Comparison

Baltic Blender vs Surface Air Consumption

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

Head to head
About

Baltic Blender

This app assists technical divers in accurately blending gases for SCUBA diving using advanced real gas models. It performs complex calculations for partial-pressure techniques, supporting nitrox and optional trimix upgrades. The tool aids in precise gas mixture creation, emphasizing safety and accuracy in diving preparations.

Highlights
  • Nitrox blending
  • Trimix blending (in-app purchase)
  • Volume and pricing calculations (in-app purchase)
  • Real gas law (GERG-2004)
  • Metric and imperial units
  • Simultaneous cylinder work
  • Bill printing/emailing
Features
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Technical diving gas partial-pressure blending app. Supports nitrox and - via in-app purchase upgrades - trimix and pricing/volumes used. Baltic Blender uses the GERG-2004 real gas model to allow a SCUBA gas blender to easily and accurately use partial-pressure techniques to blend available gasses to the desired final mixture. It is not intended as a substitute for proper training and certification in the safety, handling, and blending of high pressure gasses, but rather as a tool to perform the complex math required to reach the desired mixture. In such training classes, you would learn important safety information about the handling of high-pressure gasses. SCUBA gas blending is not to be taken lightly; it is one of the only activities where a mistake may not just kill you, but also those around you, or possibly the diver you are blending the gas for. Traditional blending techniques have two inherent errors which the blender must learn to compensate for, traditionally by adding a fudge-factor. * First, traditional blending uses the simple ideal gas model, but the gasses we breathe, at SCUBA cylinder pressures, are far from ideal gasses. Baltic Blender uses the GERG-2004 real gas model which predicts how the real-world gasses behave. * Second, traditional blending generally ignores the heating of the cylinder as gas is introduced, requiring the blender to either fudge or allow the cylinder to cool. Baltic Blender requires that the blender allow the temperature to stabilize, rather than cool, between each step, so that an accurate measurement of the cylinder wall temperature using a commercially available infrared thermometer reflects the temperature of the gas inside. Supports using preblended gas for eg. using leftover trimix or for using banked mixes. Features ; * Nitrox * Trimix (via in-app purchase) * Volume consumed & Pricing (via in-app purchase) * Blending and topping off * Per cylinder configurable preblend * Metric and imperial units. * Simultaneous work on multiple cylinders * Grouping of tanks and pricing * Real Gas Law using GERG-2004 * Easy to access temperature adjustments * Configurable list of default gases * Configurable standard temperature * Bill printing/emailing You can enter the data for multiple cylinders at once. Cylinders can be placed in groups for billing purposes. ** Trimix, volume consumed and pricing is only available via in-app purchase upgrades. ** GERG-2004; Kunz, O.; Klimeck, R.; Wagner, W.; Jaeschke, M. (2007): The GERG-2004 Wide-Range Equation of State for Natural Gases and Other Mixtures: GERG Technical Monograph 15 (2007) and Fortschr.-Ber. VDI, Reihe 6, Nr. 557, VDI Verlag, Düsseldorf, 2007. The partial GERG-2004 implementation used to calculate the compressibility factors of oxygen, helium, nitrogen and their mixtures in the gas phase was inspired by open source code written by David de Marneffe (daviddemarneffe[at]y a h o o . c o m) in December 2007. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Surface Air Consumption

This utility calculates surface air consumption (SAC) rates and air needs at depth using only user-provided dive profile data. It does not compute nitrogen absorption or decompression limits. Always prioritize safety and consult official decompression tables.

Highlights
  • Calculates SAC Rate
  • Estimates air requirements at depth
  • User input based calculations
  • Dive profile analysis
  • Focuses solely on air consumption
Features
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This software calculates Surface Air Consumption (SAC Rate) and air requirements at depth based on user input data ONLY. This software DOES NOT calculate nitrogen absorption and/or decompression limits. Please see US Navy decompression tables for that information. This software only calculates how much air is required based on user entered data and dive profile. Know your limits and dive within them. Always error on the side of safety. Leridian Dynamics, Inc. assumes no liability for the use and/or misuse of this software.

Screenshots

Baltic Blender4 screens
Surface Air Consumption4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surface Air Consumption at 100% against Baltic Blender's 38%. Surface Air Consumption also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Baltic Blender sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Surface Air Consumption asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baltic Blender ships an update every 5 months, Surface Air Consumption weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Baltic Blender versus Surface Air Consumption: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaltic BlenderSurface Air Consumption
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEskil OlsenLeridian Dynamics, Inc.

Customer experience

Baltic Blender

Written reviews26 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative53.8%

Surface Air Consumption

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Baltic Blender

One-time2
  • Trimix$4.99
  • Volumes & Pricing$4.99
None

Surface Air Consumption

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Baltic Blender free?
Baltic Blender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Surface Air Consumption free?
Surface Air Consumption is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Baltic Blender or Surface Air Consumption have ads?
Neither Baltic Blender nor Surface Air Consumption shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baltic Blender or Surface Air Consumption?
Baltic Blender ships an update every 5 months, and Surface Air Consumption weekly. Most recently, Baltic Blender was updated on October 17, 2026 and Surface Air Consumption on October 16, 2026.

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