Phrikolat HDD Basics vs HEC Field
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
HEC Field
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HEC Field The field companion app for HEC Bore crews. Capture bore data, GPS waypoints, utilities, and more — right from the jobsite. Login credentials are provided by your HEC Bore administrator Bore Logging Record rod-by-rod depth and pitch data with automatic rod numbering. Continue to GPS capture to map waypoints along your bore path. Edit existing logs anytime to update rod data or GPS coordinates. Utility Marking Document underground utilities with type, owner, depth, alignment, and photo evidence. Mark whether utilities exist, are affected, identified, or potholed. Tie-In Tracking Capture tie-in points with GPS coordinates, length measurements, and color coding. Vaults, Traffic Safety & Restorations Full capture forms for vault inspections, traffic control plans, and surface restorations — each with photo documentation. Project Sharing Share entire projects with teammates via a secure link. Recipients get a complete clone including bore logs, utilities, tie-ins, photos, documents, and GPS data. Works Offline All data saves locally first. Submissions sync automatically when you're back online — nothing is lost if you lose signal in the field. Documents & Files Store jobsite files locally with folder organization. Import from other apps via the Share Extension, or browse your documents directly from the iOS Files app. Calendar & Time Tracking Log time entries, PTO, sick days, and notes from the Assignments tab. Learn more at hecbore.com Read our Terms of Service at hecbore.com/terms Read our Privacy Policy at hecbore.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HEC Field at every 4 days against Phrikolat HDD Basics's every 4 months. Phrikolat HDD Basics's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Phrikolat HDD Basics ships an update every 4 months, HEC Field every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phrikolat HDD Basics | HEC Field |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Phrikolat Drilling Specialties GmbH | Travis Heryford |
In-app purchases
Phrikolat HDD Basics
No in-app purchases
HEC Field
No in-app purchases
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