Drillstring Toolbox vs LocalCloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drillstring Toolbox
This utility app calculates drill-stem load capacities based on API connections and sizes. It also provides makeup torque and tensile capacity, as well as tensile and torsion capacities for drill pipe tubes.
- Drill-stem load capacity calculation
- API connection selection
- Makeup torque calculation
- Tensile capacity calculation
- Drill pipe tube capacities
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Drillstring Toolbox is a free calculator from Standard DS-1 that gives you the drill-stem load capacities you need! You can choose an API connection (along with the size you're interested in) to find its recommended makeup torque and tensile capacity. Tap the "Tube" tab to find the tensile and torsion capacities for drill pipe tubes as well!
LocalCloud
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Your phone is full. The cloud wants a monthly fee, forever. And your most private photos live on a server you will never see. Meanwhile, your laptop has hundreds of gigabytes sitting empty. LocalCloud turns the devices you already own into one private cloud. Your phone backs up to your laptop, your laptop to the family PC automatically, encrypted, with no server and no account. Your data never leaves the hardware you own. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install LocalCloud on two or more of your devices 2. Pair them once by scanning a QR code 3. Photos and files stay in sync automatically from then on "IF I LOSE MY PHONE, I LOSE EVERYTHING" Not anymore. The "Safe on N devices" indicator shows exactly how many physical copies each photo has. Lose your phone and everything that reached your laptop is still there. "I DON'T WANT MY PHOTOS ON SOMEONE'S SERVER" There is no server. Your devices talk directly to each other over end-to-end encrypted connections (QUIC with TLS 1.3). There is nothing to breach and no password to leak. "UPLOADING TAKES FOREVER" On your own Wi-Fi, transfers run at local speed — a whole camera roll moves in minutes. When your devices are apart, an encrypted relay keeps them connected without being able to read your data. "SWITCHING PHONES IS A NIGHTMARE" Getting a new phone? Pair the old one with the new one and your whole camera roll walks across — no cable, no cloud upload, no per-photo picking. "WHERE ARE MY FILES, ACTUALLY?" In real folders. On your computer everything mirrors into a normal folder in Finder; on your phone your files appear in the Files app. Drag files in on one device and they appear on the others. MORE THAN PHOTOS Send PDFs, documents and archives from any app with Share to LocalCloud. Files show up on every device with clear type icons and filters. SHARE ONE FOLDER, KEEP THE REST Share an album with family and they receive that folder only. Your library stays yours. HOME BASE MODE Keep an always-on computer as the house archive, so your phones stay in sync even when they never meet. NO LOCK-IN Your files stay in normal folders and normal formats. Stop using LocalCloud any time and you lose nothing. Support: support@localcloud.work Privacy: https://localcloud.work/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LocalCloud at every 2 weeks against Drillstring Toolbox's every 39 months. Drillstring Toolbox's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Drillstring Toolbox ships an update every 39 months, LocalCloud every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drillstring Toolbox | LocalCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. | Duong The |
In-app purchases
Drillstring Toolbox
No in-app purchases
LocalCloud
No in-app purchases
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