Comparison

MsgSecret vs Drilling Calculator for Rigs

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

Head to head
About

MsgSecret

Securely encode and decode messages to protect your privacy from message providers and prying eyes. Share your ciphered messages via email, SMS, social media, and more. Offers multiple ciphering methods for varying security levels.

Highlights
  • Encode and decode messages
  • Multiple ciphering methods
  • Share via email, SMS, social media
  • Passcode/fingerprint authentication
  • Save ciphering settings for quick access
  • Shake gesture for encoding/decoding
Features
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Turn everyday text into coded messages for puzzles, playful exchanges, and learning about classic ciphers. Choose a method, set a key when needed, and encrypt or decrypt on your device. MsgSecret includes classic ciphers, word transformations, and text encodings such as Base64. These methods do not provide secure encryption and must not be used to protect passwords, personal records, financial information, or other sensitive data. Base64 is encoding, not secrecy. Get started with a fixed interactive sample that shows a message being encoded and decoded back to its original text without spending credits. Use separate encrypt and decrypt input fields to work without overwriting what you entered. Method notes explain how each transform works and its limitations. Share the coded result through the iOS share sheet, or copy and paste it into your messaging app. Optionally share decoding instructions too. Recipients select the same method and paste only the coded message into MsgSecret. When a method needs a key, share it separately; keys are not automatically included in shared messages. Free access includes 3 successful encrypt or decrypt operations each day. This allowance resets at midnight UTC and does not accumulate. After using your daily allowance, each successful operation uses 1 saved credit. A completed optional rewarded ad adds 5 credits. A one-time in-app purchase provides unlimited transformations without rewarded ads. Previously purchased unlimited access can be restored. Features Classic ciphers, word puzzles, and text encodings in one place Fixed interactive sample with an encrypt-and-decrypt round trip Separate encrypt and decrypt input fields Native sharing, optional recipient instructions, and clipboard tools Method explanations with clear security limitations Exact key adjustment and accessible controls 3 free successful transformations per day Optional rewarded ads for 5 saved credits One-time unlimited access and Restore Purchases Designed for iPhone and iPad with a focused dark interface

About

Drilling Calculator for Rigs

Features
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DERRICK is a fast, accurate drilling and well-control calculator for the rig floor. Set up your well once and every calculator pre-fills from it, so you only change what is different today. Built for drilling engineers, toolpushers, company men, mud engineers, and students who need the right number under pressure. - Your active well pre-fills every calculation. Less typing, fewer mistakes. - Tap show your work on any result to see the formula with your exact numbers. - Works fully on device. No account, no sign-in, no tracking. - Field or SI units on every input and result. - iPhone and iPad, with a purpose-built two-pane layout on iPad. CALCULATORS - Pressure and gradient: hydrostatic pressure, equivalent mud weight, equivalent circulating density, bottomhole pressure. - Well control: kill mud weight, formation pressure, MAASP, LOT and FIT to EMW, kick tolerance, gas expansion. - Hydraulics: pump output, annular velocity, strokes and lag, bit hydraulics. - Volumes and capacities: pipe and hole capacity, annular capacity, pipe displacement, slug volumes. - Mud and tubulars: weight up with barite, buoyancy factor, trip margin, and more. MUD WEIGHT WINDOW - See pore pressure, mud weight, ECD and fracture across the whole hole. - Tap or drag the chart to read every value and your margins at any depth. KILL SHEET - Enter shut-in pressures and get kill mud weight, ICP, FCP and a step schedule. - Automatic gas influx indication from the casing to drillpipe differential. AI CO-PILOT - Ask questions grounded in your active well and get clear, field-ready answers. - Explain any calculation, interpret a kick, or draft an end of tour handover. - Decision support only. It always defers to written procedure and the on-site supervisor. HISTORY AND EXPORT - Save any result to your well log with a note, then filter and search the log. - See your activity heatmap and export clean reports. Unlimited wells, the full history, export and reports, unlimited AI, and specialist modules like casing design. PRIVACY - Your wells and calculations stay on your device. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. SAFETY - DERRICK assists calculation. It does not replace your company well-control procedures, the well program, or the judgment of the on-site supervisor. Always verify independently before acting. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MsgSecret4 screens
Drilling Calculator for Rigs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MsgSecret at Free against Drilling Calculator for Rigs's $1.99. Drilling Calculator for Rigs's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

MsgSecret is free to download; Drilling Calculator for Rigs costs $1.99 up front. MsgSecret sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drilling Calculator for Rigs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MsgSecret ships an update every 6 months, Drilling Calculator for Rigs every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MsgSecret versus Drilling Calculator for Rigs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMsgSecretDrilling Calculator for Rigs
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHassan ChizariAneesh Pradeep

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MsgSecret

One-time1
  • Unlimited Encryption without Adv$0.99
2 purchases

Drilling Calculator for Rigs

Subscriptions2
  • DERRICK Pro — Monthly$6.991 Month
  • DERRICK Pro — Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is MsgSecret free?
MsgSecret is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drilling Calculator for Rigs free?
Drilling Calculator for Rigs costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do MsgSecret or Drilling Calculator for Rigs have ads?
Neither MsgSecret nor Drilling Calculator for Rigs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MsgSecret or Drilling Calculator for Rigs?
MsgSecret ships an update every 6 months, and Drilling Calculator for Rigs every 6 weeks. Most recently, MsgSecret was updated on November 1, 2026 and Drilling Calculator for Rigs on November 13, 2026.

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