Illumagear vs PowerOutage.com Lineman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Illumagear
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The ILLUMAGEAR app is a companion app for our product Sixth Sense. Sixth Sense is a personal voltage, current and hard hat free-fall detector designed to be worn on any standard hard hat or integrated into Halo SL. This device gives audible and visible warnings to high risk workers of foreign electrical threats. This app allows users to adjust Sixth Sense's settings via bluetooth.
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 update cadence: PowerOutage.com Lineman at every 10 days against Illumagear's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Illumagear ships an update every 6 weeks, PowerOutage.com Lineman every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Illumagear | PowerOutage.com Lineman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | K8R Applications Inc. | FE Bluefire LLC |
In-app purchases
Illumagear
No in-app purchases
PowerOutage.com Lineman
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Illumagear free?
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Do Illumagear or PowerOutage.com Lineman have ads?
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