KICKDRILL vs Friction Drilling Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KICKDRILL
This app provides drilling and well personnel with a flexible and effective way to practice and maintain essential well control knowledge. It offers exam-style questions aligned with industry standards, training and exam modes, and instant explanations to reinforce learning.
- Exam-style questions
- API and NORSOK aligned
- Training mode
- Exam mode
- Instant explanations
- Progress tracking
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KickDrill – Train Well Control Anytime, Anywhere KickDrill helps drilling and well personnel practice and maintain essential well control knowledge. Whether you're preparing for recertification or refreshing your skills on the job, KickDrill gives you fast, focused training based on real operational scenarios. - Exam‑style questions aligned with current API and NORSOK requirements - Training mode and exam mode - Instant explanations to reinforce learning - Track your progress over time - Designed for drilling, well, and subsea professionals KickDrill makes well control training simple, flexible, and effective — so you can stay confident and prepared. View our terms & conditions: https://kickdrill.com/terms-and-conditions/
Friction Drilling Calculator
This app simplifies drilling fluid analysis for petroleum professionals. It calculates key fluid dynamics, visualizes rheological data with interactive graphs, and supports multiple industry-standard models for accurate insights.
- Calculate pipe and annular velocity
- Determine Reynolds number and flow regime
- Calculate total pressure losses
- Interactive rheogram plotting
- Support for five rheological models
- Automatic model calibration
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Friction Drilling Calculator Take the guesswork out of drilling fluid analysis with Friction Drilling Calculator, the ultimate iOS app designed for mud engineers, drilling supervisors, and petroleum professionals. Whether you're in the field or at your desk, this powerful tool transforms raw Fann readings into actionable insights—fast, easy, and accurate. Packed with Features: - Comprehensive Fluid Dynamics: Instantly calculate pipe and annular velocity, Reynolds number, flow regime, friction factor, and total pressure losses. - Interactive Rheogram Plotting: Visualize Fann readings against RPM with intuitive, high-resolution graphs that make anomalies easy to spot. - Five Rheological Models: Choose from industry-standard models including Bingham Plastic, Power Law, Herschel-Bulkley, Newtonian, and API-13RP to suit your analysis needs. - Model Calibration: Automatically compute model constants and compare measured vs. calculated values. Why Choose Friction Drilling Calculator? This app delivers the clarity and confidence you need. No more manual calculations. No more spreadsheet chaos. Just reliable results. Download Friction Drilling Calculator today and put the power of precision in your pocket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Friction Drilling Calculator at every 10 days against KICKDRILL's every 2 months. Friction Drilling Calculator also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). KICKDRILL's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. KICKDRILL sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Friction Drilling Calculator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for KICKDRILL against 5.0 for Friction Drilling Calculator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Friction Drilling Calculator has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
KICKDRILL ships an update every 2 months, Friction Drilling Calculator every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KICKDRILL | Friction Drilling Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Richard Steffensen | Drillsoft LLC |
Customer experience
KICKDRILL
Friction Drilling Calculator
In-app purchases
KICKDRILL
- KICKDRILL Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
- KICKDRILL Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- KICKDRILL Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- KICKDRILL Subscription$9.99
Friction Drilling Calculator
- 50 credits$1.99
- 300 Credits$4.99
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