Comparison

Lineman Guide vs KnowledgeVine

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

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About

Lineman Guide

This app provides essential reference material for lineworkers, including detailed information, charts, and how-to guides on transformers, rigging, knots, and rope capacities. It features practical calculators and covers various electrical formulas and safety standards.

Highlights
  • Transformer information and connection diagrams
  • Rigging calculations and definitions
  • Extensive knot library with capacities
  • Electrical formulas and charts
  • Utility pole weights
  • Minimum approach distances
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DETAILS A must-have for all lineworkers. Detailed information, charts, pictures and how-to’s for transformers, rigging, knots, rope capacities and many more. Created by a Journeyman lineman, this app is useful for lineman and apprentices. Calculators: Load angle factor, gin loading and guy formulas. HOME SCREEN Knots & Rope Capacities Rigging Transformers Useful Information Linemantrainer.com Danger Men, Half Million Volt Workers video KNOTS Blood knot, bowline on a bight, bowline, clove, double sheet bend, Farrimond friction hitch, figure 8, grapevine, lanyard, Lineman’s loop, monkey fist, Prusik, running bowline, sheet bend, snubbing knot, square knot, taut-line hitch. KNOT TABLES Knot Break Strength MBS and SWL of Nylon Rope RIGGING Sling Load Calculation; Sling Angles, Sling Tension and Gin Loading definition and formulas; Block Load Angle Factor UTILITY POLE WEIGHTS Cedar, fir and pine WIRE ROPE AND CABLE Line Angle Change Multiplication Factor Efficiencies of Tucked or Hand-Spliced Eyes Rope Reduction Replacement WLL of Wire Slings Wire Sling Capacities in Tons MBS and SWL of Bright wire Sling Load Angle Factors Chart 5,000lbsNylon Web Sling Ratings 6,000lbs Nylon Web Sling Ratings 8,000lbs Nylon Web Sling Ratings TRANSFORMERS Paralleling Coils Line to Neutral, Line to Line Voltage Chart Electrical Distribution Systems Chart Insulation Class and Temperature Rise Single Phase Transformers FLC Three Phase Transformers FLC TRANSFORMER CONNECTIONS Delta-Delta 0 Degree Displacement Delta-Delta 180 Degree Displacement Delta-Wye 210 Degree Displacement Delta-Wye 30 Degree Displacement Open-Delta, Open-Delta Lighter Open-Wye, Open-Delta Lighter Option1 Open-Wye, Open-Delta Lighter Option2 Paralleling Transformers Wye-Delta 210 Degree Displacement Wye-Delta 30 Degree Displacement Wye-Wye 0 Degree Displacement Wye-Wye 180 Degree Displacement USEFUL INFORMATION Voltage Regulation Standards Wire Size and Amp Rating Ampacities of Insulated Conductors Ampacity Correction for Temperatures Three Wire Residential Allowable Ampacities Conductor Formulas General Formulas Guy formulas MINIMUM APPROACH DISTANCES AC Live-line MAD Altitude correction factor ELECTRICAL FORMULAS Ohm’s Law AC/DC Formulas AC Efficiency and Power Factor Electrical Measurement Electrical Quantities & Symbols Voltage Drop Chart NOTES: This app is for reference purposes only. No responsibility is accepted for incidents arising from the use of this material.

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KnowledgeVine

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KnowledgeVine's Mobile app delivers KV Content to Users

Screenshots

Lineman Guide3 screens
KnowledgeVine1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KnowledgeVine at Free against Lineman Guide's $4.99. KnowledgeVine also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 52 months). Lineman Guide's advantage is chart position (#164 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

KnowledgeVine is free to download; Lineman Guide costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lineman Guide ships an update every 52 months, KnowledgeVine every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

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Lineman Guide versus KnowledgeVine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLineman GuideKnowledgeVine
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 52 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#164 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephanie BuchananKnowledge Vine, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Lineman Guide

No in-app purchases

None

KnowledgeVine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lineman Guide free?
Lineman Guide costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is KnowledgeVine free?
KnowledgeVine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lineman Guide or KnowledgeVine have ads?
Neither Lineman Guide nor KnowledgeVine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lineman Guide or KnowledgeVine?
Lineman Guide ships an update every 52 months, and KnowledgeVine every 2 months. Most recently, Lineman Guide was updated on October 11, 2026 and KnowledgeVine on October 3, 2026.

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