Quick Calc Hydraulics vs Pason
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Calc Hydraulics
This app calculates hydraulic horsepower, jet velocity, and impact forces at a jet nozzle orifice for earth-boring operations. Users input fluid density, flow rates, TFA, and bit diameter to get results for conventional drilling fluids. Calculated data can be shared with contacts.
- Hydraulic horsepower calculation
- Jet velocity calculation
- Impact force calculation
- Input fluid density, flow rates, TFA, and bit diameter
- Share results with contacts
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Quick Calc Hydraulics provides a snapshot of the hydraulic horsepower, jet velocity, and impact forces created at a jet nozzle orifice, which is installed in a drilling bit during earth-boring operations. The user provides numbers for fluid density, flow rates, TFA, and bit diameter, and Quick Calc Hydraulics then calculates the respective hydraulic parameters for conventional drilling fluids. Air, mist, and foam fluids are not supported at this time. The calculated results can be forwarded to anyone in the user’s contact list.
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 update cadence: Pason at every 6 weeks against Quick Calc Hydraulics's every 7 months. Quick Calc Hydraulics's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Quick Calc Hydraulics holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Quick Calc Hydraulics's written reviews are positive against 86% of Pason's.
Quick Calc Hydraulics ships an update every 7 months, Pason every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Calc Hydraulics | Pason |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better | 4.6 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Pason Systems Corp |
Customer experience
Quick Calc Hydraulics
Pason
In-app purchases
Quick Calc Hydraulics
No in-app purchases
Pason
No in-app purchases
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