Comparison

Max Drilling vs PBADD

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

PBADD

This app serves as a digital hub for directional drilling professionals in the Permian Basin. It provides members with a digital membership card, event listings, a member directory, and profile management. Association staff can manage members, events, and communications.

Highlights
  • Digital membership card
  • Event listings
  • Member directory
  • Profile management
  • Membership billing history
  • Staff management dashboard
Features
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PBADD is the official app of the Permian Basin Association of Directional Drilling, the industry's home for directional drilling professionals across the Permian Basin. FOR MEMBERS • Your digital membership card, with a QR code for event check-in • Upcoming PBADD events, plus Permian Basin industry events from Oilpatch Calendar • The member directory, to find and contact fellow members • Your profile: photo, title, company and a short bio • Your membership billing history • The association's board and leadership FOR ASSOCIATION STAFF • A dashboard of applications, renewals and upcoming events • Member, company, list and committee management • Event management and QR ticket check-in that keeps working without a signal • Staff messaging with mentions and attachments Sign in with the email address on your PBADD membership. First time? The app emails you a code so you can set a password.

Screenshots

Max Drilling4 screens
PBADD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PBADD at 5.0 against Max Drilling's 3.2. PBADD also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). Max Drilling's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1) and device support (3 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

PBADD 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, PBADD every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Max Drilling versus PBADD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMax DrillingPBADD
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNOV Inc.HRH Operating Inc.

Customer experience

Max Drilling

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

PBADD

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

In-app purchases

None

Max Drilling

No in-app purchases

None

PBADD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Max Drilling free?
Max Drilling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PBADD free?
PBADD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Max Drilling or PBADD?
PBADD is rated higher. Max Drilling averages 3.2 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while PBADD averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Max Drilling or PBADD have ads?
Neither Max Drilling nor PBADD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Max Drilling or PBADD?
Max Drilling ships an update every 4 months, and PBADD every 4 days. Most recently, Max Drilling was updated on October 10, 2026 and PBADD on October 8, 2026.

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