North Carolina 811 vs Lineman's Reference
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
North Carolina 811
This app facilitates safe digging by connecting excavators with facility operators. It educates the public on excavation activities and promotes damage prevention. The service is provided free of charge to all users.
- Promotes damage prevention
- Facilitates excavation communication
- Educates excavators and the public
- Connects excavators with facility operators
- Free service for excavators
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North Carolina 811 promotes damage prevention and safe digging through communication of excavation activities and to educate facility operators, excavators and the general public. North Carolina 811, a non-profit organization funded by its member facilities, collects excavation information from anyone involved in excavation activities, including contractors, utilities, and homeowners. The 811 service is provided free of charge to all excavators.
Lineman's Reference
This app provides comprehensive training for linemen and apprentices on underground distribution systems. It covers essential skills like cable isolation, transformer replacement, and troubleshooting. Interactive labs and quizzes reinforce learning for various skill levels.
- Learn cable isolation
- Hipot cable sections
- Transformer isolation and replacement
- Troubleshoot underground outages
- Switch underground distribution loops
- Interactive training labs
- Troubleshooting quizzes
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Lineman's Reference - URD is the latest app from Digital Apprentice that will teach linemen and apprentices the basics of underground distribution systems. Learn how to: - Isolate bad cable sections - Hipot cable sections - Isolate and change bad pad-mounted transformers - Troubleshoot underground outages - Switch Underground Distribution Loops Primary Training Labs: - Fault Indicators - Cable Isolation - Hipotting - Transformer Isolation Troubleshooting Labs (with optional quizzes): - Beginner (Single Phase) - Intermediate (Single Phase) - Advanced (Three Phase & Single Phase) Devices Labs - Break down and inspect the components of URD equipment: - Single Phase Padmount - Three Phase Padmount - Load-Break Elbows
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: North Carolina 811 at Free against Lineman's Reference's $9.99. Lineman's Reference's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 1.6) and review sentiment (65% vs 25%). On 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
North Carolina 811 is free to download; Lineman's Reference costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lineman's Reference holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 67 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of North Carolina 811's written reviews are positive against 65% of Lineman's Reference's.
North Carolina 811 ships an update every 8 months, Lineman's Reference every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | North Carolina 811 | Lineman's Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 1.6 (17 ratings) | 4.5 (67 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 64.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 67 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #49 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | North Carolina 811 | Digital Apprentice LLC |
Customer experience
North Carolina 811
Lineman's Reference
In-app purchases
North Carolina 811
No in-app purchases
Lineman's Reference
No in-app purchases
