zdSCADA vs FieldDIRECT® Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
zdSCADA
This mobile application offers data collection and monitoring for electronic devices within the oil and gas sector. It extends a web-based solution to a mobile platform, catering exclusively to existing customers.
- Data collection
- Device monitoring
- Oil and gas industry focus
- Mobile platform extension
- Web-based solution integration
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*** For zdSCADA customers only *** zdSCADA provides data collection and monitoring services for a wide variety of electronic devices in the oil and gas industry. This application builds on our completely web-based solution and brings it to a mobile platform.
FieldDIRECT® Dashboard
Monitor your FieldDIRECT® project's production, variance, downtimes, and equipment failures in real-time. Visualize production data at project, site, and well levels through tables and charts. Access critical production information conveniently from any location with cellular or WiFi access.
- Real-time production monitoring
- Variance calculation
- Downtime and equipment failure tracking
- Project, site, and well level views
- Data visualization (tables and charts)
- Linear and log scale graphing
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The S&P Global FieldDIRECT® Dashboard enables S&P Global FieldDIRECT® subscribers to monitor their FieldDIRECT® project’s production. The app allows users to view their production, variance, downtimes, and equipment failures as data comes into the FieldDIRECT® database. S&P Global FieldDIRECT® users can view their production from the project, site, and well levels in a table or chart view. The production and various data sets related to production can be graphed on a linear or log scale. Variance can be calculated at all levels based on user set timeframes. Downtime records and Equipment Failure records can also be viewed at all levels. The app allows S&P Global FieldDIRECT® users to view the pertinent production information regarding certain wells or areas at their fingertips from anywhere they have cellular data coverage or access to WiFi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: zdSCADA at 4.3 against FieldDIRECT® Dashboard's 3.3. zdSCADA also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). FieldDIRECT® Dashboard's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
zdSCADA holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
zdSCADA ships an update every 3 months, FieldDIRECT® Dashboard every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | zdSCADA | FieldDIRECT® Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | zdSCADA, L.P. | S&P Global, Inc |
Customer experience
zdSCADA
FieldDIRECT® Dashboard
In-app purchases
zdSCADA
No in-app purchases
FieldDIRECT® Dashboard
No in-app purchases
