Comparison

Drilling Simulator 3 vs Jacksboro ISD, TX

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Drilling Simulator 3

This app simulates oil and gas drilling operations, focusing on well control procedures. It allows users to practice kick detection, well shut-in, pressure stabilization, and choke operations with various well configurations and failure scenarios.

Highlights
  • Kick detection and well shut-in simulation
  • Choke panel operations with remote chokes
  • Multiple kick scenarios
  • Directional and horizontal well support
  • Failure schedule with random options
  • Subsea and surface BOP simulation
  • Swabbing effect simulation
Features
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This is a project for Drilling and Well Control optimized for iPhones and iPads. This is a basic drilling simulator that simulates drilling operations based in panels for kick detection, shut-in the well, stabilization of pressures and the choke operations during the well control operations using a hydraulic choke panel simulator. Features: 1. Drilling, kick detection, shut-in, pressures stabilization and control 2. MULTIPLE KICKS (3 SINGLE BUBBLES)  3. DIRECTIONAL/HORIZONTAL WELL  4. WELL CONTROL ON CHOKE PANEL WITH 2 REMOTE CHOKES 5. Standpipe Manifold and Choke Manifold 6. FLOAT VALVE,  7. GESTURE SWAIPE UP/DOWN TO MOVE DRILLSTRING  8. FAILURES SCHEDULE WITH RANDOM OPTION (Mud Pumps 1 and 2 “power end failure” or “fluid end failure”, Chokes 1 and 2 “plugged” or “washed”, One Drill Bit Nozzle “plugged” or “washed”) 9. Set a KICK without drilling required. 10. Subsea Stack BOP and Surface Stack BOP Additional features:   1. Optionally it is possible to use others apps as Remote Choke like "Driller's Method Simulator" and "Wait and Weight Simulator". Both are available for sale in our Portfolio. 2. Swabbing effect simulation This effect occur when the drill string is pulled out of the wellbore to reduce the bottom hole pressure enough to create an underbalance condition and to cause a flow from formation into the wellbore. This effect is performed on this Simulator by moving the finger up in the well layout on the screen. iPad version: 1. Pre-recorded data view 2. Screen layout optimized for 12.9-inch iPad Pro (High Resolution) 3. Three codes (default "0000" for all: admin, instructor, student) to view the gas into the borehole, the pressure at bottom, at shoe and at bop and to enable / disable the Lag Time (by adjusting the choke to change the kill pressure and drill pipe pressure, etc). 4. Use the arrow keys on keyboard for iPad Pro to operate the choke. iPhone version: 1. Pre-recorded data available in the well configuration views. 2. Screen layout optimized for iPhone and iPad Pro (High Resolution) 3. All features available without codes. A graphical very useful tool for training, drillers, toolpusher, drilling engineers, mud engineers and students in the well control procedures. - Well configuration, drilling, kick detection, shut-in and control. - Interactive system: no pre-set methods; - Ability to apply control methods: Driller's method, Wait and Weight method (or Engineer's method), dynamic volumetric and static volumetric (lubricate and bleed); - Hydraulics and Hydrostatics; - Behavior of the kick (until 3 single kick bubbles simultaneously in borehole); - Applied with subsea stack or surface stack; - Set well with until 4 sections: riser, casing, liner, open hole ; - Set Drill String with drill pipe1, drill pipe2, heavy weight, drill collar1, drill collar2 - Support for horizontal and directional wells (builder and plotter) - Bop flow meter (volume to close and to open bop) - Gas compressibility factor (Z) calculations using formulas more accurately by Hall and Yarborough (1973) - Option to select a more didactic choke control mode instead of a more realistic simulation (default) Others apps available on our portfolio that may be useful for you: - Drilling Hydraulics - Kick Tolerance - Leak-Off Test Simulator - Leak-Off Test Analyzer - MPD Simulator - Well Control Methods - Well Control Worksheets - Well Control Simulators specific for each method (Driller's Method, Wait and Weight and Volumetric) These tools can complement (work with) this simulator by creating files which can be used in this application; and more Oil & Gas in our website. 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 you own risk.

About

Jacksboro ISD, TX

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Introducing the brand new app for Jacksboro ISD. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.

Screenshots

Drilling Simulator 34 screens
Jacksboro ISD, TX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Jacksboro ISD, TX at Free against Drilling Simulator 3's $49.99. Drilling Simulator 3's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Jacksboro ISD, TX is free to download; Drilling Simulator 3 costs $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Drilling Simulator 3 versus Jacksboro ISD, TX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrilling Simulator 3Jacksboro ISD, TX
Price$49.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos MouraJacksboro Independent School District

In-app purchases

None

Drilling Simulator 3

No in-app purchases

None

Jacksboro ISD, TX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drilling Simulator 3 free?
Drilling Simulator 3 costs $49.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jacksboro ISD, TX free?
Jacksboro ISD, TX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drilling Simulator 3 or Jacksboro ISD, TX have ads?
Neither Drilling Simulator 3 nor Jacksboro ISD, TX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drilling Simulator 3 or Jacksboro ISD, TX?
Drilling Simulator 3 ships an update every 2 months, and Jacksboro ISD, TX every 2 months. Most recently, Drilling Simulator 3 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Jacksboro ISD, TX on November 7, 2026.

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