Baltic Deco Planner Lite vs Tech Dive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Tech Dive
This app helps plan scuba dives with various calculators for gas, depth, and air consumption. It supports metric and imperial units and offers advanced features through an in-app purchase.
- Dive planning calculators
- Gas and air consumption calculations
- Metric and imperial unit support
- Depth and EAD calculations
- Enriched Air-Nitrox mix calculation
- Unit conversion tools
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Diving should be safe and fun. We develop Tech Dive as a simple tool to plan and calculate your next underwater adventure. Tech Dive is an advanced scuba dive calculator and supports metric and imperial units. This app continues to grow as a one-stop technical diver tool. A technical decompression (DECO) planner will be incorporated with the future PRO version. DIVE CALCULATORS Tool for accurate dive planning, education, and training. ▸ Surface Air Consumption - SAC ▸ Respiratory Minute Volume - RMV ▸ Maximum Bottom Time ▸ Gas Required ▸ Maximum Operating Depth - MOD ▸ Equivalent Air Depth - EAD ▸ Best Enriched Air-Nitrox (EAN) Mix ▸ Equivalent Narcotic Depth - END (Plus only) ▸ Trimix Gas Planner (Plus Only) ▸ Cylinder Fill (Plus only) ▸ Cylinder Top-Up (Plus only) CONVERSION TOOLS ▸ Metric / Imperial Units ▸ Absolute Depth (Atmospheric Depth) ▸ Cylinder Volume / Pressure ▸ Partial Pressure PLUS FEATURES (IN-APP PURCHASE) Tech Dive Plus includes all basic features plus: ▸ Equivalent Narcotic Depth - END Calculator ▸ Trimix Gas Planner ▸ Cylinder Fill calculations (Air, Nitrox, Trimix) ▸ Cylinder Top-Up calculations ▸ Export/share all calculation results as PDF SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Tech Dive is free to download and the basic features free to use. A paid upgrade to Plus or PRO versions provide access to premium features and additional tools. We may offer trial subscriptions that give limited time access to paid features and premium content for the duration of the trial period. Trial subscriptions automatically expire and the app will revert back to the basic version thereafter. No data is lost but access and use of premium features will no longer be available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tech Dive at 5.0 against Baltic Deco Planner Lite's 3.8. Tech Dive also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). Baltic Deco Planner Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, 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. Tech Dive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Baltic Deco Planner Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tech Dive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Baltic Deco Planner Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tech Dive's.
Baltic Deco Planner Lite ships an update every 2 months, Tech Dive every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Baltic Deco Planner Lite | Tech Dive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eskil Olsen | Skytip LLC |
Customer experience
Baltic Deco Planner Lite
Tech Dive
In-app purchases
Baltic Deco Planner Lite
No in-app purchases
Tech Dive
- Plus Monthly$0.991 Month
- Plus Annual$7.991 Year
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