LineGuide vs Union Worx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Union Worx
Manage your union membership conveniently from your smartphone. Bid on jobs, pay dues, receive important messages, and re-sign directly through the app. Requires your local union to be a partner.
- Bid on jobs
- Re-sign membership
- Pay dues
- Receive messages
- Connect with local union
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Union Worx empowers you to bid on jobs, re-sign, pay dues, receive messages, and more with your local* at home or from the convenience of your smartphone. *Your local union must be a Union Worx partner in order to connect with them and interact with available features.
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Verdict
LineGuide and Union Worx both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of LineGuide's written reviews are positive against 29% of Union Worx's. Union Worx's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (861 vs 22). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for LineGuide against 4.7 for Union Worx. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Union Worx has 861 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of LineGuide's written reviews are positive against 29% of Union Worx's.
LineGuide ships an update every 5 weeks, Union Worx every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on July 30, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LineGuide | Union Worx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (22 ratings) | 4.7 (861 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 861 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FORTALEZA, L.L.C | Union Worx, LLC |
Customer experience
LineGuide
Union Worx
Bugs and requests
LineGuide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Union Worx
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes frequently
- "Too many attempts" lockout error on first attempt
- Blank page where job calls should display
- Refresh function not working properly
- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
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- Job call notifications sent despite preference settings
- Users silently removed from out-of-work list
- Unable to view unions on login selection page
- Inconsistent job winner updates not posted daily
Requested features
9 requests- Allow seamless switching between multiple union halls without logging off
- Improved app design and professional development
- Better job call filtering (indoor vs outdoor work)
- More detailed job descriptions and requirements
- Single registration for access to all locals
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- Transparent bidding system with clear selection criteria
- Integration of dings/notifications on out-of-work list
- Profile editing capabilities
- Faster account activation process
In-app purchases
LineGuide
No in-app purchases
Union Worx
No in-app purchases
