Comparison

PolymerMIS vs PETROWATCH

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

Head to head
About

PolymerMIS

Get real-time updates on global petrochemical markets, including daily price alerts and news on crude oil, naphtha, olefins, and polyolefins. Stay informed with instant access to market reports directly on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Daily price alerts
  • Real-time news updates
  • Market reports
  • Crude oil, Naphtha, Olefins, Polyolefins data
  • Global petrochemical market information
Features
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PolymerMIS launches the World's best iOS Application for Daily Polymer News and Prices. The PolymerMIS iOS application provides real-time information related to the global petrochemical markets on your iPhone and iPad. The application allows instant access to daily price alerts, news updates, and reports on products such as Crude Oil, Naphtha, Olefins, and Polyolefins. For any queries regarding the app, please contact us at **[contact@polymermis.com](mailto:contact@polymermis.com)**. **Terms of Use (EULA):** https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ **Privacy Policy:** https://www.polymermis.com/privacy-policy

About

PETROWATCH

This app provides in-depth news and market intelligence on India's oil and gas industry. It offers exclusive insights into government policies, industry players, and future projects, sourced by investigative journalists.

Highlights
  • In-depth industry news
  • Market intelligence reports
  • Government policy insights
  • Future project analysis
  • Exclusive industry contacts
  • Real-time LNG cargo tracking
Features
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WHO WE ARE Petrowatch is the most visible, credible and authoritative oil and gas news brand in India. Published uninterrupted since February 1997 Petrowatch is a subscription-only fortnightly market intelligence App on the Indian oil and gas industry staffed by journalists with a background in investigative reporting. All our stories are sourced from an impeccable network of industry and government contacts; our news and analysis is delivered by a dedicated team of correspondents in Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Chennai. OUR CUSTOMERS Petrowatch readers are middle to senior managers, geologists, directors, managing directors and senior-level decision-makers of multinational and Indian companies operating in the country’s oil and gas industry. Most Petrowatch users are managers working for private and public sector Indian companies looking for advance commercial and political information on the country’s exploration, production, midstream and downstream sectors. For overseas companies such as British Gas, Cairn Energy, Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Hardy Oil and Petronas, Petrowatch is a ‘must-have’ entry tool explaining the complex operating environment in India where few outside the country know it has an oil industry. E&P, LNG, GAS AND PIPELINES, NEW PROJECTS Our stories give you the ‘inside track’ on India’s heavily state-regulated oil and gas industry with insights on government policies, the dominant personalities, bureaucrats, politicians, industrialists and institutions that control this heavily regulated sector. Also covered is future seismic, drilling, rig and other onshore and offshore upstream activity planned by operators ONGC, Oil India, Reliance, Cairn, Essar and a host of small private sector players including Hardy, HOEC, Selan, Interlink, Joshi, Sintex, Jay Polychem and others. Particular emphasis is placed on the fast-expanding LNG sector, with spot LNG news, import terminal construction, gas pricing, law suits against the government and planned multi-million dollar infrastructure tenders before they’re announced in the press. Petrowatch also provides real-time reports on LNG cargo arrivals landing at the country’s four LNG import terminals at the ports of Dahej (operated by Petronet-LNG) and Gujarat (operated by Shell and Total) as well as Kochi in Kerala (Petronet-LNG) and Dabhol (Ratnagiri Gas & Power). TRACKING THE OIL MINISTRY, DGH AND PNGRB Petrowatch market intelligence provides detailed insights into the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) in Delhi with its intricate hierarchy of bureaucrats from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) reporting to the senior-most bureaucrat of the day and ultimately to the oil minister. Also covered is the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) responsible for ensuring compliance with Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) between oil companies and the government for exploration blocks won from nine rounds of the New Exploration Licensing Round (NELP). Covered in equal measure is work at the Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) set up to regulate the fast expanding City Gas Distribution (CGD) sector and delivery of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for vehicles and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to homes. SNIFFING OUT INDUSTRY MALPRACTICE Petrowatch is also at the vanguard of a robust nationwide campaign to clean up public life and is not scared of sniffing out corruption or pointing a finger at alleged wrong-doing among bureaucrats and civil servant with hard evidence to back up its findings. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS Petrowatch is a FREE App for existing Petrowatch web customers with a username and password to access www.petrowatch.com. For subscription details write to info@petrowatch.com www.petrowatch.com – ‘Market Intelligence on the Indian Oil and Gas Industry’

Screenshots

PolymerMIS4 screens
PETROWATCH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PETROWATCH at 50% against PolymerMIS's 0%. PETROWATCH also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). PolymerMIS's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PolymerMIS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. PETROWATCH asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PolymerMIS ships an update every 4 months, PETROWATCH every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
PolymerMIS versus PETROWATCH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolymerMISPETROWATCH
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPunam AgrawalPetrowatch

Customer experience

PolymerMIS

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PETROWATCH

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PolymerMIS

Subscriptions1
  • IOS PLAN$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • IOS PLAN$9.99
None

PETROWATCH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PolymerMIS free?
PolymerMIS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PETROWATCH free?
PETROWATCH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PolymerMIS or PETROWATCH have ads?
PETROWATCH shows ads; PolymerMIS does not.
Which is updated more often, PolymerMIS or PETROWATCH?
PolymerMIS ships an update every 4 months, and PETROWATCH every 12 months. Most recently, PolymerMIS was updated on September 7, 2026 and PETROWATCH on August 6, 2026.

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