Comparison

Max Drilling vs Rig Vision

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

Rig Vision

Access real-time oilfield data and monitor your wells from your iOS device. View graphs, maps, and reports with this secure system. Requires authorized user access.

Highlights
  • Real-time data acquisition
  • Well monitoring
  • Graphs and maps
  • Real-time text reports
  • iOS device compatibility
Features
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This is Oilfield Instrumentation’s real-time data acquisition monitoring system - “RigVision”. This app allows users to view their wells from their favorite iOS device. Graphs, Maps, Real-time Text and Reports are all part of this application. Note- You must be an authorized user to view any data. For more information, please view our website https://oiusa.com.

Screenshots

Max Drilling4 screens
Rig Vision4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rig Vision at 5.0 against Max Drilling's 3.2. Max Drilling's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rig Vision 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Max Drilling ships an update every 4 months, Rig Vision every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Max Drilling versus Rig Vision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMax DrillingRig Vision
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNOV Inc.ALDONSA, INC.

Customer experience

Max Drilling

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

Rig Vision

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Max Drilling

No in-app purchases

None

Rig Vision

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Max Drilling free?
Max Drilling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rig Vision free?
Rig Vision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Max Drilling or Rig Vision?
Rig Vision is rated higher. Max Drilling averages 3.2 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Rig Vision averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Max Drilling or Rig Vision have ads?
Neither Max Drilling nor Rig Vision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Max Drilling or Rig Vision?
Max Drilling ships an update every 4 months, and Rig Vision every 3 months. Most recently, Max Drilling was updated on September 23, 2026 and Rig Vision on September 10, 2026.

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