Diveplanner Tec & Rec vs Pro Dive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Pro Dive
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Pro Dive continuously tracks your depth, time, ascent rate and tissue loading to keep you informed throughout every dive. Real-Time Dive Computer • Certified to EN13319 — the international standard for dive instruments. • Live depth display • No-Deco Limit (NDL) • Decompression ceiling and Time-To-Surface (TTS) estimates • Gradient Factors and multi gas support (Nitrox / Trimix capable engine) • CCR support with fixed PPO2 and Bail Out modes • Ascent-rate tracking with smart averaging • Automatically detects submersion and starts logging • Underwater Compass • Indicates no fly time Decompression Model Built on the Bühlmann ZH-L16C model with gradient factors, Pro Dive continuously updates a full 16-compartment tissue model during your dive — just like a dedicated dive computer. Automatic Dive Logs Every dive is saved automatically and synced to your iPhone: • Full dive profile graph • Max depth, duration, start/end times • Min/max temperature • Location via GPS + reverse geocoding • Notes and dive-day details • All logs stored locally with optional cloud backup (if applicable) Designed for Apple Watch Ultra Pro Dive is built specifically for the Ultra’s: • Depth and water-temperature sensors • Bright always-on display • Large Action Button and crown to quickly select options underwater • Rugged dive-ready design Offline, Reliable, and Fast All calculations run entirely on the watch — no signal required. Your watch keeps logging even if the iPhone is not nearby. For Recreational and Technical Divers Whether you’re practising buoyancy in the pool, exploring a wreck, or building up to technical training, Pro Dive provides a clean, modern interface with professional-grade dive calculations behind it. Privacy Policy - https://www.tec-diver.eu/pro-dive-privacy-policy.html End User License Agreement - Privacy Policy - http://www.tec-diver.eu/easy-deco-privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pro Dive at every 5 weeks against Diveplanner Tec & Rec's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Diveplanner Tec & Rec sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Pro Dive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Diveplanner Tec & Rec ships an update every 3 months, Pro Dive every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diveplanner Tec & Rec | Pro Dive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sensetrails LLC | Millennium Ltd |
In-app purchases
Diveplanner Tec & Rec
- Two weeks free trialFree
- Tec Basic$7.99
- Tec Advanced$19.99
Pro Dive
- Pro Dive monthly$6.991 Month
- Pro Dive anual$59.991 Year
- Pro Dive Lifetime$139.99
Questions
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