Damage Patrol vs PowerOutage.com Lineman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Damage Patrol
This tool facilitates mutual assistance for evaluating storm damage to help restore power. It allows users to update job statuses, submit damage reports, and receive notifications for new assignments. View nearby crews to coordinate efforts effectively.
- Update job status
- Submit damage reports
- Receive new job notifications
- View nearby crews
- Mutual assistance coordination
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This is a tool allowing mutual assistance to evaluate damage during a storm scenario to help restore power to customers. Features include: * Update the status of your assigned jobs * Submit damage reports * Receive notifications of newly assigned jobs in your queue * View nearby crews The target audience is mutual assistance resources on behalf of Oncor who will work to evaluate the damage to the grid during and after storm events.
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 rating: PowerOutage.com Lineman at 5.0 against Damage Patrol's 2.8. PowerOutage.com Lineman also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Damage Patrol'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 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively.
Damage Patrol ships an update every 4 months, PowerOutage.com Lineman every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Damage Patrol | PowerOutage.com Lineman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | FE Bluefire LLC |
Customer experience
Damage Patrol
PowerOutage.com Lineman
In-app purchases
Damage Patrol
No in-app purchases
PowerOutage.com Lineman
No in-app purchases
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