Comparison

Dive Pool Generator vs Rhythm Skydiving 401

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

Head to head
About

Dive Pool Generator

Easily plan FS and VFS practice rounds for skydiving. Generate dive pools instantly at the drop zone or wind tunnel. Access images and descriptions for formations and blocks.

Highlights
  • Plan FS and VFS practice rounds
  • Instant dive pool generation
  • Formation and block reference
  • Image and description lookup
  • Supports 2-way and 4-way dives
Features
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Dive Pool Generator allows you and your team to plan out your FS and VFS practice rounds with ease. Arrive at the drop zone or wind tunnel and generate your 2-way or 4-way dive pool instantly. If you can't remember a formation or block, there's no need to worry - tap on it and we'll provide you an image or description!

About

Rhythm Skydiving 401

This app serves as a comprehensive rhythm coach for skydiving enthusiasts. It offers a vast library of articles, videos, and interactive tools to learn and master 4-way and 8-way formations. Users can download content for offline review and utilize features like a dive timer and draw generator.

Highlights
  • Extensive video library with offline download
  • Interactive flashcards for formation learning
  • Color-coded continuity plans
  • Advanced video player with frame-by-frame control
  • Customizable random draw generator
  • In-app direct contact with instructors
Features
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Rhythm Skydiving 401 for iPhone – A Rhythm Coach in the palm of your hand! This is the ultimate app for 4way and 8way enthusiasts at any level, brought to you by SDC Rhythm XP. Sign up now to get access to tons of content, including articles, flash cards, continuity plans, pictures and over 200 videos. Download videos to your phone for review offline at the dropzone. Pause, adjust speed, and move frame by frame with the advanced video player. Use the filter and search bar to see just the content you want. An annual subscription gives you unlimited access to Rhythm’s constantly updating content including: * The Basics (FREE) - Articles and resources about how to learn 4 way, how to form and plan a team, performance tips, bodyflight techniques - Rhythm continuity plans, color coded by slot for both beginner and advanced block techniques, including key inter-pictures - Interactive flash cards to help you learn the formations * Blocks - Rhythm best of block videos in air - Video of each block in the tunnel, including color coded helmets, lines and intermediate pictures overlayed, including both beginner and advanced block techniques * Randoms - Rhythm in air examples and color coded tunnel examples * Exits - Rhythm best of exit in air videos - Detailed pictures in the mockup of each exit, including color coded helmets and foot placement, inside and outside the mockup - Video of Rhythm demonstrating each exit from the mockup both from inside and outside - Chart of recommended transition exits * Rhythm training videos - Exclusive access to select Rhythm training and competition dives and tunnel video, with new content added every month. * Dive Timer (FREE) - Dive timer designed specifically with 4way and 8way in mind. Enter the formation to view time at each point, and see a filtered list of each point. Click anywhere on the screen to log points for easy use while looking at the TV screen. * Draw Generator (FREE) - Create random draws, view, export and share color-coded diagrams for each dive - Create specific parameters to ‘customize’ your random draw (i.e. all dives that start with a block as the first point or specify a block and fill in at random around it). * Ask Rhythm (FREE) - Have a question? Contact Rhythm directly through the app for answers. * News and Calendar (FREE) - Keep up to date with Rhythm, news about the Rhythm apps and learn about upcoming events Subscription Information ------------------------ Rhythm 401 is supported through two auto-renewing subscriptions which you can choose to purchase within the app. • The subscriptions are called '401 Annual Subscription' and '801 Annual Subscription' • They are both annual subscriptions. They give you access to all the 4way and 8way content in the app, and new 4way and 8way training/competition videos as they are released • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Terms of use are available at https://rhythmskydiving.com/app-terms-and-conditions • Privacy policy is available at https://rhythmskydiving.com/app-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Dive Pool Generator3 screens
Rhythm Skydiving 4014 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dive Pool Generator at none against Rhythm Skydiving 401's 2. Dive Pool Generator also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Rhythm Skydiving 401's advantage is ratings volume (150 vs 1) and review sentiment (89% vs 67%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Rhythm Skydiving 401 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Dive Pool Generator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dive Pool Generator against 4.9 for Rhythm Skydiving 401. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rhythm Skydiving 401 has 150 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Dive Pool Generator's written reviews are positive against 89% of Rhythm Skydiving 401's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dive Pool Generator ships an update every 3 months, Rhythm Skydiving 401 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dive Pool Generator versus Rhythm Skydiving 401: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDive Pool GeneratorRhythm Skydiving 401
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (150 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews89.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1150 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSignal24 LLCRhythm Skydiving

Customer experience

Dive Pool Generator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Rhythm Skydiving 401

All ratings150 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%

In-app purchases

None

Dive Pool Generator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rhythm Skydiving 401

Subscriptions2
  • Rhythm 8way Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Rhythm 4way Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Dive Pool Generator free?
Dive Pool Generator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rhythm Skydiving 401 free?
Rhythm Skydiving 401 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dive Pool Generator or Rhythm Skydiving 401?
Dive Pool Generator is rated higher. Dive Pool Generator averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Rhythm Skydiving 401 averages 4.9 from 150 ratings.
Do Dive Pool Generator or Rhythm Skydiving 401 have ads?
Neither Dive Pool Generator nor Rhythm Skydiving 401 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dive Pool Generator or Rhythm Skydiving 401?
Dive Pool Generator ships an update every 3 months, and Rhythm Skydiving 401 every 2 months. Most recently, Dive Pool Generator was updated on October 7, 2026 and Rhythm Skydiving 401 on October 16, 2026.

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