Comparison

BOE Report vs Max Drilling

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

Head to head
About

BOE Report

Access comprehensive Canadian oil and gas industry news, market data, and job listings. Stay informed with real-time commodity prices, well licensing information, and property listings.

Highlights
  • Western Canada oil and gas information
  • News headlines
  • Real-time commodity prices
  • Well licences and drilling activity
  • In-market property listings
  • Job listings
Features
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The BOE Report is Canada's source for oil and gas news, activity and information. The App features: -Western Canada oil and gas information -News headlines -Real-time commodity prices and market activity -Well licences and drilling activity -In-market property listings -Job listings from oil and gas companies The BOE Report is free and easy to use. Don't forget to sign up for the Daily Digest Email which sends our a daily recap of stories every morning at 8am MST.

About

Max Drilling

Monitor drilling operations in real-time with instant access to active and historical well data. Visualize drilling parameters, view rig reports, and communicate securely with your team from anywhere.

Highlights
  • 1-second data streaming
  • Customizable data visualization
  • Time and depth views
  • Lagged channel tracing
  • Rig and well reports
  • Integrated chat
  • Collaborative notes
Features
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The new Max Drilling mobile app (formerly WellData MobileRT) provides easy access to active and historical well data so you can monitor your drilling operations from wherever you are. With NOV’s edge infrastructure and M/D Totco instrumentation, your data flows securely from sensor to screen—no third parties involved—so you see it instantly, in real time, with one-second resolution. Key Features: • 1-second data streaming: View real-time drilling data on your mobile device with less than a second of lag between the rig site and your screen (excluding satellite latency). • Customizable visualization: Configure strip charts and traces with flexible options for units, scaling, and more. All tags and channels available in the RigSense Electronic Drilling Recorder (EDR) are accessible, including data from integrated applications like Drilling Beliefs & Analytics and 3rd-party survey data. • Time and depth views: Access both active and historical well data by time or depth for full operational visibility. • Lagged channel tracing: Monitor channels such as gamma ray, methane, propane, total gas, and total gas normalized. • Rig and well reports: View IADC Reports (toursheets), Drilling Contractor Morning Reports, and well information including Bit Records and BHA Summaries. • Integrated chat: Communicate instantly between the rig and other Max Drilling mobile users. • Collaborative notes: View all rig notes or add your own to the official EDR notes in the time-series data. • Secure and compliant: Built on SOC 1 Type II–audited processes and end-to-end SSL/TLS encryption for secure access from anywhere. • Rig locations: View your wells on a map for quick spatial awareness and access directions to the location. • (Coming Soon) Integrated chat: Communicate instantly between the rig and other Max Drilling mobile users. If you experience any difficulties installing or using Max Drilling, please contact the Help Desk at WellDataSupport@nov.com or 1-855-935-5328.

Screenshots

BOE Report4 screens
Max Drilling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BOE Report at 5.0 against Max Drilling's 3.2. BOE Report also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Max Drilling's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

BOE Report holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Max Drilling has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of BOE Report's written reviews are positive against 63% of Max Drilling's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BOE Report ships an update every 13 months, Max Drilling every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BOE Report versus Max Drilling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBOE ReportMax Drilling
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.2 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB208 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFifty Pixels LtdNOV Inc.

Customer experience

BOE Report

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Max Drilling

All ratings22 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

BOE Report

No in-app purchases

None

Max Drilling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BOE Report free?
BOE Report is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Max Drilling free?
Max Drilling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BOE Report or Max Drilling?
BOE Report is rated higher. BOE Report averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Max Drilling averages 3.2 from 22 ratings.
Do BOE Report or Max Drilling have ads?
Neither BOE Report nor Max Drilling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BOE Report or Max Drilling?
BOE Report ships an update every 13 months, and Max Drilling every 4 months. Most recently, BOE Report was updated on November 7, 2026 and Max Drilling on November 2, 2026.

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