Diveplanner Tec & Rec vs ScubaPlan
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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Plan your technical or recreational dives in seconds on your iPhone, iPad and Mac ! Diveplanner is a full featured planner for technical and recreational scuba diving. It features various modules to quickly plan one or multiple dives including gas contingency and oxygen toxicity. Diveplanner was designed as a safe and reliable tool for divers. It helps plan technical and recreational dives quickly and easily and to share the schedule instantly with your dive buddy. Dive planning module: • Open Circuit / CCR, multi gas, decompression dive schedules up to 300 m/985 ft deep in fresh water or saltwater (including EN13319) at sea level or altitude • Uses Bühlmann decompression model ZH16L-C with user selectable gradient factors as conservatism • Multi level dive instructions • Full automatic gas switch (from the list of selected gas for the dive) or manual gas switch or a mix of both • Full automatic contingency plans computation (lost decompression or travel gas) and ++ (too long/too deep) plans • Automatic bailout plan computation in CCR mode • Various information, caution or warnings for deep END, high or low PPO2, Setpoint, ICD, vestibular DCS due to ICD on gas switch • Computation of gas requirement and gas weight • Account for up to 6 consecutive dives with surface interval to account for residual saturation at start of the current dive • Works in Metric or Imperial units Dive table module: • Open Circuit / CCR, multi gas decompression dive table up to 66 m/210 ft deep and 60 min bottom time, in freshwater or saltwater (including EN13319) at sea level or altitude • Uses Bühlmann decompression model ZH16L-C with user selectable gradient factors as conservatism • Account for up to 6 consecutive dives with surface interval to account for residual saturation while computing the dive table • Works in Metric or Imperial units • Translated in English, French and German
ScubaPlan
Plan, log, and manage your dives with this comprehensive tool. Features include precise gas calculations, gear management, and community sharing. It also offers dive computer integration and weather forecasts for safe and confident diving.
- Dive planning with gas calculations
- Log dives with photos and videos
- Import dives from computers
- Gear management
- Ideal weight calculation
- Community sharing
- Weather conditions
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ScubaPlan – Your diving logbook and community Take your dives to the next level with ScubaPlan, the ultimate app to plan, log and manage your dives in a safe and professional way. Designed by and for divers of all levels, ScubaPlan simplifies your pre-dive preparation by offering precise calculations, smart features, and everything you need to dive with confidence. [On your iPhone] · Edit and share photos and videos of your dives with the ScubaPlan community. · Plan your dives with accurate calculations for Air, Nitrox, or Trimix (MOD, EAD, PPO2...). · Import your dives from dive computers by brands like CRESSI, MARES, SUUNTO, and more. · Manage your gear and create custom gear sets for different types of dives. · Calculate your ideal weight based on body type, experience, and equipment. · Add locations to your dives manually or at the time of planning (no background tracking). · Check current weather conditions for more accurate dive planning. · Sign in with Apple anonymously, without sharing your email or personal data. · Sync your data across Apple devices with end-to-end encryption: only you hold the key. · Suggest or vote for new features directly within the app. [On your Apple Watch Ultra] We’re working on getting the official permission to access depth sensors up to 40 m on Apple Watch Ultra. For now, the app works up to 6 m depth. · Use ScubaPlan as a backup dive computer. · Log your dives with key data like duration, max depth, temperature, and charts. · Monitor your 3-minute safety stop at 5 meters. · Use the built-in compass throughout your dive. · Get planned depth alerts (not available due to sensor restrictions). ScubaPlan is completely free for all divers! Enjoy unlimited dive plans, share your underwater photos in the community, and import your dives from popular dive computers like Cressi — all at no cost. If you find ScubaPlan valuable, you can support its development through voluntary contributions to help us keep it private, independent, and built for divers like you. Privacy Policy: https://www.arturocarreterocalvo.com/scubaplan/scubaplan-privacy-policy-en.html Terms of Use: https://www.arturocarreterocalvo.com/scubaplan/scubaplan-terms-en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScubaPlan at 100% against Diveplanner Tec & Rec's 20%. ScubaPlan also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Diveplanner Tec & Rec's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 ScubaPlan sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScubaPlan holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Diveplanner Tec & Rec's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScubaPlan's.
Diveplanner Tec & Rec ships an update every 3 months, ScubaPlan weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diveplanner Tec & Rec | ScubaPlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sensetrails LLC | Arturo Carretero Calvo |
Customer experience
Diveplanner Tec & Rec
ScubaPlan
In-app purchases
Diveplanner Tec & Rec
- Two weeks free trialFree
- Tec Basic$7.99
- Tec Advanced$19.99
ScubaPlan
- Weekly premium subscription$2.997 Days
- Monthly premium subscription$3.991 Month
- Annual premium subscription$17.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$24.99
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