Comparison

Diveplanner Tec & Rec vs DecoPlanner mobile

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

Head to head
About

Diveplanner Tec & Rec

Plan technical and recreational scuba dives with detailed gas management, decompression schedules, and contingency planning. This tool helps divers quickly create and share dive plans for various depths and conditions.

Highlights
  • Technical and recreational dive planning
  • Multi-gas and CCR dive schedules
  • Bühlmann decompression model (ZH16L-C)
  • Automatic contingency plans
  • Gas requirement and weight calculation
  • Dive table generation
  • Metric and Imperial units
Features
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Diveplanner Tec & Rec plans recreational and technical dives, on open circuit or closed circuit rebreather (CCR), in a few taps, and keeps your logbook. PLAN • Bühlmann ZH-L16C decompression model with your gradient factors • Open circuit and CCR, down to 300 m / 985 ft, in salt, fresh or EN 13319 water, at sea level or at altitude • Multi-level dives, multi-gas decompression with automatic or chosen switch depths • Contingency plans computed for you: deeper, longer, lost deco gas, GF 100 and the CCR bailout • Warnings for ppO2, END, gas density, isobaric counter diffusion, CNS and OTU • The decompression chart of each plan: the profile, the tissues' ceilings at GF 100 and at your gradient factors, the leading tissue • A dive day of as many repetitive dives as you need, with their surface intervals • Saved plans in folders, shared as files GAS • Describe your cylinders: the plan gives the pressure at the end of the dive, the turn pressure, the rock bottom and the maximum bottom time your gas allows • Gas needed by volume and weight, per gas TABLES • Dive tables by depth and bottom time for your own gases, gradient factors and conditions, with the previous dives of the day • Share or print the table as a PDF TOOLS • Gas blender: partial pressure blending of nitrox, trimix and heliox from what is left in the cylinder, ideal or real gas; the best mix for a depth from your ppO2, END and gas density limits, and the cylinder label • Tides: the tide of a day anywhere at sea, from the nearest NOAA tide station or the EOT20 global tide model, its high and low waters, and the tidal currents and slack waters of a nearby current station, read to the minute on the chart LOGBOOK • Log your dives by hand, from a plan, or download them over Bluetooth from a Shearwater dive computer (Petrel 2, Perdix, Perdix AI, Nerd 2, Teric, Peregrine), with the profile, stops, gases and sensor values • Photos, dive sites on a map, statistics, tags, search and filters • Synchronised between your iPhone, iPad and Mac with iCloud • Export to UDDF, Subsurface, CSV, a PDF logbook and .divelog archives; import UDDF and Subsurface SHARE • Ready-to-cut dive schedules as a PDF, for your buddy or your slate: every plan, the gas and cylinders, CNS, OTU and warnings EVERYWHERE • iPhone, iPad and Mac • Metric or imperial units • In 12 languages, each with its user guide LICENCES • Rec, free: one gas, air or nitrox up to 40 %, down to 66 m / 210 ft • Tec Basic: up to 3 gases, nitrox up to 100 %, normoxic trimix and triox • Tec Advanced: unlimited gases and depth, hypoxic trimix • Try every feature free for 2 weeks Diveplanner is a planning aid. It does not replace training, experience, a dive computer or your own judgement: always dive within the limits of your certification.

About

DecoPlanner mobile

Plan complex dive profiles using advanced decompression models. Track multiple gases, manage dive buddies, and visualize dive data with detailed graphs. Choose the version that suits your diving certification level.

Highlights
  • Open/Closed/Passive Semi-Closed Circuit planning
  • ZH-L16 / VPM-B decompression models
  • Gas tracking for multiple gases and dive buddies
  • Gas mixing (partial pressure & continuous blending)
  • Dive profile and tissue compartment graphs
  • Diving level selection (Rec 1 to Unlimited CCR)
Features
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Features: Open Circuit / Closed Circuit / Passive Semi-Closed Circuit planning ZH-L16 / VPM-B decompression models Convenient grouping of decompression stops Gas tracking of multiple gases and dive buddies Gas mixing through partial pressure and continuous blending Multiple graphs outlining dive profiles and tissue compartment pressures Select the version fitting your current level of diving, from Rec 1 to Unlimited CCR. More information at www.gue.com/store/software/decoplanner-4

Screenshots

Diveplanner Tec & Rec4 screens
DecoPlanner mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DecoPlanner mobile at none against Diveplanner Tec & Rec's 3. DecoPlanner mobile also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Diveplanner Tec & Rec sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DecoPlanner mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diveplanner Tec & Rec ships an update every 3 months, DecoPlanner mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Diveplanner Tec & Rec versus DecoPlanner mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiveplanner Tec & RecDecoPlanner mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSensetrails LLCGlobal Underwater Explorers Inc.

Customer experience

Diveplanner Tec & Rec

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

DecoPlanner mobile

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Diveplanner Tec & Rec

One-time3
  • Two weeks free trialFree
  • Tec Basic$7.99
  • Tec Advanced$19.99
None

DecoPlanner mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Diveplanner Tec & Rec free?
Diveplanner Tec & Rec is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DecoPlanner mobile free?
DecoPlanner mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Diveplanner Tec & Rec or DecoPlanner mobile have ads?
Neither Diveplanner Tec & Rec nor DecoPlanner mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Diveplanner Tec & Rec or DecoPlanner mobile?
Diveplanner Tec & Rec ships an update every 3 months, and DecoPlanner mobile every 2 months. Most recently, Diveplanner Tec & Rec was updated on October 16, 2026 and DecoPlanner mobile on October 11, 2026.

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