Comparison

PBIOS vs PBADD

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

Head to head
About

PBIOS

Connect with global oil industry professionals and companies. Attend exhibitions and network with investors and service providers. Discover opportunities in the oil and gas sector.

Highlights
  • Global oil investor networking
  • Service company connections
  • Exhibition attendance
  • Oil and gas sector opportunities
  • Professional networking
Features
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This app is made for worldwide oil investors, service companies where they can attend exhibition.

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

PBIOS3 screens
PBADD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PBADD at every 4 days against PBIOS's every 4 weeks. PBIOS's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PBIOS against 5.0 for PBADD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PBIOS ships an update every 4 weeks, PBADD every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PBIOS versus PBADD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPBIOSPBADD
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVision Vivante LLPHRH Operating Inc.

Customer experience

PBIOS

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

PBADD

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

In-app purchases

None

PBIOS

No in-app purchases

None

PBADD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PBIOS free?
PBIOS 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, PBIOS or PBADD?
PBIOS and PBADD are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PBIOS or PBADD have ads?
Neither PBIOS nor PBADD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PBIOS or PBADD?
PBIOS ships an update every 4 weeks, and PBADD every 4 days. Most recently, PBIOS was updated on November 3, 2026 and PBADD on November 13, 2026.

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