Comparison

DrillOps vs Pason

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

Head to head
About

DrillOps

Features
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smart automated interpretation of drilling events provides robust real-time alerts straight to your pocket.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time drilling data access
  • Secure data transmission
  • Customizable data display
  • Well memo viewing and sending
  • 1-second data updates
  • Drilled depth per well
Features
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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.

Screenshots

DrillOps4 screens
Pason4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DrillOps versus Pason: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrillOpsPason
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—20 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSchlumberger Technology CorporationPason Systems Corp

In-app purchases

None

DrillOps

No in-app purchases

None

Pason

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DrillOps free?
DrillOps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pason free?
Pason is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DrillOps or Pason have ads?
Neither DrillOps nor Pason shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrillOps or Pason?
DrillOps ships an update every 2 months, and Pason every 5 weeks. Most recently, DrillOps was updated on August 18, 2026 and Pason on September 14, 2026.

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