Comparison

Max Drilling vs SiteCom® Go

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

SiteCom® Go

Monitor ongoing well operations remotely from your iOS device. Stay updated on drilling progress and collaborate with the rig without needing a laptop. Access key real-time information and custom displays for your device.

Highlights
  • Remote well operations monitoring
  • Real-time drilling activity updates
  • Custom display options
  • Collaboration with rig
  • Mobile accessibility
Features
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SiteCom® Go for Mobile enables remote monitoring of ongoing well operations on the go. This targeted application leverages the always-on accessibility of iOS device to enable you to: stay up to date on progress and make decisions in collaboration with the rig, Without the requirement to always have your laptop. From your iOS device, you can monitor all key information of your drilling activities in real time using custom displays for your device. SiteCom® Go for mobile provides the user with the robust and powerful access they are used to, from Discovery Web and SiteCom Discovery Portal, with the convenience of a handheld device.

Screenshots

Max Drilling4 screens
SiteCom® Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SiteCom® Go at 5.0 against Max Drilling's 3.2. SiteCom® Go also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Max Drilling's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

SiteCom® Go holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Max Drilling has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Max Drilling ships an update every 4 months, SiteCom® Go every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Max Drilling versus SiteCom® Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMax DrillingSiteCom® Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (22 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNOV Inc.FALKOR AS

Customer experience

Max Drilling

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

SiteCom® Go

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Max Drilling

No in-app purchases

None

SiteCom® Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Max Drilling free?
Max Drilling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SiteCom® Go free?
SiteCom® Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Max Drilling or SiteCom® Go?
SiteCom® Go is rated higher. Max Drilling averages 3.2 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while SiteCom® Go averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Max Drilling or SiteCom® Go have ads?
Neither Max Drilling nor SiteCom® Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Max Drilling or SiteCom® Go?
Max Drilling ships an update every 4 months, and SiteCom® Go every 3 weeks. Most recently, Max Drilling was updated on October 24, 2026 and SiteCom® Go on October 7, 2026.

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