Electrical Manager vs Texas PowerGrid Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electrical Manager
Step into the role of an Electrical Manager to ensure a consistent power supply for citizens. Manage electricity load, install infrastructure like poles and wires, and place solar panels. You'll also need to read meters to generate bills.
- Control electricity load with levers and buttons
- Install poles and connect wires
- Place solar panels
- Read electric meters
- Prevent load shedding and overloading
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Get the role of Electrical Manager and make sure to have uninterrupted supply of electricity for the citizens. Features -Control the load of electricity with levers & buttons. Make sure to not cause load shedding or overloading. -Install poles and connect wires -Connect wires in between poles -Place solar panels under sun light through obstacles -Read electric meters to invoice bills
Texas PowerGrid Challenge
Manage a state's power grid to keep citizens happy by transferring power between stations. Navigate 20 challenging shifts, dealing with random events and strategizing power usage. Enjoy a tense yet patient gameplay experience with extensive in-app help.
- Power grid management
- 20 challenging shifts
- Random events
- Strategic power transfer
- Extensive help section
- Accomplishment sharing
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Do you have what it takes to supply enough power across the state to keep all its citizens happy? Take control of the power grid and transfer power to and from each power station to maintain high satisfaction throughout your 24 hour shifts. -20 shifts to play through. -Random events that occur throughout the shift. -Manage and strategize your use of power grid. -Challenging and tense, mixed with patience gameplay. Includes extensive on screen Help. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, or text messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays. Even runs on Apple Mac or MacBooks equipped with the new Apple’s M-series Silicon chips with easy to use mouse and keyboard controls. There is also a separate version is for Apple TV, available as a free download to purchasers of the iOS version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Electrical Manager at Free against Texas PowerGrid Challenge's $2.99. Electrical Manager also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). Texas PowerGrid Challenge's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Electrical Manager is free to download; Texas PowerGrid Challenge costs $2.99 up front. Electrical Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Texas PowerGrid Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Texas PowerGrid Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Electrical Manager has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Electrical Manager ships an update fortnightly, Texas PowerGrid Challenge every 11 months. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Electrical Manager | Texas PowerGrid Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 2.4 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.5 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 291 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MondayOFF | Magnin & Associates |
Customer experience
Electrical Manager
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In-app purchases
Electrical Manager
- No Ads$3.99
Texas PowerGrid Challenge
No in-app purchases
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