Stellar ELD vs Freelanes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stellar ELD
This app provides a compliant electronic logbook solution for commercial drivers. It offers extensive features to ensure adherence to FMCSA regulations, going beyond standard logging capabilities.
- FMCSA compliant
- Electronic logbook
- Extensive compliance features
- Standard logging functionality
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The Stellar ELD application adheres to FMCSA regulations. In addition to functioning as a standard electronic logbook, our ELD solution provides extensive features to ensure full compliance with FMCSA requirements.
Freelanes
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Freelanes is the driver's app for professional truck drivers: owner-operators and company drivers anywhere in the world SIGN IN WITH YOUR CODE Your broker, shipper or carrier sends you a code or a link. Enter it with your phone number and you are on the load. One phone per load: nobody else can sign in to yours. YOUR LOAD, EVERY STOP, ONE SCREEN • Pickups and deliveries in order, with addresses, appointment windows, references and notes • Signal Arrived and Departed with one tap at the stop; your broker sees it the moment you send it • Load details: equipment, commodity, weight and temperature YOUR LOCATION, WITHOUT THE CALLS While you are on a load, Freelanes shares your position with the company that sent it, also in the background, so they can follow the load without calling you. It keeps going through dead zones and sends what it saved when you are back in coverage. Turn on Sleeping while you rest. DOCUMENTS AND PICKUP PHOTOS • Photograph a BOL or any document and send it as one PDF in a few taps • Send the pickup verification photos your broker asks for MESSAGES Message your broker, and your carrier if you drive for one, right next to the load. LOAD BOARD Browse loads posted by brokers on Freelanes, with miles, rate and rate per mile. NIGHT AND DAY A dark Night theme for the cab and a bright Day theme for the sun, in English and Spanish. Freelanes is free for drivers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Stellar ELD at every 5 days against Freelanes's every 2 months. Stellar ELD also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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.
Stellar ELD ships an update every 5 days, Freelanes every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Stellar ELD | Freelanes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stellantis Solutions LLC | Luz Alvarado |
In-app purchases
Stellar ELD
No in-app purchases
Freelanes
No in-app purchases









