Comparison

Max Drilling vs FieldFX 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

FieldFX Mobile

Empower field operations with a mobile app that connects to your back office, even offline. Streamline job tickets, create accurate quotes, and manage digital forms and documents on the go. Ensure all billable items are captured for efficient invoicing.

Highlights
  • Manage single and multi-day field tickets
  • Complete custom digital forms
  • Attach job documents (receipts, photos)
  • Produce accurate quotes in the field
  • Capture customer signatures for approval
  • Streamline operations to accounting
Features
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This is the all new mobile app for FieldFX. For existing customers, please note that the sync has been optimized and simplified but it will require a new configuration. Please check the documentation or ask your FieldFX contact for assistance. FieldFX Mobile gives your field operations the power to connect to the back office from anywhere in the world, even without a network connection. Sync small to medium sized data sets to the back office to ensure an accurate quote, produces an accurate ticket, generating an accurate invoice- with the price book serving as the common foundation. Use FieldFX Mobile to: • Manage single and multi-day field tickets • Complete custom, digital forms • Attach job documents such as receipts and photos • Produce accurate quotes in the field • Ensure all billable items are reported on the field ticket • Capture your customer’s signature for job approval Delayed delivery of job tickets is now a thing of the past. FieldFX Mobile streamlines the process from operations to accounting.

Screenshots

Max Drilling4 screens
FieldFX Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Max Drilling at 63% against FieldFX Mobile's 0%. Max Drilling also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 3). FieldFX Mobile's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). 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

FieldFX Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Max Drilling has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Max Drilling's written reviews are positive against 0% of FieldFX Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Max Drilling ships an update every 4 months, FieldFX Mobile every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Max Drilling versus FieldFX Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMax DrillingFieldFX Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (22 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNOV Inc.LiquidFrameworks

Customer experience

Max Drilling

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

FieldFX Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Max Drilling

No in-app purchases

None

FieldFX Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Max Drilling free?
Max Drilling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldFX Mobile free?
FieldFX Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Max Drilling or FieldFX Mobile?
FieldFX Mobile is rated higher. Max Drilling averages 3.2 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while FieldFX Mobile averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Max Drilling or FieldFX Mobile have ads?
Neither Max Drilling nor FieldFX Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Max Drilling or FieldFX Mobile?
Max Drilling ships an update every 4 months, and FieldFX Mobile every 6 weeks. Most recently, Max Drilling was updated on October 24, 2026 and FieldFX Mobile on October 24, 2026.

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