Georgia 811 vs PowerOutage.com Lineman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Georgia 811
This utility app allows users to manage underground utility locate requests. It provides features for searching, renewing, viewing, and responding to these requests, along with helpful resource links.
- Search locate requests
- Renew existing requests
- View request responses
- Respond to requests
- Access resource links
- View flag color guide
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Features include the ability to: • Quickly search for and/or renew existing locate requests. • View responses to locate requests • Respond to locate requests Resource links are also available via the app and include a color guide for flags and marks, privacy policy, and contact information
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 Georgia 811's 8%. PowerOutage.com Lineman also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). Georgia 811's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Georgia 811's written reviews are positive against 100% of PowerOutage.com Lineman's.
Georgia 811 ships an update every 4 months, PowerOutage.com Lineman every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Georgia 811 | PowerOutage.com Lineman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Utilities Protection Center, Inc. | FE Bluefire LLC |
Customer experience
Georgia 811
PowerOutage.com Lineman
In-app purchases
Georgia 811
No in-app purchases
PowerOutage.com Lineman
No in-app purchases
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