Comparison

SRElectric vs PowerOutage.com Lineman

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

Head to head
About

SRElectric

Manage your utility account securely and conveniently from your mobile device. Access account details, view bills and balances, make payments, and set up alerts and reminders. Enjoy instant access to most features from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Secure account access
  • View bills and balance
  • Make payments
  • Find payment locations
  • Schedule alerts and reminders
  • Receive push notifications
Features
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Our Mobile App is designed to give you fast, secure account access so you can easily manage your account details, view your bill and your account balance, make payments and find payment locations, schedule alerts and reminders, receive push notifications, and more. Nearly everything you can do from our web portal can now be handled instantly whether you’re at home, at work, or on the go.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Live outage maps
  • 6-hour customer outage trends
  • Nationwide drill-down
  • Customizable alerts
  • Watch lists for regions/utilities
  • Storm callout feed
Features
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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.

Screenshots

SRElectric4 screens
PowerOutage.com Lineman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PowerOutage.com Lineman at 100% against SRElectric's 13%. PowerOutage.com Lineman also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). SRElectric's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 7). 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

PowerOutage.com Lineman holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SRElectric has 66 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of SRElectric's written reviews are positive against 100% of PowerOutage.com Lineman's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SRElectric ships an update every 8 months, PowerOutage.com Lineman every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SRElectric versus PowerOutage.com Lineman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSRElectricPowerOutage.com Lineman
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (66 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSalt River Electric Cooperative CorporationFE Bluefire LLC

Customer experience

SRElectric

All ratings66 ratings
Positive10.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative87.9%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive13.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.7%

PowerOutage.com Lineman

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SRElectric

No in-app purchases

None

PowerOutage.com Lineman

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SRElectric free?
SRElectric is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PowerOutage.com Lineman free?
PowerOutage.com Lineman is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SRElectric or PowerOutage.com Lineman?
PowerOutage.com Lineman is rated higher. SRElectric averages 1.6 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while PowerOutage.com Lineman averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do SRElectric or PowerOutage.com Lineman have ads?
Neither SRElectric nor PowerOutage.com Lineman shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SRElectric or PowerOutage.com Lineman?
SRElectric ships an update every 8 months, and PowerOutage.com Lineman every 2 weeks. Most recently, SRElectric was updated on October 24, 2026 and PowerOutage.com Lineman on October 15, 2026.

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