Overhead Install Guide vs Bluemax
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.
Bluemax
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The BlueMax USA app is designed to work with their range of dynamometers in a range of utility applications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bluemax at every 4 months against Overhead Install Guide's every 9 months. 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.
Overhead Install Guide ships an update every 9 months, Bluemax every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 31, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overhead Install Guide | Bluemax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southwire Company | Cyclops Marine Ltd |
In-app purchases
Overhead Install Guide
No in-app purchases
Bluemax
No in-app purchases
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