Comparison

Max Drilling vs Solo Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Max Drilling

Monitor drilling operations in real-time with instant access to active and historical well data. Visualize drilling parameters, view rig reports, and communicate securely with your team from anywhere.

Highlights
  • 1-second data streaming
  • Customizable data visualization
  • Time and depth views
  • Lagged channel tracing
  • Rig and well reports
  • Integrated chat
  • Collaborative notes
Features
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The new Max Drilling mobile app (formerly WellData MobileRT) provides easy access to active and historical well data so you can monitor your drilling operations from wherever you are. With NOV’s edge infrastructure and M/D Totco instrumentation, your data flows securely from sensor to screen—no third parties involved—so you see it instantly, in real time, with one-second resolution. Key Features: • 1-second data streaming: View real-time drilling data on your mobile device with less than a second of lag between the rig site and your screen (excluding satellite latency). • Customizable visualization: Configure strip charts and traces with flexible options for units, scaling, and more. All tags and channels available in the RigSense Electronic Drilling Recorder (EDR) are accessible, including data from integrated applications like Drilling Beliefs & Analytics and 3rd-party survey data. • Time and depth views: Access both active and historical well data by time or depth for full operational visibility. • Lagged channel tracing: Monitor channels such as gamma ray, methane, propane, total gas, and total gas normalized. • Rig and well reports: View IADC Reports (toursheets), Drilling Contractor Morning Reports, and well information including Bit Records and BHA Summaries. • Integrated chat: Communicate instantly between the rig and other Max Drilling mobile users. • Collaborative notes: View all rig notes or add your own to the official EDR notes in the time-series data. • Secure and compliant: Built on SOC 1 Type II–audited processes and end-to-end SSL/TLS encryption for secure access from anywhere. • Rig locations: View your wells on a map for quick spatial awareness and access directions to the location. • (Coming Soon) Integrated chat: Communicate instantly between the rig and other Max Drilling mobile users. If you experience any difficulties installing or using Max Drilling, please contact the Help Desk at WellDataSupport@nov.com or 1-855-935-5328.

About

Solo Mobile

Monitor well data in real-time from your mobile device. Visualize wellbores, share interpretations, and collaborate with colleagues for timely decision-making. Stay connected to your geosteering projects without being tied to your desk.

Highlights
  • Real-time geosteering data
  • Wellbore visualization
  • Interpretation sharing
  • Coworker chat
  • Seamless cloud synchronization
Features
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Never stop monitoring your well! StarLite provides you all your real-time geosteering data right here, in your pocket. Easily visualize your wellbore and interpretations, chat with coworkers, make timely decisions all through seamless synchronization with your SOLO Cloud StarSteer project. Don’t let geosteering tie you down to your desk. Go out and explore!

Screenshots

Max Drilling4 screens
Solo Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Solo Mobile at 5.0 against Max Drilling's 3.2. Solo Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Max Drilling's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solo Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 11 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Max Drilling ships an update every 4 months, Solo Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Max Drilling versus Solo Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMax DrillingSolo Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (22 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNOV Inc.ROGII Inc.

Customer experience

Max Drilling

All ratings22 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Solo Mobile

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Max Drilling

No in-app purchases

None

Solo Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Max Drilling free?
Max Drilling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solo Mobile free?
Solo Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Max Drilling or Solo Mobile?
Solo Mobile is rated higher. Max Drilling averages 3.2 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Solo Mobile averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Max Drilling or Solo Mobile have ads?
Neither Max Drilling nor Solo Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Max Drilling or Solo Mobile?
Max Drilling ships an update every 4 months, and Solo Mobile every 3 weeks. Most recently, Max Drilling was updated on September 23, 2026 and Solo Mobile on September 25, 2026.

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