Comparison

iDeco Pro vs Subsurface

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

Head to head
About

iDeco Pro

This app is a comprehensive dive planner for technical divers, supporting both open circuit and closed-circuit rebreather (CCR) diving. It calculates decompression stops, gas usage, CNS and OTU exposure, and surface intervals. The app also includes a gas mixer for planning custom gas blends.

Highlights
  • Open Circuit and CCR dive planning
  • Decompression stop calculation
  • Gas usage and CNS/OTU tracking
  • Surface interval tracking
  • Gas fill/mixer functionality
  • Bailout planning for overhead environments
  • Configurable settings within the app
Features
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A complete multiple dive / multi-level dive planner for the technical diver. Includes support for Open Circuit Diving as well as Closed Circuit Rebreathers (CCR). Includes decompression stops, gas usage, CNS tracking, OTU tracking, Surface Interval tracking and many other features. Currently implements the Buhlmann ZHL16/C with Erik Baker's GF algorithm. Open Circuit - Scuba : Supports Air to TriMix (any combination of O2/He/N2), with an unlimited number of decompression gases. Includes Thirds support for planning dives. Closed Circuit (CCR): Supports any O2/He/N2 combination for diluent. Automatically generates bailout plans based on entry of bailout gases. Features a Cave/Wreck bailout option for overhead environment bailouts and gas planning. Gas Fill/Mixer: Allows for filling of Air, Nitrox and Trimix via a simple, easy to use interface. All settings are configurable via the iPhone Settings. Supports US Imperial and Metric iDeco Pro vs. iDeco Pro has many features and improvements to make dive planning even easier. 1) Fully revamped user experience 2) Settings can now be changed in the app. 3) My Gases - Allows you to have a list of the 50 most used gases. Works for the dive phase, deco phase and bailout. 4) New runtime display. 5) Added much higher pressure support for mixing. 6) Superior email support - You can now view, edit and cc others on your plans. 7) Many, many more small features added. 8) Future support for many more decompression algorithms.

About

Subsurface

This application allows divers to manage their dive logs on their mobile devices. It supports editing dive data and downloading new information from compatible dive computers. Optional cloud synchronization is available for seamless data transfer with desktop versions.

Highlights
  • Mobile dive log management
  • Edit dive data
  • Download from Bluetooth LE dive computers
  • Optional cloud synchronization
  • Open-source and free
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Subsurface-mobile is an iOS dive log application based on Subsurface, the best free open source dive log application available on Windows, Mac and Linux. Subsurface-mobile allows you to access your dive log on your tablet or phone, edit the data and even download new dive information from many Bluetooth LE enabled dive computers. Using a free Subsurface Cloud Storage account you can synchronize your dive data with the Subsurface desktop application (while significantly increasing the usefulness, the cloud account is not required to use Subsurface-mobile). To get support from the developers, please use the in-app menu entry "Ask for support" Please check out the Subsurface-mobile user manual: https://subsurface-divelog.org/documentation/subsurface-mobile-v3-user-manual (also available from within the app) Subsurface-mobile is free and open source. No ads, no commercial anything. And it comes with free cloud storage (if you decide to use that - it's optional). Your data aren't used for anything, nothing gets monetized.

Screenshots

iDeco Pro4 screens
Subsurface4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Subsurface at Free against iDeco Pro's $8.99. Subsurface also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). iDeco Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Subsurface is free to download; iDeco Pro costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Subsurface holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of iDeco Pro's written reviews are positive against 63% of Subsurface's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDeco Pro ships an update every 18 months, Subsurface every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iDeco Pro versus Subsurface: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDeco ProSubsurface
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (10 ratings)4.5 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews63.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1048 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperB2 Prototech LLCDirk Hohndel

Customer experience

iDeco Pro

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral17.0%
Negative31.0%

Subsurface

All ratings48 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

None

iDeco Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Subsurface

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDeco Pro free?
iDeco Pro costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Subsurface free?
Subsurface is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iDeco Pro or Subsurface?
Subsurface is rated higher. iDeco Pro averages 3.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Subsurface averages 4.5 from 48 ratings.
Do iDeco Pro or Subsurface have ads?
Neither iDeco Pro nor Subsurface shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDeco Pro or Subsurface?
iDeco Pro ships an update every 18 months, and Subsurface every 2 months. Most recently, iDeco Pro was updated on November 10, 2026 and Subsurface on November 2, 2026.

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