Comparison

Power Grid Map vs Outage Pro

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

Head to head
About

Power Grid Map

Visualize electricity infrastructure across the United States, including power plants and daily energy mix changes. Learn about the energy infrastructure in your vicinity with this free, comprehensive tool.

Highlights
  • Visualize US electricity infrastructure
  • Locate power plants
  • Observe daily energy mix changes
  • Learn about local infrastructure
  • Updated hourly with public data
Features
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Power Grid Map displays all of the electricity infrastructure in the United States. Visualize the locations of power plants, observe daily changes in energy mix, and learn more about the infrastructure near you. Free, comprehensive and updated hourly from the latest available public data. Privacy Policy: https://powergridmap.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Outage Pro

Stay informed about power outages with a live map and custom alerts. Quickly understand grid status during severe weather and easily share outage information with others. Get real-time updates for your home, family, or community.

Highlights
  • Live power outage map
  • Severity indicators
  • Weather layers
  • Search outages by location/utility
  • Watchlist of locations/providers
  • Customizable alerts
  • Easy sharing of outage information
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Outage Pro is a storm-ready outage tracking app built to help you quickly understand what’s happening on the grid—right now. With a live power outage map, severity indicators, and weather layers, Outage Pro gives you fast clarity during severe weather events so you can make better decisions for your home, family, or community. Search outages by state, county, or utility, then zoom in to see impacted areas and trends. Create a watchlist of the places and providers you care about most, and set custom alerts so you don’t have to keep refreshing. When outages change—up or down—you’ll get notified based on your preferences. Outage Pro is also built for sharing. During storms, information moves through group chats, community pages, and local updates—so the app is designed to make it easy to share a single link or snapshot that keeps people informed. As Outage Pro continues to expand, upcoming improvements will focus on deeper storm context, broader coverage, faster updates, and more tools for partners and communities to distribute outage information quickly and clearly.

Screenshots

Power Grid Map4 screens
Outage Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Outage Pro at none against Power Grid Map's shown. Outage Pro also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Power Grid Map's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 8 days). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Power Grid Map against 5.0 for Outage Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outage Pro has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Power Grid Map ships an update daily, Outage Pro every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Power Grid Map versus Outage Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPower Grid MapOutage Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFreshBizOpps, LLCOutage Pro, LLC

Customer experience

Power Grid Map

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Outage Pro

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Power Grid Map

No in-app purchases

None

Outage Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Power Grid Map free?
Power Grid Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Outage Pro free?
Outage Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Power Grid Map or Outage Pro?
Power Grid Map and Outage Pro are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 13 ratings respectively.
Do Power Grid Map or Outage Pro have ads?
Power Grid Map shows ads; Outage Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Power Grid Map or Outage Pro?
Power Grid Map ships an update daily, and Outage Pro every 8 days. Most recently, Power Grid Map was updated on October 10, 2026 and Outage Pro on October 7, 2026.

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