Comparison

DigAlert vs beamAssist

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

beamAssist

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beamAssist is a patented, one-touch, 3-button, color-coded mobile app specifically designed for individual urgent response and emergency status communication. It allows users to share vital information including location with designated contacts and/or public safety dispatch centers in just seconds. It can easily be configured for communities/groups to use among friends and family members or for professional use within an organization. The color-coded, 3-buttons (green, amber and red) represent equivalent levels of emergency, allowing users to share location, audio, video, and user bio in real-time (seconds not minutes). Additionally, one can opt in to share vital data through health sensors. Each button can be configured to share the following from any smartphone: GPS, microphone, speaker, camera, mute phone, text to 911 or other designated numbers. The text includes a live link broadcasting GPS, audio and video live. beamAssist represents Beam’s Unified Communication of Things as a Service (UCTaaS) with heightened capabilities including text, audio/video, sub-second GPS connectivity, push-to-talk and SOS. Administrators can configure the app for organization-wide use. Users can only register through an approved organization, community or agency through an Admin portal and can share encrypted and geo-tagged IoT content and media, as well as real-time collaboration with experts, citizens and PSAPs. beamAssist unique features include: • It provides GPS sub-second latency tracking and navigation; • beamAssist connects to Computer-aided Dispatching (CAD) including 911 CAD and offers connectivity between an Emergency Dispatch/Command and Control Center and their specific mobile workforce; • It offers responders a single button, one touch feature that records all actions from start to the end of any emergency/incident/event. In the case of law enforcement or public safety, this capability is an essential element; • beamAssist also adds value by integration Artificial Intelligence (AI) on GCP cloud and Edge that provides users with enhanced threat awareness, historical data, situational awareness and real-time, multimedia, mobile communication.

Screenshots

DigAlert3 screens
beamAssist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: beamAssist at every 10 days against DigAlert's every 6 weeks. beamAssist also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DigAlert ships an update every 6 weeks, beamAssist every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DigAlert versus beamAssist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigAlertbeamAssist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (90 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings90 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigAlertBeamLive Inc.

In-app purchases

None

DigAlert

No in-app purchases

None

beamAssist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DigAlert free?
DigAlert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is beamAssist free?
beamAssist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DigAlert or beamAssist have ads?
Neither DigAlert nor beamAssist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DigAlert or beamAssist?
DigAlert ships an update every 6 weeks, and beamAssist every 10 days. Most recently, DigAlert was updated on October 24, 2026 and beamAssist on October 25, 2026.

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