Comparison

Abysner vs OzDive

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

Head to head
About

Abysner

This app is an open-source dive planning tool designed for simplicity and ease of use. It supports various gas mixes and decompression models, allowing for accurate planning of technical and recreational dives. Its intuitive interface makes it suitable for use even in challenging conditions.

Highlights
  • Buhlmann ZHL-16 A, B, C models
  • Multi-gas support (Air, Nitrox, Trimix, etc.)
  • OTU and CNS tracking
  • Customizable environmental settings
  • Intuitive gas picker
  • Automatic contingency plans
  • Multi-level dive planning
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Abysner is an open-source, modern dive planning tool with a focus on simplicity and usability. Built to give something back to the diving community, its primary aim is not to be the most feature-rich, but to be quick, user-friendly, and straightforward. Whether you're planning a deep technical dive or just want to check your MOD, Abysner makes dive planning smooth, accurate, and fast—perfect for use even right beside the water. Supported Features: • Models: Supports Buhlmann ZHL-16 A, B, and C with gradient factors. • Multi-Gas Support: Plan dives with Air, Nitrox, Oxygen, Trimix, Helitrox, Heliox, and more. • Oxygen: Includes OTU and CNS tracking for safe dive planning. • Customizable Settings: • Set salinity and altitude according to the diving environment. • Adjust SAC rates, ascent/descent rates. • Fine-tune decompression stop intervals and last deco stop depth. • Control max PPO2 for both during deco stops and normal diving. • Gas Picker: An intuitive interface for selecting and managing gas mixes, with critical information at your fingertips. • Automatic Contingency Plans: Automatically adjusts for longer or deeper dives, with configurable extra time and depth. • Gas Planning: • Visual chart of gas requirements per mix. • Density and PPO2 info at maximum depths for each gas. • Multi-Level Dive Planning: Plan dives across different depths with ease. Please note: CCR planning is not available yet. More coming soon!

About

OzDive

Features
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OzDive is the dive log that does the rest. Drop in your photos — AI names the fish, writes the log and fills in date, time and place. Your dives become a cinematic profile with a globe of every spot you've dived. LOG A DIVE IN SECONDS Add your photos and OzDive reads date, time and GPS from them. AI identifies the species and drafts a first-person story of the dive — you review it, change what you like, save. 15 AI analyses are free. EVERY CRITTER, ONE GALLERY All your dive photos in one place, sorted by species, country and dive. Star your favourites — they lead your public profile. YOUR DIVE LIFE, TOLD LIKE A FILM Your logbook becomes a cinematic profile: a 3D globe of your dive spots, your stats, a featured dive and six ways to browse — Highlight, Latest, Dive Log, Country, Species and Trip — with covers from your own photos. DIVE WITH FRIENDS Tag your buddy with @username. They confirm, and the dive facts land in their own log too. Follow divers, see their new dives on Home and leave a heart on photos and dives — only you see your like counts. SHARE TO INSTAGRAM Turn any dive into a post: one photo, a collage, a carousel or a short video, with the dive facts as a clean strip. Square or story format. EVERY DIVE, MAPPED AND MEASURED Dives, bottom time, deepest and longest dives, coldest water and best visibility, plus a world map of every site. Filter by year and country. FIND YOUR DIVE CREW Discover divers by country and specialty — wreck, cave, macro, night, pelagic and more — and follow the ones whose logs you want to see. BRING YOUR HISTORY, TAKE IT ANYWHERE Import a CSV (German Excel too), UDDF, Subsurface or Garmin / Suunto .fit files and check every dive before it's saved — depth profiles included. Export your whole logbook as CSV any time. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT You decide who sees your logbook: only you, OzDive members, or everyone. Visitors see the year only, no notes, no exact GPS, and buddies only after they confirm. Hosted in the EU. IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN The whole app follows your device language. PLANS Basic is free: 50 dives, 500 MB of photos and 15 AI analyses. Advanced and Expert add unlimited dives, more storage and logbook import. Dive beautifully. Log it all.

Screenshots

Abysner4 screens
OzDive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: OzDive at Free against Abysner's $2.99. OzDive also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

OzDive is free to download; Abysner costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Abysner ships an update every 2 months, OzDive every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Abysner versus OzDive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbysnerOzDive
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.315.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoelof Rene SmitMarcus Roy

In-app purchases

None

Abysner

No in-app purchases

None

OzDive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Abysner free?
Abysner costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is OzDive free?
OzDive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Abysner or OzDive have ads?
Neither Abysner nor OzDive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Abysner or OzDive?
Abysner ships an update every 2 months, and OzDive every 3 weeks. Most recently, Abysner was updated on November 4, 2026 and OzDive on October 31, 2026.

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