DigAlert vs Link2Valves
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.
Link2Valves
This utility app helps water systems track the maintenance status of their control valves. It provides an intuitive platform to manage asset information, schedule preventative maintenance, and minimize downtime for water system infrastructure.
- Track control valve maintenance status
- Manage water system asset information
- Schedule preventative maintenance
- Minimize equipment downtime
- View, edit, and create valve assets
- Sync data with web portal
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To keep your water system infrastructure working smoothly, it is imperative to track the maintenance status of your control valves. The Cla-Val Link2Valves™ asset management platform is designed specifically for the needs of water utilities to ensure your equipment is being serviced routinely. Link2Valves delivers an intuitive and user-friendly design that provides clear and easy access to your asset information, helping maximize service and maintenance efficiencies for your automatic control valves and other water system assets. Access our secure portal from your desktop or mobile device to gain insights across your water system assets to help you: • Determine which valves require preventative maintenance • Minimize downtime • Maintain and optimize your water system assets • Keep your operations compliant, operational and economical The Link2Valves app allows you to view, edit, and create new valve assets with all the details of your equipment, including part numbers, setpoints, photos, and maintenance activity records. Your data is synced with the Link2Valves website, providing a complete service history, exact valve location, configuration options, and graphical indication of which valves may require attention, whether in the field or in the office. Link2Valves is absolutely free for all users. We offer this as a no-cost service to our valve users as a tool to assist them in keeping their control valves in good health. Please visit our website for more details: https://www.cla-val.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Link2Valves at 5.0 against DigAlert's 4.0. Link2Valves also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). DigAlert's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Link2Valves holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DigAlert has 88 ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of Link2Valves's.
DigAlert ships an update every 6 weeks, Link2Valves every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DigAlert | Link2Valves |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (88 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DigAlert | Cla-Val |
Customer experience
DigAlert
Link2Valves
In-app purchases
DigAlert
No in-app purchases
Link2Valves
No in-app purchases
