Overhead Install Guide vs Vulcan Line Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Overhead Install Guide
This utility app offers Southwire's official recommendations for installing overhead transmission electrical conductors. It provides essential field information and includes a calculator for determining bullwheel and block diameters.
- Overhead conductor installation recommendations
- Information from Overhead Conductor Manual
- Industry standard IEEE 524 data
- Bullwheel and block diameter calculator
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This app provides Southwire’s recommendations for the installation of overhead transmission electrical conductors. It is a convenient way to have the information you need for a successful installation with you in the field. Features: Recommendations for the installation of overhead transmission electrical conductors. Information from our Overhead Conductor Manual and the industry accepted standard IEEE 524. Calculator to determine the minimum diameter of the bullwheel and blocks needed for installation.
Vulcan Line Tools
This utility app helps power line crews accurately measure line sag, tension, and temperature. It ensures power lines meet specifications, preventing overstress on poles and saving time and money for utilities.
- Measure line sag
- Determine line tension
- Calculate line temperature
- Ensure proper line specifications
- Prevent pole overstress
- Save time and money
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Currently, a majority of constructed power lines are built without knowing if they meet the proper specifications. The Vulcan Line Tools app helps power line crews quickly determine the sag, tension, and temperature in a line. This ensures the line is properly sagged and will not overstress the power pole, saving line crews time and utilities money.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vulcan Line Tools at every 3 weeks against Overhead Install Guide's every 9 months. Vulcan Line Tools also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Vulcan Line Tools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively.
Overhead Install Guide ships an update every 9 months, Vulcan Line Tools every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 31, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overhead Install Guide | Vulcan Line Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southwire Company | Zachary Young |
Customer experience
Overhead Install Guide
Vulcan Line Tools
In-app purchases
Overhead Install Guide
No in-app purchases
Vulcan Line Tools
No in-app purchases
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