Comparison

Directional Drilling vs Magnetism

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

Head to head
About

Directional Drilling

This application provides essential tools for oil and gas directional drilling. It aids in well planning, survey data management, and 3D plotting. Users can import and export data, perform various calculations, and visualize well paths.

Highlights
  • Well planning with multiple sections
  • Import/export survey data
  • Multiple calculation methods
  • 2D and 3D well plotting
  • Support for length units (foot/meter)
  • Multilateral well plotting
Features
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The Directional Drilling provides the useful tools for the drilling of oil wells with well planning, survey data, multilateral wells, plotting in vertical section, plan view and in X-Y-Z (3D), easy tools to create 2D wells and also to calculate 3D sections, calculations between two survey stations and formulas. This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad. You can download it on your iPhone and also on your iPad. The well planning and survey stations can also be imported from CSV text files, for example: "MD","INC","AZI","TVD","N/S","E/W" "1000.0","0.0","0.0","1000.0","0.0","0.0" "1100.0","3.0","10.0" "1200.0","6.0","15.0" ... The values can be "quoted" or unquoted and separated by: - Comma: 1.00,2.00,3.00 - Semicolon: 1.00;2.00;3.00 or 1,00;2,00;3,00 - Tab: 1.00 2.00 3.00 (TSV file) - Space: 1.00 2.00 3.00 Please, before you buy, make sure this app will be useful to you. Visit our website at www.wellcontrol.com.br and check the "User Guide". This app was developed based on existing spreadsheets. There is no comparison with any other software. Our goal was to create a low-cost application with the help of experts to share with drilling engineers, technicians, drillers, students and teachers of drilling engineering. There is no intention to replace the professional softwares. You can contribute with suggestions for improvements, correcting the translation to english, reporting bugs and spreading it to your friends. Features: 1. Well Planning with Multiple Sections (Minimum Curvature); 2. Ability to work with data files; 3. Directional Survey: Edit, Add, Insert and Remove Survey Data; 4. Calculations Methods: - Tangential - Balanced Tangential - Minimum Curvature (default) - Radius of Curvature - Angle Averaging 5. Print Reports; 6. Survey Data Calculations in 5 methods; 7. Formulas of the Methods; 8. Ability to work with length units: foot and meter (metre); 9. Vertical Section View, Plan View and X-Y-Z plotting. 10. Ability to Multilateral wells plotting limited to 6 wells. 11. Easy tool to create 2D Wells (Type I, II and Horizontal). 12. Easy tool to calculate 3D sections on well planning. 13. Sharing data files via email, iCloud and iTunes. 14. Import Well Planning (MD,Inclination,Azimuth) from CSV text format file; 15. Export Well Planning (MD,Inclination,Azimuth,Quadrant,TVD,HD,VSection,N/S,E/W,DLS,BUR,TRN) to CSV text format file; 16. Import Survey Data from CSV text format file; 17. Export Survey Table to CSV text format file; 18. Sharing data files with iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch via iCloud, iCloud Drive, AirDrop or email. 19. Well Planning Interpolations; 20. Ability to get a simulated survey (steps 10m, 30m, 100m or 100ft) from Well Planning interpolations; User Guide: Download at http://www.wellcontrol.com.br 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

Magnetism

Explore the principles of permanent magnets and magnetic materials with interactive animations and diagrams. Learn about magnetization and demagnetization methods, and test your knowledge with quizzes. Designed for K12 physics students to easily grasp complex concepts.

Highlights
  • Permanent magnet fundamentals
  • Magnetization and demagnetization
  • Interactive 3D animations
  • Virtual experiments
  • Electromagnetism quizzes
  • Diagrams and graphical representations
Features
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Electromagnetism - Physics app is designed for K12 physics students which explains the fundamentals of permanent magnets and magnetic materials. The app helps to learn the methods of magnetization and demagnetization with high-quality professional animations. Each topic is explained with diagrams, graphical representations and animations along with simple description to understand the physics concept easily. Modules of Electromagnetism - Physics Learn - Understanding electromagnetism through a compass needle experiment to identify north and south poles with an interactive video. Students can learn about magnets, magnetization and electromagnets in this section. Magnets - This section helps to learn about permanent magnets, magnetic and non-magnetic material types using nails, safety pin and needle through interactive 3D animations. Magnetization - Interactive videos using hammer to understand -Magnetization -Demagnetization -Induced magnetism -Magnetic field Electromagnets - Learn to calculate strength of electromagnet in an easy way with soft iron core. 2) Practice - Activities and virtual experiments for plotting magnetic field lines and magnetic field around solenoid with 3D animations. 3) Quiz - The interactive quiz with score board to evaluate your level of learning about electromagnetism. Download the Electromagnetism - Physics and other educational apps published by Ajax Media Tech Pvt Ltd. With the gamified education model, students will be able to absorb and learn the basics of science with minimal efforts and maximum retention.

Screenshots

Directional Drilling4 screens
Magnetism4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magnetism at 50% against Directional Drilling's 0%. Magnetism also leads on price ($0.99 vs $29.99). Directional Drilling's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 33 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Directional Drilling costs $29.99 and Magnetism $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Directional Drilling ships an update every 8 months, Magnetism every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Directional Drilling versus Magnetism: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDirectional DrillingMagnetism
Price$29.99$0.99 — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos Mourawww.ajaxmediatech.com

Customer experience

Directional Drilling

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

Magnetism

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Directional Drilling

No in-app purchases

None

Magnetism

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Directional Drilling free?
Directional Drilling costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magnetism free?
Magnetism costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Directional Drilling or Magnetism have ads?
Neither Directional Drilling nor Magnetism shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Directional Drilling or Magnetism?
Directional Drilling ships an update every 8 months, and Magnetism every 33 months. Most recently, Directional Drilling was updated on October 2, 2026 and Magnetism on October 8, 2026.

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