Assess vs LineGuide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Assess
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This app is for dataVoice customers to enter and manage major damage events. Track electric grid damage and repair efforts for later FEMA reporting. This app uses background geolocation to track electric company employees and contractors. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. The app is designed for iPad Devices.
LineGuide
This app assists power companies in inspecting transmission lines, poles, and substations. Users can document findings with photos and access repair information, engineering documents, and driving directions. It streamlines the inspection workflow for field personnel.
- Inspect transmission lines, poles, and substations
- Capture photos of findings
- View necessary repairs
- Access engineering documents
- Utilize driving directions
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LineGuide is an application that helps power companies inspect their transmission lines. Inspectors may inspect lines, poles, and substations and take pictures to support their findings. Transmission Line Coordinators (TLCs), Contractors, and Linemen may view all necessary repairs from the Repair View. Workflow is supported with engineering documents attached to lines and Driving Directions. Here is a brief overview video. https://youtu.be/HxqUdgfT9fA IMPORTANT NOTICE: This application uses the mobile device location service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LineGuide at every 5 weeks against Assess's every 3 months. Assess's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Assess ships an update every 3 months, LineGuide every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Assess | LineGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | dataVoice International | FORTALEZA, L.L.C |
In-app purchases
Assess
No in-app purchases
LineGuide
No in-app purchases
