WellDatabase vs FieldDIRECT® Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WellDatabase
Access a vast database of over 5 million oil and gas wells across North America. Search for permits, production, completion data, and view shale plays and pipelines on a map. Download well files, including logs, for offline analysis.
- Search 5 million+ wells
- View permits and production data
- Access completion details
- Map shale plays and pipelines
- Download well files and logs
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The best and *only* way to get oil & gas data on your mobile device Search our database of 5 million+ wells all across the North America from anywhere. - Search millions of wells - View permits, production, and detailed completion data - Pin your wells for quick access - View shale plays, county lines, even pipelines on the map - Download unlimited well files, including logs where available Perfect for anyone involved with oil & gas. Try it today for free.
FieldDIRECT® Dashboard
Monitor your FieldDIRECT® project's production, variance, downtimes, and equipment failures in real-time. Visualize production data at project, site, and well levels through tables and charts. Access critical production information conveniently from any location with cellular or WiFi access.
- Real-time production monitoring
- Variance calculation
- Downtime and equipment failure tracking
- Project, site, and well level views
- Data visualization (tables and charts)
- Linear and log scale graphing
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The S&P Global FieldDIRECT® Dashboard enables S&P Global FieldDIRECT® subscribers to monitor their FieldDIRECT® project’s production. The app allows users to view their production, variance, downtimes, and equipment failures as data comes into the FieldDIRECT® database. S&P Global FieldDIRECT® users can view their production from the project, site, and well levels in a table or chart view. The production and various data sets related to production can be graphed on a linear or log scale. Variance can be calculated at all levels based on user set timeframes. Downtime records and Equipment Failure records can also be viewed at all levels. The app allows S&P Global FieldDIRECT® users to view the pertinent production information regarding certain wells or areas at their fingertips from anywhere they have cellular data coverage or access to WiFi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FieldDIRECT® Dashboard at none against WellDatabase's 4. FieldDIRECT® Dashboard also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.9). WellDatabase's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price, ads and device support 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. WellDatabase sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. FieldDIRECT® Dashboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
FieldDIRECT® Dashboard holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively.
WellDatabase ships an update every 3 months, FieldDIRECT® Dashboard every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WellDatabase | FieldDIRECT® Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (14 ratings) | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ctrlDev | S&P Global, Inc |
Customer experience
WellDatabase
FieldDIRECT® Dashboard
In-app purchases
WellDatabase
- Starter Subscription$14.99
- Basic Subscription$99.99
- Premium Subscription Upgrade$149.99
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- Premium Subscription$249.99
FieldDIRECT® Dashboard
No in-app purchases
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