Comparison

Diveplan vs Tech Dive

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

Head to head
About

Diveplan

Features
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This app is an aid to your dive planning, enabling you to plan multiple dives using multiple gas mixes - fully supporting air, enriched/nitrox and trimix dives with unlimited cylinders and mixes. This app is only an aid and must not be used in place of proper training and a dive computer. It only provides estimates of gas usage and decompression stops - you should not use this app to make any decisions related to your safety.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Diveplan3 screens
Tech Dive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tech Dive at Free against Diveplan's $0.99. Diveplan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On update cadence, 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

Tech Dive is free to download; Diveplan costs $0.99 up front. Tech Dive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Diveplan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diveplan ships an update monthly, Tech Dive every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Diveplan versus Tech Dive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiveplanTech Dive
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCS Bruford LtdSkytip LLC

In-app purchases

None

Diveplan

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tech Dive

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Plus Annual$7.991 Year

Questions

Is Diveplan free?
Diveplan costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tech Dive free?
Tech Dive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Diveplan or Tech Dive have ads?
Neither Diveplan nor Tech Dive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Diveplan or Tech Dive?
Diveplan ships an update monthly, and Tech Dive every 2 weeks. Most recently, Diveplan was updated on September 10, 2026 and Tech Dive on August 8, 2026.

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