Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc vs GoHereBro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc
Calculate the appropriate wire size for electrical circuits. This tool helps determine wire size based on voltage drop and current carrying capacity, ensuring compliance with NEC ampacity limits.
- Determine wire size for voltage drop
- Calculate voltage drop for conductor runs
- Limit wire size by voltage drop
- Limit wire size by NEC ampacity
- Supports AWG and KCMIL sizes
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Southwire's voltage drop calculator will help you determine the proper wire size for an electrical circuit based on the voltage drop and current carrying capacity of an electrical circuit. Determines wire size to meet specific voltage drop limits or calculates voltage drop for a specific conductor run. When sizing conductors, calculations limits wire size to voltage drop and NEC ampacity. Southwire's Voltage Drop Calculator is designed for applications using AWG and KCMIL sizes only.
GoHereBro
This app provides IBEW electricians with a live map and dashboard of open job calls across the country. It helps users find the best work opportunities by ranking locals based on pay, hours, and call volume. Get real-time updates on job availability and wage information to make informed decisions about where to travel for work.
- Live job call map
- Hot spots dashboard
- Hottest locals ranking
- Wage and scale information
- Automatic daily updates
- National work picture
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GoHereBro is the fastest way for IBEW electricians to see where the work is, right now! We automatically track open job calls from 300 IBEW local union halls across the country and put them on one live map. No more checking dozens of local websites, calling hall after hall, or missing a book sign because you didn't know a call dropped. WHAT YOU GET Live Job Map See every open call in the country on one interactive map. Hot spots glow so you can instantly spot where the calls are stacking up. Hot Spots Dashboard A ranked list of locals by open calls and scale. Know at a glance who has the most work and what they're paying. Hottest Locals: Top 10 The best opportunities ranked by estimated weekly pay and a heat score, factoring in pay rate, hours, and call volume. See real weekly earning potential before you decide where to travel. Wage & Scale Info Check journeyman scale, books, and work outlook for locals before you sign. Always Fresh Calls are scraped and updated automatically throughout the day, so you're looking at current data — not a stale forum post. WHO IT'S FOR - Travelers deciding which local to book into next - Journeyman wiremen chasing the best money and hours - Anyone in the IBEW who wants to see the national work picture in seconds IMPORTANT GoHereBro aggregates publicly available job call information to help you make informed decisions. Data is scraped automatically and may not always be complete or current. ALWAYS verify open calls directly with the local union hall before making any travel or work decisions. GoHereBro is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to the IBEW or any local union. Get the national job picture in your pocket. Go where the work is.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GoHereBro at 100% against Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc's 49%. GoHereBro also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 103). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GoHereBro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc has 1.5K ratings behind it against 103, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc's written reviews are positive against 100% of GoHereBro's.
Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc ships an update every 2 months, GoHereBro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc | GoHereBro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) | 4.9 (103 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 103 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Southwire Company | Dominic Flory |
Customer experience
Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc
GoHereBro
Bugs and requests
Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc
Reported bugs
24 issues- Useless!
- Won't work
- How to use
- Confused
- Bad app
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- Bad
- Not applicable for Residential
- Electrician
- Terrible
- Not working
- What??
- Terrible
- Don't work
- Terrible
- Choice Between AWG and Metric wire Gauge
- Updated app not so simple
- The last version was better
- App
- Terrible
- Voltage drop calculator
- IOS 8
- One flaw
- Worst app ever
- Average
Requested features
2 requests- Motor starting Voltage drop calculation
- Metric wire size options
GoHereBro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc
No in-app purchases
GoHereBro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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