DrillOps vs Pason
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrillOps
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smart automated interpretation of drilling events provides robust real-time alerts straight to your pocket.
Pason
Access real-time drilling data for your active wells anytime, anywhere. Securely view well information, customize data displays, and manage memos for informed, time-sensitive decisions.
- Real-time drilling data access
- Secure data transmission
- Customizable data display
- Well memo viewing and sending
- 1-second data updates
- Drilled depth per well
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Pason Live delivers your real-time drilling data to you anytime, anywhere. It provides fast and secure data access enabling you to make time-sensitive decisions about your active wells when it matters most. - Secure access to your real-time data - Enhance your data view with the customizable display - View memos for more information about your well Use Pason Live to access your well information: - Access real-time well information securely via 1-second updates - Display a list of all your active wells with drilled depth for each well - Keep your well data secure with encrypted data transmission Customize your display to better view your data: - Zoom in and out on details of a graph - View data in boxes view - Customize the scale settings for your drilling parameters - Configure predefined templates to save and quickly access your preferred trace views - Choose units for your drilling parameters and define your trace colors View memos for more information about your well: - View a complete list of memos for a well - View memos in the trace view - Select and read individual memos - Send memos to the rig Pason, the Pason stylized logo and Live are trademarks of Pason Systems Corp.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pason at 13.4 against DrillOps's 16.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DrillOps ships an update every 2 months, Pason every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrillOps | Pason |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Pason Systems Corp |
In-app purchases
DrillOps
No in-app purchases
Pason
No in-app purchases








