Wood Pole Guide vs LaborPower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wood Pole Guide
Access essential data for specifying and using preservative-treated wood poles. Explore preservatives, national standards, engineering information, and environmental benefits. Includes tools for calculating dimensions and estimating weight.
- Preservative information
- National standards videos
- Technical bulletins
- ANSI Dimension Calculator
- Pole Weight Estimator
- Manufacturer directory
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The Wood Pole Guide app provides critical information needed to properly specify and use preservative-treated wood poles. Explore the preservatives used to protect wood poles from deterioration. Review videos detailing national standards that are the foundation for designing and engineering overhead systems with wood poles. Also featured are Technical Bulletins providing engineering information for wood poles, as well as service life and environment benefits of poles. Users also can learn about wood crossarms and their important role in overhead systems. The Engineering Tools section features an ANSI Dimension Calculator that shows the circumference 6 ft. from the butt end of the pole, based on the species, length, minimum top circumference and class. The Pole Weight Estimator provides the range of weights for each species, based on the length and class of the pole. In both utilities, users can select the criteria and search for the specific pole desired. A new Outreach section offers details on a coloring book for elementary school-aged children that can be customized for utilities for community outreach activities. Utilities, engineers and others can utilize the app to make informed decisions on specifying wood poles for their specific need and area. A directory provides contact information for the leading treated pole and crossarm manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada. The app is produced by the North American Wood Pole Council, representing wood pole producers in the West, the South and Canada.
LaborPower
This app provides seamless mass messaging for union members via push notifications. It integrates with other software to manage dues, job updates, and member communications. Designed by union members for union members.
- Push notification messaging
- Dues and meeting reminders
- Job update notifications
- Birthday wishes
- Seamless integration with web apps
- Access to member and employer data
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LaborPower mobile is a powerful, integrated, push notification app that puts the power of labor in your hands. Working Systems, the creators of the LaborPower suite of software, brings you an innovative new messaging tool to give you seamless mass messaging using state-of-the-art push notifications. LaborPower mobile gives you the ability to send important notifications to ALL of your members at the push of a button. Whether you need to send a dues reminder, meeting reminder, update on the latest jobs, or even wish a happy Birthday, LaborPower mobile can do it all. Already a part of the Working Systems family? LaborPower mobile integrates seamlessly with our Business Rep and Member Web Apps, allowing you access to online dues, job bidding, registration, member and employer data and so much more on the go. Current users of our Employer App will also have access to its invaluable features in the palm of their hands. LaborPower mobile is made by union members, for union members. LaborPower. Powering Labor. Note: This app is specifically designed to work with LaborPower Software. If you are not a member of a Union who already takes advantage of our feature rich suite of products, you will not be able to use this app. If you would like to find out how to get your Union or Organization enrolled, please visit https://workingsystems.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wood Pole Guide at 3.7 against LaborPower's 2.4. LaborPower's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Wood Pole Guide holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively.
Wood Pole Guide ships an update every 4 months, LaborPower every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wood Pole Guide | LaborPower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Western Wood Preservers Institute | Working Systems Inc |
Customer experience
Wood Pole Guide
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In-app purchases
Wood Pole Guide
No in-app purchases
LaborPower
No in-app purchases
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