Comparison

DigAlert vs Lone Star 811

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Web update of tickets
  • View expiring tickets
  • DigAlert Express
  • Newtin ETA
  • Access Emergency / Vacuum Contacts
Features
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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.

About

Lone Star 811

This app allows excavators, homeowners, and facility operators in Texas to manage locate requests before digging. Users can initiate, monitor, and respond to requests, ensuring safe excavation practices.

Highlights
  • Manage locate requests
  • Initiate excavation requests
  • Monitor request status
  • Facility operator responses
  • Texas-specific
Features
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Excavators, homeowners, and facility operators can use the Lone Star 811 app to easily and quickly manage locate requests.  Anyone planning to excavate in Texas 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.

Screenshots

DigAlert3 screens
Lone Star 8114 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DigAlert at 68% against Lone Star 811's 0%. DigAlert also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (90 vs 13). Lone Star 811's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DigAlert holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DigAlert has 90 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of DigAlert's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lone Star 811's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DigAlert versus Lone Star 811: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigAlertLone Star 811
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (90 ratings) — better1.9 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings90 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigAlertOne Call Concepts, Inc.

Customer experience

DigAlert

All ratings88 ratings
Positive76.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative20.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative26.3%

Lone Star 811

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

DigAlert

No in-app purchases

None

Lone Star 811

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DigAlert free?
DigAlert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lone Star 811 free?
Lone Star 811 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DigAlert or Lone Star 811?
DigAlert is rated higher. DigAlert averages 4.0 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while Lone Star 811 averages 1.9 from 13 ratings.
Do DigAlert or Lone Star 811 have ads?
Neither DigAlert nor Lone Star 811 shows ads.

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