Comparison

Road Buddy vs PowerOutage.com Lineman

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Road Buddy

Effortlessly log your drives with automatic detection and smart tracking of weather and time. Customize drive details, complete missions for rewards, and back up your logs. Collaborate with friends through clans and export data for licensing.

Highlights
  • One-tap drive logging
  • Automatic drive detection
  • Smart weather & time tracking
  • Customizable drive details
  • Missions & rewards
  • Backup & restore
  • Clan feature
  • Export logs
Features
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One-Tap Drive Logging: Begin logging your drive instantly with a single tap. Automatic Drive Detection: Automatically stops logging when you're not driving, ensuring accurate records. Smart Weather & Time Tracking: Effortlessly captures weather conditions and identifies whether it’s a day or night drive. Customizable Drive Details: Add or edit details such as practiced skills, road conditions, and personal notes with ease. Exciting Missions & Rewards: Complete engaging missions and earn reward points while tracking your drives. Backup & Restore: Securely back up and restore your drive logs for complete peace of mind. Clan Feature: Join or create clans to share progress and collaborate with your driving buddies. Export Logs: Conveniently export your driving logs to meet state licensing requirements.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Live outage maps
  • 6-hour customer outage trends
  • Nationwide drill-down
  • Customizable alerts
  • Watch lists for regions/utilities
  • Storm callout feed
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Road Buddy4 screens
PowerOutage.com Lineman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PowerOutage.com Lineman at 100% against Road Buddy's 44%. PowerOutage.com Lineman also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). Road Buddy's advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 12) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PowerOutage.com Lineman holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Road Buddy has 79 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Road Buddy's written reviews are positive against 100% of PowerOutage.com Lineman's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Road Buddy ships an update monthly, PowerOutage.com Lineman every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Road Buddy versus PowerOutage.com Lineman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoad BuddyPowerOutage.com Lineman
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (79 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better12
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDinky Labs, LLCFE Bluefire LLC

Customer experience

Road Buddy

All ratings69 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative37.5%

PowerOutage.com Lineman

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Road Buddy

No in-app purchases

None

PowerOutage.com Lineman

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Road Buddy free?
Road Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PowerOutage.com Lineman free?
PowerOutage.com Lineman is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Road Buddy or PowerOutage.com Lineman?
PowerOutage.com Lineman is rated higher. Road Buddy averages 4.1 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while PowerOutage.com Lineman averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Road Buddy or PowerOutage.com Lineman have ads?
Neither Road Buddy nor PowerOutage.com Lineman shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Road Buddy or PowerOutage.com Lineman?
Road Buddy ships an update monthly, and PowerOutage.com Lineman every 10 days. Most recently, Road Buddy was updated on November 3, 2026 and PowerOutage.com Lineman on October 31, 2026.

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