Rig Count vs Pason
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.
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 review sentiment: Pason at 82% against Rig Count's 27%. Pason also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). Rig Count's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.4). 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.
Pason holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Rig Count's written reviews are positive against 82% of Pason's.
Rig Count ships an update every 6 months, Pason every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rig Count | Pason |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (23 ratings) | 4.6 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — 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 | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baker Hughes Company | Pason Systems Corp |
Customer experience
Rig Count
Pason
In-app purchases
Rig Count
No in-app purchases
Pason
No in-app purchases







