Dyno Nobel Explosives' Guide vs Sandvik DrillConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dyno Nobel Explosives' Guide
This app offers a comprehensive suite of blasting tools and calculators for engineers. Access detailed product specifications, real-time updates, and essential blasting data, even offline. Features include custom calculators, unit conversions, and GPS functionality.
- Custom blasting calculators
- Product specifications and uses
- Real-time news and updates
- Unit conversions and definitions
- Offline accessibility
- Region and unit selection
- GPS with location saving
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Dyno Nobel's Explosives Engineers' Guide provides users with the full range of blasting tools and calculators. All Dyno Nobel product information is included and specific product specifications can be easily found and compared. Key Features Include: • Custom blasting calculators include: powder factor, overpressure prediction, rock and explosive charge per blasthole, wet hole, ground vibration prediction, scaled distance, presplit control, GPS and distance to the nearest structure. • Complete product specifications and application uses for Dyno Nobel products. • Real time Dyno Nobel updates are available through the News section including, press releases, videos, and news stories. • Unit conversions, blast design terminology, blasting definitions and formulas are all readily available. • Worldwide accessibility to all features, even in remote locations. Expanded Features in this Version Include: • A simpler, more essential look and feel, with the ability to adapt to refinements and changes to the latest smartphones on the most popular platforms. • The ability to select a region (America or South America) and preferred units (Imperial or Metric). The South America region is in Spanish and pulls that region’s specific Technical Data Sheets and other information from the Dyno Nobel South America website. • An updated GPS which not only includes maps with latitude, longitude and altitude, but also has the ability to save and compare any two locations. • An expanded calculator function which can now save results to a list and load past results from that list. • The ability to select individual product specifications to be compared in a dynamic format, allowing the user to see just the data he needs in simplified table. Another Practical Innovation from Dyno Nobel.
Sandvik DrillConnect
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Sandvik DrillConnect is our mobile application for easy synchronization of drill plans and reports to and from your underground drill rig. Sandvik DrillConnect is a flexible solution that transfers drill plans to the drill via your mobile device. - Drill plan creation and 3D visualization of as-drilled data - Seamless and automated data transfer, even when the mine network is unavailable - Continuous data flow, access to troubleshooting and machine documentation without disturbing the drilling operation - Connect to rigs underground using machine or site WLAN - Paperless solution – available for tablet and mobile phone
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Verdict
Dyno Nobel Explosives' Guide and Sandvik DrillConnect are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Dyno Nobel Explosives' Guide ships an update every 2 months, Sandvik DrillConnect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dyno Nobel Explosives' Guide | Sandvik DrillConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dyno Nobel | Sandvik Mining |
In-app purchases
Dyno Nobel Explosives' Guide
No in-app purchases
Sandvik DrillConnect
No in-app purchases
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