Max Drilling vs Viking Power Technologies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 1-second data streaming
- Customizable data visualization
- Time and depth views
- Lagged channel tracing
- Rig and well reports
- Integrated chat
- Collaborative notes
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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.
Viking Power Technologies
Easily compare power section spec sheets to find the right solution for your project. This app removes guesswork by providing real information to empower your decisions.
- Compare spec sheets
- Find power section solutions
- Industry-leading technology
- Top quality service
- In-house machining options
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Viking is a solutions-driven company with a mission to provide industry-leading power section technology that enables our clients to stay on bottom and reach TD efficiently. Our team of experts make sure to deliver top quality service and products. As a part of the Prime Downhole family we offer one stop solutions. We offer a full suite of in-house machining options that ensures your tools are 100% in line with your needs. One of our core values is transparency. Which is why we have designed this app. How does it work? The app is designed to allow you to quickly find and compare spec sheets so you can easily determine which power section is right for your project. It takes the guesswork out of shopping for power sections and empowers you to decide based on real information. This app is just one of the ways we are combining our world-class technology with our industry-leading service in order to disrupt the power section market and shift the industry for good.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Viking Power Technologies at 5.0 against Max Drilling's 3.2. Viking Power Technologies also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Viking Power Technologies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Max Drilling's written reviews are positive against 100% of Viking Power Technologies's.
Max Drilling ships an update every 4 months, Viking Power Technologies every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Max Drilling | Viking Power Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NOV Inc. | Midnight Marketing LLC |
Customer experience
Max Drilling
Viking Power Technologies
In-app purchases
Max Drilling
No in-app purchases
Viking Power Technologies
No in-app purchases
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