AramcoWorld vs KICKDRILL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AramcoWorld
Explore Arab and Islamic cultures with award-winning features and multimedia content. Access articles, videos, and a cultural events calendar for free. Discover global interconnections and rich heritage.
- Award-winning articles
- Video channel access
- Worldwide cultural events calendar
- Educational supplements
- Ad-free experience
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Discover With Us! Welcome to our mobile edition. For more than 70 years, AramcoWorld has inspired readers with award-winning features covering Arab and Islamic cultures and their global interconnections. Our app gives you unlimited free (and ad-free) access to all our articles as well as our video channel, worldwide cultural events calendar and educational supplements. AramcoWorld was founded in 1949, and it is published in Houston, Texas by Aramco Americas, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, a leading producer of the energy and chemicals that drive global commerce and enhance the lives of people around the globe.
KICKDRILL
This app provides drilling and well personnel with a flexible and effective way to practice and maintain essential well control knowledge. It offers exam-style questions aligned with industry standards, training and exam modes, and instant explanations to reinforce learning.
- Exam-style questions
- API and NORSOK aligned
- Training mode
- Exam mode
- Instant explanations
- Progress tracking
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KickDrill – Train Well Control Anytime, Anywhere KickDrill helps drilling and well personnel practice and maintain essential well control knowledge. Whether you're preparing for recertification or refreshing your skills on the job, KickDrill gives you fast, focused training based on real operational scenarios. - Exam‑style questions aligned with current API and NORSOK requirements - Training mode and exam mode - Instant explanations to reinforce learning - Track your progress over time - Designed for drilling, well, and subsea professionals KickDrill makes well control training simple, flexible, and effective — so you can stay confident and prepared. View our terms & conditions: https://kickdrill.com/terms-and-conditions/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AramcoWorld at none against KICKDRILL's 4. AramcoWorld also leads on ratings volume (433 vs 1). KICKDRILL's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months). On price, rating, 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. KICKDRILL sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. AramcoWorld asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for AramcoWorld against 5.0 for KICKDRILL. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AramcoWorld has 433 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AramcoWorld ships an update every 19 months, KICKDRILL every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AramcoWorld | KICKDRILL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (433 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 433 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aramco Services Company | Richard Steffensen |
Customer experience
AramcoWorld
KICKDRILL
Bugs and requests
AramcoWorld
Reported bugs
2 issues- Latest issues won't load/show up
- App always tells to try again
Requested features
1 request- More content on the Arabian sun
KICKDRILL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AramcoWorld
No in-app purchases
KICKDRILL
- KICKDRILL Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
- KICKDRILL Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- KICKDRILL Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- KICKDRILL Subscription$9.99
Questions
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