Comparison

Max Drilling vs AI Driller

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

AI Driller

Gain a comprehensive understanding of your operations from any location. This app helps improve results and reduce costs by providing deeper insights into your work.

Highlights
  • Deeper operational understanding
  • Improved results
  • Lower costs
  • Remote access
  • Field site integration
Features
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Whether you are working from the home, office, remote center, or directly at the field site – AI Driller helps you get a deeper understanding of your operations so you can deliver better results at a lower cost.

Screenshots

Max Drilling4 screens
AI Driller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AI Driller at 5.0 against Max Drilling's 3.2. AI Driller also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%). Max Drilling's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). 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

AI Driller 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. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Max Drilling's written reviews are positive against 100% of AI Driller's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Max Drilling ships an update every 4 months, AI Driller every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Max Drilling versus AI Driller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMax DrillingAI Driller
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNOV Inc.AI Driller, Inc.

Customer experience

Max Drilling

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

AI Driller

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Max Drilling

No in-app purchases

None

AI Driller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Max Drilling free?
Max Drilling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Driller free?
AI Driller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Max Drilling or AI Driller?
AI Driller is rated higher. Max Drilling averages 3.2 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while AI Driller averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Max Drilling or AI Driller have ads?
Neither Max Drilling nor AI Driller shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Max Drilling or AI Driller?
Max Drilling ships an update every 4 months, and AI Driller every 23 months. Most recently, Max Drilling was updated on November 2, 2026 and AI Driller on November 3, 2026.

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