Overhead Install Guide vs PowerOutage.com Lineman
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.
PowerOutage.com Lineman
This app provides real-time power outage information for utility crews. It features live maps, nationwide drill-down capabilities, and customizable alerts to keep workers informed about grid status and storm events.
- Live outage maps
- 6-hour customer outage trends
- Nationwide drill-down
- Customizable alerts
- Watch lists for regions/utilities
- Storm callout feed
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PowerOutage.com Lineman puts real-time outage data in the hands of the crews who restore the grid. • Local view — See outages around you on a live map, with a 6-hour customers-out trend so you know if it's getting better or worse. • Nationwide drill-down — Move from state to county to individual utility to see exactly who's affected, anywhere in the country. • Alerts — Get notified by region, county, utility, or a specific address the moment outages appear or grow. • Watch lists — Save the regions and utilities you track, and share them with your crew by code. • Feed — Get storm callouts and see what's happening with the linemen in your community. Built for line workers and restoration crews who need to know what's out before they roll. Access is currently invite-only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PowerOutage.com Lineman at every 2 weeks against Overhead Install Guide's every 9 months. PowerOutage.com Lineman also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). 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.
PowerOutage.com Lineman holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively.
Overhead Install Guide ships an update every 9 months, PowerOutage.com Lineman every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overhead Install Guide | PowerOutage.com Lineman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southwire Company | FE Bluefire LLC |
Customer experience
Overhead Install Guide
PowerOutage.com Lineman
In-app purchases
Overhead Install Guide
No in-app purchases
PowerOutage.com Lineman
No in-app purchases
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