Comparison

Baltic Deco Planner Lite vs BeamTrainer

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 Lite

This tool helps technical divers plan staged decompression dives. It supports multi-level and repetitive dives with nitrox, and tracks gas consumption and decompression profiles. Dive plans can be saved for easy reuse.

Highlights
  • Staged decompression dive planning
  • Nitrox-only diving support
  • Multi-level and repetitive dive calculations
  • Gas consumption tracking
  • Decompression profile calculation
  • Configurable ascent/descent rates
  • Saveable dive plans
Features
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Tool for planning staged decompression dives for technical divers. The Lite Edition features basic recreational level depths and nitrox-only diving. Supports multi-level and repetitive dives, nitrox, 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. 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. ZHL16-B with configurable gradient factors for calculating decompression profile. Please see www.balticdecoplanner.com for more info, bug tracking and support.

About

BeamTrainer

Features
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This new time tracking application is very simple to use. You will need nothing else but your smartphone or tablet to download the Beam Trainer iOS app and start using it. For more accurate results and professional trainings use Beam Trainer app with compatible Beam Trainer photocells system which is perfect to use for speed and power sports such as football, basketball or athletics.

Screenshots

Baltic Deco Planner Lite4 screens
BeamTrainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Baltic Deco Planner Lite and BeamTrainer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baltic Deco Planner Lite ships an update every 2 months, BeamTrainer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Baltic Deco Planner Lite versus BeamTrainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaltic Deco Planner LiteBeamTrainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.08.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEskil OlsenSeedgrow

In-app purchases

None

Baltic Deco Planner Lite

No in-app purchases

None

BeamTrainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Baltic Deco Planner Lite free?
Baltic Deco Planner Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeamTrainer free?
BeamTrainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Baltic Deco Planner Lite or BeamTrainer have ads?
Neither Baltic Deco Planner Lite nor BeamTrainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baltic Deco Planner Lite or BeamTrainer?
Baltic Deco Planner Lite ships an update every 2 months, and BeamTrainer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Baltic Deco Planner Lite was updated on October 23, 2026 and BeamTrainer on October 5, 2026.

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