Power Grid Map vs PowerOutage.com Lineman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Visualize US electricity infrastructure
- Locate power plants
- Observe daily energy mix changes
- Learn about local infrastructure
- Updated hourly with public data
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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/
PowerOutage.com Lineman
This app provides real-time power outage information for utility crews. It features live maps, nationwide drill-down capabilities, and customizable alerts to keep workers informed about grid status and storm events.
- Live outage maps
- 6-hour customer outage trends
- Nationwide drill-down
- Customizable alerts
- Watch lists for regions/utilities
- Storm callout feed
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PowerOutage.com Lineman puts real-time outage data in the hands of the crews who restore the grid. • Local view — See outages around you on a live map, with a 6-hour customers-out trend so you know if it's getting better or worse. • Nationwide drill-down — Move from state to county to individual utility to see exactly who's affected, anywhere in the country. • Alerts — Get notified by region, county, utility, or a specific address the moment outages appear or grow. • Watch lists — Save the regions and utilities you track, and share them with your crew by code. • Feed — Get storm callouts and see what's happening with the linemen in your community. Built for line workers and restoration crews who need to know what's out before they roll. Access is currently invite-only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PowerOutage.com Lineman at none against Power Grid Map's shown. PowerOutage.com Lineman also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Power Grid Map's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Power Grid Map against 5.0 for PowerOutage.com Lineman. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerOutage.com Lineman has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Power Grid Map ships an update daily, PowerOutage.com Lineman every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Power Grid Map | PowerOutage.com Lineman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FreshBizOpps, LLC | FE Bluefire LLC |
Customer experience
Power Grid Map
PowerOutage.com Lineman
In-app purchases
Power Grid Map
No in-app purchases
PowerOutage.com Lineman
No in-app purchases
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