Comparison

Baltic Deco Planner vs Diveplanner Tec & Rec

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

Head to head
About

Baltic Deco Planner

Plan complex technical dives with support for various breathing apparatus and gas mixes. Features advanced decompression algorithms, gas consumption tracking, and contingency profile planning. Easily store, export, and reuse dive plans.

Highlights
  • Decompression dive planning
  • Open circuit and rebreather support
  • Multi-level and repetitive dive support
  • Gas consumption and OTU/CNS tracking
  • Contingency profile planning
  • VPM-B and ZHL16-B algorithms
  • Dive plan storage and export
Features
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Tool for planning staged decompression dives for technical divers. Supports open circuit and closed circuit rebreathers, multi-level and repetitive dives, nitrox, trimix, altitude adjustments, metric and imperial measurements. Keeps track of gas consumption, OTUs and CNS. Per dive configurable ascent/descent rates, last stop/stop interval settings and RMV/MOR. Any combination of OC and CCR planning is possible (CCR dives with OC levels/deco etc.). One tap access to lost-gas, bailout, deeper & longer contingency profiles. Constantly displays updated plan details as changes are made, and uses color highlighting to suggest best mixes. Dive plans can be stored in a bookmark folder for convenient reuse. Plans can also be exported via email or pasted into any other app. Features both VPM-B (based on Erik C. Bakers work) with configurable conservatism and ZHL16-B with configurable gradient factors for calculating decompression profiles. Also supports VPM-B/GFS. Please see www.balticdecoplanner.com for more info, bug tracking and support.

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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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 E​N13319) 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

Screenshots

Baltic Deco Planner4 screens
Diveplanner Tec & Rec4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Baltic Deco Planner at 91% against Diveplanner Tec & Rec's 20%. Baltic Deco Planner also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Diveplanner Tec & Rec's advantage is price (Free vs $18.99) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence and ads 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

Diveplanner Tec & Rec is free to download; Baltic Deco Planner costs $18.99 up front. Diveplanner Tec & Rec sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Baltic Deco Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Baltic Deco Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Baltic Deco Planner has 49 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Baltic Deco Planner's written reviews are positive against 20% of Diveplanner Tec & Rec's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baltic Deco Planner ships an update every 2 months, Diveplanner Tec & Rec every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Baltic Deco Planner versus Diveplanner Tec & Rec: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaltic Deco PlannerDiveplanner Tec & Rec
Price$18.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (49 ratings) — better3.1 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEskil OlsenSensetrails LLC

Customer experience

Baltic Deco Planner

All ratings49 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%

Diveplanner Tec & Rec

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Baltic Deco Planner

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Diveplanner Tec & Rec

One-time3
  • Two weeks free trialFree
  • Tec Basic$7.99
  • Tec Advanced$19.99

Questions

Is Baltic Deco Planner free?
Baltic Deco Planner costs $18.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Diveplanner Tec & Rec free?
Diveplanner Tec & Rec is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Baltic Deco Planner or Diveplanner Tec & Rec?
Baltic Deco Planner is rated higher. Baltic Deco Planner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Diveplanner Tec & Rec averages 3.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Baltic Deco Planner or Diveplanner Tec & Rec have ads?
Neither Baltic Deco Planner nor Diveplanner Tec & Rec shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baltic Deco Planner or Diveplanner Tec & Rec?
Baltic Deco Planner ships an update every 2 months, and Diveplanner Tec & Rec every 3 months. Most recently, Baltic Deco Planner was updated on October 15, 2026 and Diveplanner Tec & Rec on October 1, 2026.

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