Comparison

Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) vs FieldEx

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Drilling Hydraulics (Basic)

Features
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Drilling Hydraulics (Basic Calculations) provides an useful tool to students, drillers, technicians, drilling engineers and other professionals of the oil well drilling. Unit System with setting of decimals. Formulas and Calculations: - Capacities and Volumes - Mud Properties and Gradient - Temperature Gradient - Pressure Gradient - Hydrostatic Pressure - Mud Pump Output - Hydraulics on Drill Bit nozzles - Friction Losses (on borehole section) - ECD - Equivalent Circulating Density - Pressure with well closed (Kick/LOT/FIT) Formulas: - The factors/constants are calculated based on different units of measures. iCloud: - Auto saves to restore when to open the app again - Shares the same data on devices with same Apple ID DISCLAIMER: These tools & materials are provided 'as is' without warranties of any kind, express or implied. Please verify the tools provided by this application by yourself before you use them. Ensure you understand the impact of using these tools. Any use you choose to make of these tools & materials is undertaken by you entirely at you own risk.

About

FieldEx

This app streamlines field service operations for teams. It automates and optimizes tasks from creation to completion, enhancing mobile workforce performance. Designed for efficiency, it simplifies key aspects of field service management.

Highlights
  • Field service optimization
  • Mobile workforce performance improvement
  • Task automation
  • Task optimization
  • Simplified field service management
Features
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FieldEx Field Service Optimization is an intelligent mobile and web application built to simplify important aspects of a field service team. It’s designed to improve the performance of your mobile workforce by automating and optimizing tasks from the point it’s created until it’s completed.

Screenshots

Drilling Hydraulics (Basic)4 screens
FieldEx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FieldEx at Free against Drilling Hydraulics (Basic)'s $4.99. FieldEx also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). Drilling Hydraulics (Basic)'s advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

FieldEx is free to download; Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) ships an update every 14 months, FieldEx every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) versus FieldEx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrilling Hydraulics (Basic)FieldEx
Price$4.99Free β€” better
Positive reviewsβ€”92.3% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationβ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos MouraFIELDEX SDN. BHD.

In-app purchases

None

Drilling Hydraulics (Basic)

No in-app purchases

None

FieldEx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) free?
Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldEx free?
FieldEx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) or FieldEx have ads?
Neither Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) nor FieldEx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) or FieldEx?
Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) ships an update every 14 months, and FieldEx every 2 months. Most recently, Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) was updated on September 23, 2026 and FieldEx on September 22, 2026.

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