fuel is used. The app is simple to use. Big buttons and clear text work well, even on rough roads. Counting Trucks also simplifies Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIRs). Drivers can easily complete pre-trip and post-trip inspections right in the app. We're always improving to meet new FMCSA regulations and standards. This isn't just about following laws. It's about making trucking easier. Whether you're behind the wheel or managing a fleet, Counting Trucks is there to help.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Counting Trucks ELD at 5.0 against Digital Permit Book's 4.6. Counting Trucks ELD also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Counting Trucks ELD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.
Digital Permit Book ships an update every 3 weeks, Counting Trucks ELD every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital Permit Book | Counting Trucks ELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Permit Book LLC | Counting Trucks |
Customer experience
Digital Permit Book
Counting Trucks ELD
In-app purchases
Digital Permit Book
No in-app purchases
Counting Trucks ELD
No in-app purchases
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