IBM Events vs DrillMetrix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IBM Events
This app serves as a comprehensive guide for IBM global conferences and events. It allows users to personalize their schedules, discover sessions, connect with others, and access event materials offline.
- Build personal agenda
- Search sessions by topic
- Sign up for labs
- Download session presentations
- Follow speakers and exhibitors
- Build conference social network
- Offline access to event data
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IBM Events is the official app for IBM global conferences and events. Hosted on IBM Cloud, the IBM Events app is your guide at the event, allowing you to: • Build your personal agenda • Search for sessions by topic, subtopic, role and/or industry • Sign up for labs • Download and view session presentations • Follow speakers, exhibitors, and attendees • Build your conference social network • View transportation schedules, news and info • Take sessions and speaker surveys • View conference session streams live and on demand The IBM Events app is available offline and stores session, speaker, and exhibitor data on the device, allowing you to view your schedule even without service or on airplane mode.
DrillMetrix
This app provides real-time operational data for drilling companies and quarry operations. It allows authorized personnel to track rig performance, submit shift reports, and analyze delays and production without manual data entry.
- Real-time rig and shift visibility
- Daily shift report submission
- Delay and downtime analysis
- Production performance tracking
- Role-based access control
- Multi-rig and multi-site reporting
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DrillMetrix for iOS is a companion application for authorized personnel of drilling companies and quarry operations that already use the DrillMetrix business platform. An existing organization-issued DrillMetrix account is required. Account registration, company creation, subscriptions, pricing, and purchases are not available in the iOS app. DRILLING OPERATIONS WITHOUT THE SPREADSHEETS DrillMetrix gives drilling contractors and quarry operators real-time visibility into their rigs, shifts, drillers, and job sites without paper plods, delayed data entry, or guesswork. Developed with firsthand experience from a blast hole driller, DrillMetrix tracks the information that matters in the field and turns it into useful operational data. DAILY SHIFT REPORTS Authorized drillers can record production, working hours, delays, and shift details directly from the field. Information is available to their company before the next shift begins. DELAY ANALYSIS Company administrators can identify where operational time is being lost, including mechanical downtime, blast delays, rig moves, weather, and other delay categories. Results can be reviewed by rig, site, driller, and date. PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE Review footage, penetration rates, rig utilization, and driller performance. Compare existing rigs, crews, sites, and reporting periods to identify operational problems. ROLE-BASED ACCESS Administrators can access company dashboards, reports, time-card approvals, equipment information, fleet information, consumables, and administrative tools. Drillers receive a simplified interface for submitting shift reports and time cards for their existing organization. OPERATIONAL FEATURES - Multi-rig and multi-site reporting - Equipment and fleet information - Delay and downtime analysis - Production performance indicators - Time-card submission and approval - Printable and shareable operational reports - Role-based access for administrators and drillers DrillMetrix is intended for the authorized workforce of existing DrillMetrix business customers. It does not provide public account registration, company creation, or purchasing within the iOS app. For assistance, contact support@drillmetrix.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DrillMetrix at 100% against IBM Events's 24%. DrillMetrix also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). IBM Events's advantage is ratings volume (474 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DrillMetrix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IBM Events has 474 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of IBM Events's written reviews are positive against 100% of DrillMetrix's.
| Parameter | IBM Events | DrillMetrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (474 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 474 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IBM | DrillMetrix LLC |
Customer experience
IBM Events
DrillMetrix
Bugs and requests
IBM Events
Reported bugs
13 issues- Takes back to start instead of previous location when closing contact
- Notes on first session disappeared
- Cannot reopen window to reply to exhibitor text
- Application freezes when reviewing update alert
- Application freezes when closing notes tab
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- App makes users log back on constantly and doesn't save email ID
- App crashes when trying to access native calendar
- Notes vanished after saving and closing
- Agenda disappeared
- Community day sessions no longer visible in schedule
- App hangs on iOS randomly
- Inaccurate and hard to understand sessions/locations
- Event sharing does not include location or time
Requested features
6 requests- Allow adding to schedule even if it overlaps
- Allow texting person live and showing phone number
- Add feature to request to schedule a meeting
- Add ability to add one-off meetings and events to schedule
- Add session to iPhone calendar
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- Add location and time to shared events
DrillMetrix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IBM Events
No in-app purchases
DrillMetrix
No in-app purchases









