Comparison

IBM Events vs DrillMetrix

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

IBM Events4 screens
DrillMetrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IBM Events versus DrillMetrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIBM EventsDrillMetrix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (474 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings474 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB191 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIBMDrillMetrix LLC

Customer experience

IBM Events

All ratings470 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral23.8%
Negative52.4%

DrillMetrix

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

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

None

IBM Events

No in-app purchases

None

DrillMetrix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IBM Events free?
IBM Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DrillMetrix free?
DrillMetrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IBM Events or DrillMetrix?
DrillMetrix is rated higher. IBM Events averages 4.4 out of 5 from 474 ratings, while DrillMetrix averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do IBM Events or DrillMetrix have ads?
Neither IBM Events nor DrillMetrix shows ads.

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