Comparison

VersaTech Recloser Programmer vs Lone Star 811

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

Head to head
About

VersaTech Recloser Programmer

This utility app enables communication with specific recloser devices via WiFi. It allows users to read and program settings, download logs, and monitor real-time data, offering full functionality on iPad and restricted features on iPhone.

Highlights
  • Read and program recloser settings
  • Monitor real-time current data
  • Download event and data logs
  • Generate and share PDF reports
  • Flash beacon to identify reclosers
  • View oscillograms for overcurrent events
Features
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The Hubbell Power Systems 'VersaTech® Recloser Programmer' for iPad and iPhone apps allow communication with Versa-Tech® I (VT-I), Versa-Tech® LT (VTLT), Versa-Tech® II (VT-II) or Versa-Tech® XC (VT-XC) Reclosers equipped with WiFi modules. With the iPad version, users can read and program settings, download Event and Data Logs and perform other functions, as they would when using a laptop computer and a remote radio. The iPhone version has restricted capabilities such as viewing, generating reports, and limited command functions. Specifically, using the iPad 'VersaTech Recloser Programmer' customers can: - Flash Beacon functionality to identity recloser in the field. - Read and Program Versa-Tech Recloser settings. - Monitor Real-Time Current Data on the Versa-Tech Recloser. - View Data Log and View Demand Graph. - Download Versa-Tech Event Log. - View, Download and Edit Versa-Tech Scratchpad. - Download and Save PDF format reports on the iPad that could be shared via email. - Change the Wi-Fi SSID and password from the app. - For the Versa-Tech II and XC, customers can also · View Device and Audit Logs · View Oscillogram for overcurrent events · Export Demand log, Event log, Device log and Oscillogram data/graph as a report and view them instantly or offline · Set the Recloser in Hot Line Tag/Non-Reclose from the app · Trip, Close or Lockout the Recloser from the app · Create multiple users and permission levels

About

Lone Star 811

This app allows excavators, homeowners, and facility operators in Texas to manage locate requests before digging. Users can initiate, monitor, and respond to requests, ensuring safe excavation practices.

Highlights
  • Manage locate requests
  • Initiate excavation requests
  • Monitor request status
  • Facility operator responses
  • Texas-specific
Features
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Excavators, homeowners, and facility operators can use the Lone Star 811 app to easily and quickly manage locate requests.  Anyone planning to excavate in Texas can use the app to initiate, manage and monitor a locate request prior to excavation.  Facility operators can use the ticket management feature to provide a positive response to excavators.

Screenshots

VersaTech Recloser Programmer4 screens
Lone Star 8114 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VersaTech Recloser Programmer at 5.0 against Lone Star 811's 1.9. Lone Star 811's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

VersaTech Recloser Programmer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lone Star 811 has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VersaTech Recloser Programmer versus Lone Star 811: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVersaTech Recloser ProgrammerLone Star 811
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.9 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings213 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHubbell Power Systems, Inc.One Call Concepts, Inc.

Customer experience

VersaTech Recloser Programmer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lone Star 811

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

VersaTech Recloser Programmer

No in-app purchases

None

Lone Star 811

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VersaTech Recloser Programmer free?
VersaTech Recloser Programmer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lone Star 811 free?
Lone Star 811 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VersaTech Recloser Programmer or Lone Star 811?
VersaTech Recloser Programmer is rated higher. VersaTech Recloser Programmer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Lone Star 811 averages 1.9 from 13 ratings.
Do VersaTech Recloser Programmer or Lone Star 811 have ads?
Neither VersaTech Recloser Programmer nor Lone Star 811 shows ads.

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