Comparison

Kalank vs mvPlan

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

Head to head
About

Kalank

Features
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Kalank is the next-generation dive logbook: record, import, book and share all your underwater activities: scuba diving, snorkeling, freediving... YOUR LOGBOOK, ALWAYS UP TO DATE Log every dive in seconds: location, depth, duration, conditions, gear… Your dives are numbered, organized and available anytime, even offline on the boat. IMPORT FROM YOUR DIVE COMPUTER Connect your dive computer via Bluetooth or import a file: your dives land in your logbook automatically, with all their data. No more manual entry. BOOK YOUR DIVES IN A FEW TAPS Find a dive center, pick your trip, course or gear, and book directly from the app — for yourself or for someone else. CATALOG YOUR SIGHTINGS Fish, turtles, nudibranchs… Record the species you encounter on every dive and build your own underwater encyclopedia. SHARE YOUR ADVENTURES Find your dive buddies, follow their trips and keep your passion alive beyond the water. Whether you're a beginner in training or an experienced diver, Kalank is with you before, during and after every dive. Download Kalank and dive into the adventure.

About

mvPlan

Features
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Plan your dives with confidence. mvPlan is a full-featured decompression planner for recreational and technical divers, built on the proven Buhlmann ZHL-16B and ZHL-16C algorithms with gradient factor conservatism. OPEN CIRCUIT & CLOSED CIRCUIT Plan dives on standard open circuit or CCR rebreathers with fixed or dynamic setpoints, multiple diluents, and full bailout planning with stress gas consumption. ALL GAS MIXES Air, Nitrox, Trimix, Heliox, pure O2 -- use any combination with automatic MOD, END, EAD, gas density and ppO2 calculations. MULTI-LEVEL PROFILES Build complex dive profiles with multiple depth changes, gas switches, and diluent changes. mvPlan computes the optimal decompression schedule for the entire profile. SAFETY MONITORING Track CNS and OTU oxygen toxicity, narcosis exposure (END), gas density alerts, and isobaric counter-diffusion (ICD) risk. Configurable alerts keep you informed. GAS PLANNING Calculate required gas volumes for each mix with configurable RMV rates for bottom, deco, and stress phases. Tank capacity checks ensure you carry enough gas. BAILOUT PLANNING Full worst-case bailout calculations for CCR divers: configurable bailout delay, stress RMV, and independent bailout gas selection with complete decompression schedule. VISUAL DIVE PROFILE Interactive depth/time graph with ceiling overlay, gas change markers, and pinch-to-zoom. Tap any segment to inspect tissue saturation across all 16 compartments. PDF EXPORT & SHARING Generate print-ready dive tables with all parameters, deco schedule, and gas requirements. Share plans directly from your device. SAVE & ORGANIZE Save unlimited dive plans, import/export as JSON, rename and manage your plan library. FULLY CONFIGURABLE Gradient factors (with presets), ascent/descent rates, last stop depth, altitude compensation up to 4000m, salt/fresh water, metric or imperial units. 6 LANGUAGES English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish. Dark and light themes for comfortable display in any conditions. Free and open source (GPL). No ads. No account required. No data collection.

Screenshots

Kalank4 screens
mvPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

Kalank and mvPlan 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

Kalank ships an update every 3 weeks, mvPlan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Kalank versus mvPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKalankmvPlan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea EspositoCAP-REL

In-app purchases

None

Kalank

No in-app purchases

None

mvPlan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kalank free?
Kalank is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mvPlan free?
mvPlan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kalank or mvPlan have ads?
Neither Kalank nor mvPlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kalank or mvPlan?
Kalank ships an update every 3 weeks, and mvPlan fortnightly. Most recently, Kalank was updated on September 10, 2026 and mvPlan on September 22, 2026.

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