Diveplanner Tec & Rec vs ScubaNation Diver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diveplanner Tec & Rec
Plan complex recreational and technical dives with advanced decompression models and multi-gas support. Log your dives, manage gas blends, and restore underwater photo colors. Syncs across Apple devices.
- Bühlmann ZH-L16C and Thalmann decompression models
- Open circuit and CCR dive planning
- Multi-gas decompression support
- Contingency plan computation
- Gas blending and cylinder management
- Underwater photo color correction
- Bluetooth dive computer data import
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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, or the Thalmann algorithm of the U.S. Navy: VVal-79 for air and nitrox, XVal-He-9 for heliox CCR dives; compare a plan with both • 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 • Photo colors: restore the true colors of your underwater photos and videos, their blue or green cast, haze and missing red corrected, with the depth of your logged dive; compare before and after, then save or share 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.
ScubaNation Diver
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Dein digitales Tauchlogbuch – und deine komplette Tauchwelt in einer App. ScubaNation Diver bringt Logbuch, Brevets, Ausrüstung, Tauchplätze, Tauchreisen und Community zusammen. Kein Papierkram, keine verstreuten Zettel: Alles ist sicher gespeichert, jederzeit abrufbar und weltweit dabei. DIGITALES TAUCHLOGBUCH • Tauchgänge mit allen Details dokumentieren: Tiefe, Zeit, Buddy, Sichtweite, Temperatur und Bedingungen • GPS-Koordinaten und Verknüpfung mit dem Tauchplatz • Buddy-Signatur direkt auf dem Smartphone • Statistiken: Gesamttauchzeit, Anzahl der Tauchgänge, Entwicklung pro Jahr • Export als PDF oder CSV – dein Logbuch gehört dir BREVETS & ZERTIFIKATE • Alle Brevets als digitale Karten hinterlegen • Immer griffbereit – auch bei der Anmeldung an der Tauchbasis • Ausbildungsstand jederzeit im Blick AUSRÜSTUNG IM GRIFF • Eigene Ausrüstung erfassen und verwalten • Wartungs- und Serviceintervalle im Blick behalten • Nichts mehr vergessen, bevor es zum nächsten Tauchgang geht TAUCHPLÄTZE ENTDECKEN • Tauchplätze weltweit auf der Karte oder in der Liste finden • Nach Land, Region und Level (Anfänger, Erfahren, Experte) filtern • Bewertungen und Erfahrungen aus der Community • Infos zu Tiefe, Bedingungen und Einstieg TAUCHREISEN & TAGESFAHRTEN • Von der lokalen Tagesfahrt bis zur mehrtägigen Tauchsafari • Angebote nach Ziel, Zeitraum und Art filtern • Direkt zum passenden Anbieter TAUCHKURSE & WEITERBILDUNG • Kurse vom Einsteiger- bis zum Spezialkurs finden • Lerninhalte in der App durcharbeiten und Lernfortschritt verfolgen • Tauchschulen in deiner Nähe entdecken COMMUNITY • Buddy-Börse: Tauchpartner in deiner Nähe oder am Urlaubsziel finden • Forum für Fragen, Tipps und Erfahrungsberichte • Austausch mit Tauchern aus der ganzen Community FÜR TAUCHSCHULEN, BASEN UND GUIDES ScubaNation ist auch die Plattform für Tauchschulen, Basen und Guides: Kurse, Reisen und Angebote präsentieren und neue Taucher erreichen. KOSTENLOS STARTEN ScubaNation Diver ist kostenlos nutzbar. Registrieren, ersten Tauchgang eintragen – und deine komplette Tauchwelt immer dabei haben. Fragen, Wünsche oder Feedback? Schreib uns. Die App wird laufend gemeinsam mit der Community weiterentwickelt.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScubaNation Diver at none against Diveplanner Tec & Rec's 3. ScubaNation Diver also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. ScubaNation Diver asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diveplanner Tec & Rec | ScubaNation Diver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sensetrails LLC | Hans Dieter Hahn |
In-app purchases
Diveplanner Tec & Rec
- Two weeks free trialFree
- Tec Basic$7.99
- Tec Advanced$19.99
ScubaNation Diver
No in-app purchases
Questions
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