LADBS Go vs DigAlert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LADBS Go
Access Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety services on the go. Find service centers, request inspections, review permit and parcel details, and report violations. Get real-time wait times for service counters.
- Find Service Centers
- Request Inspections
- Review Permit Information
- Review Parcel Details
- Report Violations
- View Service Center Wait Times
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The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety offers LADBS Go. A quick and easy way to find the nearest Service Centers, Request Inspections, Review Permit Information, Review Parcel Details, Report Potential Violations, and get the latest wait times for all our Service Center counters. Once you have requested an inspection, your information will be available in the application history, making it even quicker and easier to request additional inspections. Winner of a 2016 Outstanding IT Project Award at the L.A. Digital Government Summit.
DigAlert
This app provides underground utility locating services for homeowners and contractors in Southern California. It helps prevent dangerous accidents by informing users about the location of underground lines before digging. Access tools for ticket updates, expiration dates, and emergency contacts.
- Web update of tickets
- View expiring tickets
- DigAlert Express
- Newtin ETA
- Access Emergency / Vacuum Contacts
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Underground Service Alert of Southern California (USA/SC) aka DigAlert was formed on September 13, 1976 in response to a deadly accident that had taken place in Culver City three months earlier. A petroleum pipeline was accidentally breached by a construction crew working on Venice Blvd and the resulting explosion took the lives of nine people. Additionally, an entire city block was burned to the ground and millions of dollars in damages were caused by this incident. The spark that ignited this deadly inferno quickly became the impetus behind a movement to prevent these tragic accidents. USA/SC is the result of that effort and has been serving this part of California ever since. Keep yourself up to date with our latest advancements in technologies by downloading the DigAlert app with tons of useful tools for homeowners and contractors such as: - Web Update of tickets - View expiring tickets - DigAlert Express - Newtin ETA - Access Emergency / Vacuum Contacts Remember, find out FIRST, contact 811 before you dig. It's the law.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DigAlert at 4.0 against LADBS Go's 3.4. DigAlert also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (87 vs 14). LADBS Go's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DigAlert holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DigAlert has 87 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of LADBS Go's written reviews are positive against 68% of DigAlert's.
LADBS Go ships an update every 13 months, DigAlert monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LADBS Go | DigAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (14 ratings) | 4.0 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety | DigAlert |
Customer experience
LADBS Go
DigAlert
In-app purchases
LADBS Go
No in-app purchases
DigAlert
No in-app purchases
