Lambert vs ResToolbox3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lambert
This application transforms your iPhone into a specialized geological compass. It accurately measures the dip direction and angle of geological strata, displaying real-time orientation data. Measurements can be enhanced with text and plotted on a map for easy transfer to your computer.
- Geological compass functionality
- Measure dip direction and angle
- Real-time stereographic projection
- Wulff and Schmidt Net projection diagrams
- Add text to measurements
- Plot measurement localities on a map
- Transfer data to computer
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This app turns your iPhone into a geological compass, a tool for each geologist. It can be used to measure the direction of dip and the angle of dip of geological strata. The app shows the current device orientation in a realtime stereographic projection. The data can be previewed in projection diagrams (Wulff and Schmidt Net) and transferred to your computer. You can add text to the measurements and plot the measurement localities on a map.
ResToolbox3
This petroleum engineering calculator provides rapid answers for engineers in the field or office. It offers comprehensive tools for fluid properties, gas hydrate prediction, nodal analysis, production forecasting, volumetrics, and well testing, all accessible offline.
- Fluid properties (PVT) analysis
- Gas hydrate prediction
- Nodal analysis for wells
- Production forecasting
- Volumetric calculations
- Well test analysis
- Offline functionality
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ResToolbox3 is a petroleum engineering calculator built for engineers who need answers fast - on a rig floor, in a meeting, or on a plane. PVT analysis, nodal analysis, gas hydrate prediction, production forecasting, volumetric calculations, and well testing, all from your iPhone or iPad. FLUID PROPERTIES (PVT) - Gas PVT: Z-factor, viscosity, compressibility, pseudo-pressure, water content, and thermal properties via 5-component Peng-Robinson EOS. Handles CO2, H2S, N2, H2, and hydrocarbon mixtures including pure and high-concentration cases - Oil PVT: Bubble point, solution GOR, formation volume factor, viscosity, and compressibility using Valko-McCain and Velarde correlations. Three solve modes with scaling factors for GOR and viscosity - Brine & Rock: Soreide-Whitson mutual solubility with Spivey brine correlations. Gas composition from Gas PVT flows through automatically GAS HYDRATES - Hydrate formation prediction via Motiee and Towler-Mokhatab correlations - Thermodynamic inhibitor dosing for MEG, DEG, TEG, methanol, and ethanol - Interactive P-T stability curves with inhibited and uninhibited envelopes - Water content mass balance between reservoir and operating conditions NODAL ANALYSIS - Gas and oil well inflow performance (IPR) with non-Darcy flow and Vogel - Outflow performance (VLP) via four methods: Woldesemayat-Ghajar, Hagedorn-Brown, Beggs & Brill, and Gray - 3x3 sensitivity matrix or real-time Explorer mode with interactive sliders - Water cut modelling with physics-based two-phase flow - Injection well support PRODUCTION FORECASTING - Single-well decline profiles: hyperbolic, exponential, and harmonic - Two-stage decline with continuous slope matching - Multi-well field development with drilling schedule, plateau constraints, and abandonment rate VOLUMETRICS - Deterministic OGIP and OOIP with combined gas/oil mode - Monte Carlo probabilistic analysis with Normal, Log-Normal, and Triangular distributions - Exceedance probability curves with P90, P50, and P10 reporting WELL TEST & TOOLS - Choke flow: gas mode (Gilbert, Norsok, TAM, SLB) and oil mode (Gilbert, Ros, Baxendell, Achong) - AGA-3 orifice metering for gas and ISO 5167 for liquid - Gas flowline pressure drop: 30-segment Darcy-Weisbach with PR-EOS properties at each segment, plus Weymouth and Panhandle B empirical methods - Petrophysics: Archie equation with density, sonic, and direct porosity methods, Pickett plot - Gas heating value and composition - Pipe capacities database (tubing, casing, drill pipe) - Unit converter with HC equivalents, reciprocal GOR/CGR, and density-gradient conversions DESIGNED FOR THE FIELD - iPhone-first interface with iPad responsive layouts - Oilfield and Metric unit systems with one-tap toggle - Share results and charts via email or messaging - Available in English, Norwegian, French, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic - Works fully offline - no internet connection required - PVT properties flow between modules automatically All calculations use published, peer-reviewed methods from SPE literature and industry-standard references. No proprietary correlations, no curve-fitted shortcuts. Tabular data exports let you paste results directly into Excel or Google Sheets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ResToolbox3 at every 6 days against Lambert's every 5 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lambert against 5.0 for ResToolbox3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Lambert ships an update every 5 months, ResToolbox3 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lambert | ResToolbox3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Appel | MobileReservoir |
Customer experience
Lambert
ResToolbox3
In-app purchases
Lambert
No in-app purchases
ResToolbox3
No in-app purchases









