Rig Count vs RigCLOUD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rig Count
This app provides an interactive analysis of US rotary rig counts, a key indicator for the drilling industry. It helps users understand demand for products used in hydrocarbon extraction and processing.
- Interactive rig count analysis
- Baker Hughes US rotary rig data
- Business barometer for drilling industry
- Leading indicator of demand
- Hydrocarbon extraction insights
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Rig Count is an interactive analysis of Baker Hughes US rotary rig counts. The Baker Hughes Rig Counts are an important business barometer for the drilling industry and its suppliers. The active rig count acts as a leading indicator of demand for products used in drilling, completing, producing and processing hydrocarbons.
RigCLOUD
Access and analyze well data to make informed drilling decisions. Understand rig performance with daily reports and detailed operational insights. Review well annotations and remarks with high-resolution data visualization.
- Access active and historical well data
- Daily Performance Reports for rig performance
- Configurable scroll graph for operational insights
- High-resolution data visibility
- Access Toursheets and Daily Reporting
- Searchable well annotations and remarks
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Using the latest data management technology, RigCloud® empowers you to quickly, effectively and easily make informed drilling decisions. - Access to active and historical well data - Quickly understand rig performance using Daily Performance Reports - Drill down into your operation with the highly configurable scroll graph - Get maximum visibility with high-resolution data - Easily access Toursheets and Daily Reporting - Review well annotation with searchable, indexed Remarks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RigCLOUD at 4.4 against Rig Count's 2.3. RigCLOUD also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Rig Count's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
RigCLOUD holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 30 respectively.
Rig Count ships an update every 6 months, RigCLOUD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rig Count | RigCLOUD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (23 ratings) | 4.4 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baker Hughes Company | NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC. |
Customer experience
Rig Count
RigCLOUD
In-app purchases
Rig Count
No in-app purchases
RigCLOUD
No in-app purchases
