Comparison

RBDMS WellFinder vs Ignition Perspective

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

Head to head
About

RBDMS WellFinder

Locate and view detailed information about various types of wells, including permit numbers, status, operator contacts, and production data. Access trusted data from a system used by over twenty regulatory agencies nationwide.

Highlights
  • Locate wells
  • View well type and status
  • Access operator contact information
  • See production data
  • Find regulatory contacts
  • Trusted data source
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Find a Well Near You! RBDMS WellFinder allows users to locate and select wells to display valuable data and information. Users can search wells to determine API (permit) numbers, well type (oil, gas, injection, etc.), well status (active, plugged), operator contact information, recent and historical production data, and regulatory and emergency contacts. Data You Can Trust RBDMS WellFinder is a product of the award-winning Ground Water Protection Council Risk Based Data Management System, which provides powerful analytical tools for state regulatory programs and the public. Founded in 1992, RBDMS is directed by participating state regulators, as well as GWPC staff and overseen by a state steering committee. More than twenty regulatory agencies nationwide have chosen RBDMS as their preferred client/server data information management system for tracking oil, gas, injection well, and source water protection activities. Because of its use of non-proprietary software and its adaptability to serve variations in state regulatory programs, RBDMS is useful in assessing and reducing risk to underground sources of drinking water and provides data about oil and gas well locations, permitting, and production to the public and industry owners through its Web interfaces. The Ground Water Protection Council is a nonprofit 501(c)6 organization whose members consist of state groundwater and underground injection control regulatory agencies that come together within the GWPC organization to mutually work toward the protection of the nation’s groundwater supplies. The purpose of the GWPC is to promote and ensure the use of best management practices and fair but effective laws regarding comprehensive groundwater protection.

About

Ignition Perspective

This application allows users to view and control industrial processes directly from their mobile devices. It provides responsive interfaces optimized for smartphones and tablets, enabling remote management of industrial automation systems.

Highlights
  • Remote process viewing
  • Touch-based control
  • Responsive mobile interfaces
  • Industrial automation system access
  • Enterprise data connectivity
Features
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The Ignition Perspective mobile app empowers users to run Ignition Perspective sessions on their phone so they can view and control industrial processes with the touch of a finger through beautiful, responsive interfaces, optimized for mobile devices. Ignition Perspective is a module for Ignition, the world’s first unlimited industrial application platform that empowers you to connect all of the data across your entire enterprise, rapidly develop any industrial automation system, and scale your system in any way. Adding the Ignition Perspective Module to the Ignition platform gives users a rapid design environment for creating industrial web-based applications that can run anywhere: on smartphones, laptops, desktops, and overhead displays.

Screenshots

RBDMS WellFinder4 screens
Ignition Perspective4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ignition Perspective at 4.4 against RBDMS WellFinder's 3.4. Ignition Perspective also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ignition Perspective holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of RBDMS WellFinder's written reviews are positive against 80% of Ignition Perspective's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RBDMS WellFinder versus Ignition Perspective: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRBDMS WellFinderIgnition Perspective
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (25 ratings)4.4 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2525
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGround Water Protection CouncilInductive Automation LLC

Customer experience

RBDMS WellFinder

All ratings23 ratings
Positive56.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Ignition Perspective

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

RBDMS WellFinder

No in-app purchases

None

Ignition Perspective

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RBDMS WellFinder free?
RBDMS WellFinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ignition Perspective free?
Ignition Perspective is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RBDMS WellFinder or Ignition Perspective?
Ignition Perspective is rated higher. RBDMS WellFinder averages 3.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Ignition Perspective averages 4.4 from 25 ratings.
Do RBDMS WellFinder or Ignition Perspective have ads?
Neither RBDMS WellFinder nor Ignition Perspective shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RBDMS WellFinder or Ignition Perspective?
RBDMS WellFinder ships an update every 4 months, and Ignition Perspective every 4 months. Most recently, RBDMS WellFinder was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ignition Perspective on November 2, 2026.

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