Field Scout vs Directional Survey Methods
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Field Scout
This mobile application helps plan and report on drilling projects, reducing risk and improving efficiency. It allows users to map bore paths, record waypoints, and identify obstacles, replacing traditional paper methods with GPS technology.
- Mobile bore planning
- Record waypoints and obstacles
- GPS integration
- Reduce planning errors
- Improve drill time efficiency
- Works with Commander™ 7 HDD Guidance System
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Field Scout™ by Subsite® Planning and reporting with Field Scout™ can reduce your risk and make your drill time more efficient, improving profitability on every bore. The Field Scout™ mobile bore planner allows you to walk the intended bore path of your job and record important waypoints and obstacles such as the entry pit, exit pit, and utility crossings. Field Scout™ reduces the chance of errors by replacing pad and paper, and by giving you the ability to use GPS Made to work with the Commander™ 7 HDD Guidance System by Subsite®.
Directional Survey Methods
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This application uses the formulas to calculate the survey parameters (diff of TVD, N/S, E/W, DLS) between two stations of the methods: 1. Tangential 2. Balanced Tangential 3. Minimum Curvature 4. Radius of Curvature 5. Angle Averaging Also available the formulas of the methods. This app was developed based in existing spreadsheets. There is no comparison with any other software. You can contribute with suggestions for improvements, reporting bugs and spreading it to your friends. Our portfolio for Directional Drilling available on the App Store: - "Directional Drilling" a complete app (building and plotting) with well planning, survey, multi-lateral, etc. - There are also stand-alone applications for Well Planning, Well Survey and Multi-Lateral Wells. - "3D Interpolation" to calculate a survey data between two stations. DISCLAIMER: These tools & materials are provided 'as is' without warranties of any kind, express or implied. Please verify the tools provided by this application by yourself before you use them. Ensure you understand the impact of using these tools. Any use you choose to make of these tools & materials is undertaken by you entirely at your own risk. Thanks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Field Scout at every 2 months against Directional Survey Methods's every 50 months. Directional Survey Methods's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). 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.
Field Scout ships an update every 2 months, Directional Survey Methods every 50 months. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Field Scout | Directional Survey Methods |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 50 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Charles Machine Works, Inc | Carlos Moura |
In-app purchases
Field Scout
No in-app purchases
Directional Survey Methods
No in-app purchases
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