Miss Utility vs PowerOutage.com Lineman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Miss Utility
This app simplifies the process of managing locate requests for anyone planning to excavate. It allows users to initiate, monitor, and manage requests, access important resources, and view past tickets. Facility operators can also use it to provide positive responses.
- Manage locate requests
- Initiate and monitor excavation requests
- Access Resource Center
- View and share guides and videos
- Search and view submitted tickets
- View positive response history
- Access online utility tools
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Excavators, homeowners, and facility operators can use the Miss Utility app to easily and quickly manage locate requests. Anyone planning to excavate in Maryland counties west of the Chesapeake Bay or in Washington, D. C. can use the app to initiate, manage and monitor a locate request prior to excavation. Facility operators can use the ticket management feature to provide a positive response to excavators. Use the app to: Access a Resource Center with links to the Miss utility handbook, excavator guide, color codes and instructional videos. View and share these items with the click of a button. Find and view previously submitted tickets with Ticket Search. View the positive response history and an on-line worksite map through Ticket Search. Log in to ISITE for access to all of the Miss Utility online tools such as IMAP, Locator Ticket Management, and ITIC. Get the latest News and Events announcements from Miss Utility. Why wait? Download now and keep all things Miss Utility in the palm of your hand!
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 review sentiment: PowerOutage.com Lineman at 100% against Miss Utility's 0%. PowerOutage.com Lineman also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). Miss Utility's advantage is 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.
PowerOutage.com Lineman holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Miss Utility's written reviews are positive against 100% of PowerOutage.com Lineman's.
Miss Utility ships an update every 3 months, PowerOutage.com Lineman every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Miss Utility | PowerOutage.com Lineman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | One Call Concepts, Inc. | FE Bluefire LLC |
Customer experience
Miss Utility
PowerOutage.com Lineman
In-app purchases
Miss Utility
No in-app purchases
PowerOutage.com Lineman
No in-app purchases
Questions
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