Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) vs Phrikolat HDD Basics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drilling Hydraulics (Basic)
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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.
Phrikolat HDD Basics
This app provides essential drilling fluid product information, mixing tables for various soil conditions, and HDD-related data for jobsite professionals. It offers offline calculations for common jobsite needs, eliminating the need for internet or external devices.
- Drilling fluid product information
- Mixing tables for soil conditions
- HDD pipe dimensions and characteristics
- Unit conversion tables
- Offline jobsite calculations
- Reference tables
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The Phrikolat App is addressed to everyone who is involved in Drilling Fluids and Horizontal Directional Drilling at HDD jobsites. It is mainly meant for Phrikolat customers and customers want to be. Target group No. 1 are jobsite supervisors, drillers and surveyors of small and medium size drilling rigs. In this App you will find information on the Phrikolat drilling fluid products and their use in different soil conditions (mixing tables) as well as tables with HDD related dimensions and main characteristics of HDPE-Pipes, conversion tables of physical units and much more. Main subject of the App are simple calculations for almost everything that has to be calculated in the everyday jobsite – without Internet, without Laptop, without calculator and above all without the time consuming search around for old recordings. No internet connection available at the jobsite? After installing the App runs without internet and phone reception. Currently there are 24 simple calculations and 13 reference tables. The use of the Phrikolat App is very easy and comfortable – it really is an App for the jobsite. Phrikolat Drilling Specialties GmbH is a service company for the construction industry. For more than 15 years we are specialized on the supply and development of Drilling Fluids for the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and we are well known for our technical job site support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Phrikolat HDD Basics at Free against Drilling Hydraulics (Basic)'s $4.99. Phrikolat HDD Basics also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months). Drilling Hydraulics (Basic)'s advantage is chart position (#197 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Phrikolat HDD Basics 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.
Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) ships an update every 14 months, Phrikolat HDD Basics every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drilling Hydraulics (Basic) | Phrikolat HDD Basics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Best chart rank | #197 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Moura | Phrikolat Drilling Specialties GmbH |
In-app purchases
Drilling Hydraulics (Basic)
No in-app purchases
Phrikolat HDD Basics
No in-app purchases
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