DigAlert vs Miss Utility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DigAlert
This app provides underground utility locating services for homeowners and contractors in Southern California. It helps prevent dangerous accidents by informing users about the location of underground lines before digging. Access tools for ticket updates, expiration dates, and emergency contacts.
- Web update of tickets
- View expiring tickets
- DigAlert Express
- Newtin ETA
- Access Emergency / Vacuum Contacts
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Underground Service Alert of Southern California (USA/SC) aka DigAlert was formed on September 13, 1976 in response to a deadly accident that had taken place in Culver City three months earlier. A petroleum pipeline was accidentally breached by a construction crew working on Venice Blvd and the resulting explosion took the lives of nine people. Additionally, an entire city block was burned to the ground and millions of dollars in damages were caused by this incident. The spark that ignited this deadly inferno quickly became the impetus behind a movement to prevent these tragic accidents. USA/SC is the result of that effort and has been serving this part of California ever since. Keep yourself up to date with our latest advancements in technologies by downloading the DigAlert app with tons of useful tools for homeowners and contractors such as: - Web Update of tickets - View expiring tickets - DigAlert Express - Newtin ETA - Access Emergency / Vacuum Contacts Remember, find out FIRST, contact 811 before you dig. It's the law.
Miss Utility
This app simplifies the process of managing locate requests for anyone planning to excavate. It allows users to initiate, monitor, and manage requests, access important resources, and view past tickets. Facility operators can also use it to provide positive responses.
- Manage locate requests
- Initiate and monitor excavation requests
- Access Resource Center
- View and share guides and videos
- Search and view submitted tickets
- View positive response history
- Access online utility tools
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Excavators, homeowners, and facility operators can use the Miss Utility app to easily and quickly manage locate requests. Anyone planning to excavate in Maryland counties west of the Chesapeake Bay or in Washington, D. C. can use the app to initiate, manage and monitor a locate request prior to excavation. Facility operators can use the ticket management feature to provide a positive response to excavators. Use the app to: Access a Resource Center with links to the Miss utility handbook, excavator guide, color codes and instructional videos. View and share these items with the click of a button. Find and view previously submitted tickets with Ticket Search. View the positive response history and an on-line worksite map through Ticket Search. Log in to ISITE for access to all of the Miss Utility online tools such as IMAP, Locator Ticket Management, and ITIC. Get the latest News and Events announcements from Miss Utility. Why wait? Download now and keep all things Miss Utility in the palm of your hand!
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Verdict
DigAlert and Miss Utility both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 68% of DigAlert's written reviews are positive against 0% of Miss Utility's. DigAlert also leads on ratings volume (88 vs 8) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Miss Utility's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for DigAlert against 4.0 for Miss Utility. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DigAlert has 88 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of DigAlert's written reviews are positive against 0% of Miss Utility's.
DigAlert ships an update every 6 weeks, Miss Utility every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DigAlert | Miss Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (88 ratings) | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DigAlert | One Call Concepts, Inc. |
Customer experience
DigAlert
Miss Utility
In-app purchases
DigAlert
No in-app purchases
Miss Utility
No in-app purchases
