Comparison

Lineman Guide vs PowerkVA

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

Head to head
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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

PowerkVA

This app simplifies electrical transformer calculations using formulas and drawings. It offers standard transformer sizes and voltages with an intuitive interface for easy value selection.

Highlights
  • Electrical transformer computation
  • Formulas and drawings
  • Standard transformer sizes
  • Standard voltages
  • Simple value selection
Features
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This application is designed to provide electrical transformer computation with the aid of formulas and drawings using standard transformer sizes and voltages. The layout is so simple, selecting values are easy as 123.

Screenshots

Lineman Guide3 screens
PowerkVA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PowerkVA at 100% against Lineman Guide's 40%. PowerkVA also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.9) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). Lineman Guide's advantage is chart position (#167 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 14.1). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Lineman Guide costs $4.99 and PowerkVA $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PowerkVA holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Lineman Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of PowerkVA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lineman Guide ships an update every 52 months, PowerkVA every 94 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Lineman Guide versus PowerkVA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLineman GuidePowerkVA
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating2.9 (22 ratings)4.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 52 months — betterEvery 94 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#167 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStephanie BuchananManuel Olivera

Customer experience

Lineman Guide

All ratings22 ratings
Positive40.9%
Neutral18.2%
Negative40.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

PowerkVA

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lineman Guide

No in-app purchases

None

PowerkVA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lineman Guide free?
Lineman Guide costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PowerkVA free?
PowerkVA costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lineman Guide or PowerkVA?
PowerkVA is rated higher. Lineman Guide averages 2.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while PowerkVA averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Lineman Guide or PowerkVA have ads?
Neither Lineman Guide nor PowerkVA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lineman Guide or PowerkVA?
Lineman Guide ships an update every 52 months, and PowerkVA every 94 months. Most recently, Lineman Guide was updated on October 11, 2026 and PowerkVA on October 3, 2026.

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