ET&D Partnership vs Lineman's Reference
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ET&D Partnership
This app provides resources and best practices for improving worker safety in the electric line construction industry. It analyzes accident data to identify causes and develops strategies for implementing safety improvements and training.
- Accident and incident data analysis
- Development of Best Practices
- Implementation strategies for safety
- Training criteria identification
- Industry safety culture improvement
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The Electrical Transmission & Distribution (ET&D) Partnership is a formal collaboration of industry stakeholders working together to improve safety for workers in the electric line construction industry. Partnership goals include the following: - Analyze accident and incident data to identify common causes for fatalities, injuries and illnesses suffered by linemen, apprentices and other appropriate job classifications. - Develop recommended Best Practices for each identified cause. - Develop implementation strategies for each Best Practice and promote these strategies among the partners. - Identify training criteria for foremen, general foremen, supervisors, linemen and apprentices, including training to create industry culture change to place value on safety and health. Learn more at PowerlineSafety.org.
Lineman's Reference
This app provides comprehensive training for linemen and apprentices on underground distribution systems. It covers essential skills like cable isolation, transformer replacement, and troubleshooting. Interactive labs and quizzes reinforce learning for various skill levels.
- Learn cable isolation
- Hipot cable sections
- Transformer isolation and replacement
- Troubleshoot underground outages
- Switch underground distribution loops
- Interactive training labs
- Troubleshooting quizzes
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Lineman's Reference - URD is the latest app from Digital Apprentice that will teach linemen and apprentices the basics of underground distribution systems. Learn how to: - Isolate bad cable sections - Hipot cable sections - Isolate and change bad pad-mounted transformers - Troubleshoot underground outages - Switch Underground Distribution Loops Primary Training Labs: - Fault Indicators - Cable Isolation - Hipotting - Transformer Isolation Troubleshooting Labs (with optional quizzes): - Beginner (Single Phase) - Intermediate (Single Phase) - Advanced (Three Phase & Single Phase) Devices Labs - Break down and inspect the components of URD equipment: - Single Phase Padmount - Three Phase Padmount - Load-Break Elbows
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ET&D Partnership at Free against Lineman's Reference's $9.99. ET&D Partnership also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Lineman's Reference's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 4) and chart position (#71 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
ET&D Partnership is free to download; Lineman's Reference costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ET&D Partnership holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lineman's Reference has 62 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ET&D Partnership ships an update every 4 months, Lineman's Reference every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ET&D Partnership | Lineman's Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 64.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #71 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) | Digital Apprentice LLC |
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ET&D Partnership
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In-app purchases
ET&D Partnership
No in-app purchases
Lineman's Reference
No in-app purchases
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