NOV Power Sections vs RigCLOUD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NOV Power Sections
This app generates customizable spec sheets for power sections based on selected sizes or custom flow rates. Save frequently used specs as favorites and easily share them via email in a standard format.
- Customizable spec sheet generation
- Generate specs by size/model
- Generate specs by flow rate/elastomer
- Save favorite spec sheets
- Email spec sheets in NOV PS Catalog format
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Power Sections at your fingertips — the industry's first and only customizable spec generator app. Creates a standard spec sheet for selected size/model or creates a custom spec sheet for specified flow rate and elastomer. Save your most commonly used spec sheets as favorites for easy access. Send spec sheets in the familiar NOV PS Catalog format via e-mail.
RigCLOUD
Access and analyze well data to make informed drilling decisions. Understand rig performance with daily reports and detailed operational insights. Review well annotations and remarks with high-resolution data visualization.
- Access active and historical well data
- Daily Performance Reports for rig performance
- Configurable scroll graph for operational insights
- High-resolution data visibility
- Access Toursheets and Daily Reporting
- Searchable well annotations and remarks
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Using the latest data management technology, RigCloud® empowers you to quickly, effectively and easily make informed drilling decisions. - Access to active and historical well data - Quickly understand rig performance using Daily Performance Reports - Drill down into your operation with the highly configurable scroll graph - Get maximum visibility with high-resolution data - Easily access Toursheets and Daily Reporting - Review well annotation with searchable, indexed Remarks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NOV Power Sections at 11.0 against RigCLOUD's 14.0. On price, update cadence, 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.
NOV Power Sections ships an update every 3 months, RigCLOUD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NOV Power Sections | RigCLOUD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NOV Inc. | NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC. |
Customer experience
NOV Power Sections
RigCLOUD
In-app purchases
NOV Power Sections
No in-app purchases
RigCLOUD
No in-app purchases
