krakentools vs Sym Junk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
krakentools
This comprehensive dive toolbox offers planning and safety features for recreational, Nitrox, TEC, and CCR divers. It includes a digital logbook with Bluetooth connectivity for various dive computers, extensive import/export options, and tools for underwater media editing.
- Dive planner for various dive types
- Decompression planner with Bühlmann ZH-L16C
- Gas planning and analysis tools
- Digital logbook with Bluetooth sync
- Import/export dive data
- Underwater photo/video color correction
- CCR-specific dive tools
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KrakenTools – the all-in-one toolbox for recreational, Nitrox, TEC, and CCR divers. Version includes 26 professional dive tools, a reworked digital logbook, Bluetooth support for many dive computers, expanded import/export functions, and support for 164 languages. DIVE TOOLS FOR PLANNING AND SAFETY • Dive planner for air, Nitrox, single, repetitive, and multi-dive plans • Decompression planner with Bühlmann ZH-L16C • NDL, Nitrox, Trimix, Best Mix, and gas analysis • Gasblender with real-gas and Z-correction • CNS/OTU, gas density, minimum gas, rock bottom, turn pressure, and lost gas • Bailout, ICD, EAD, EADD, END, ENP, and CCR setpoint • New CCR tools: O₂ cell tracker, scrubber calculator, and scrubber tracking • Lift bag, weighting, and scenario calculators DIGITAL LOGBOOK • Reworked logbook with improved structure, stability, and interfaces • Bluetooth for Shearwater, Heinrichs Weikamp, Ratio, DiveSoft, Halcyon, DiveSystem, Scubapro, Mares, Aqua Lung, Cressi, Oceanic, and more • Import from Scubapro LogTRAK, Garmin FIT, DiveLog, Suunto, and other formats • Export as JSON, CSV, UDDF, DL7, Subsurface XML, and PDF • Dive profiles, statistics, analysis, projects, and groups KRAKENSTUDIO • UW Color Fix becomes KrakenStudio • Photo and video color fix for underwater media • Beta camera connection for Insta360, GoPro, DJI Osmo, and other action cams KrakenTools combines dive planning, gas planning, logbook, dive computer connection, media editing, and analysis in one modern app – developed by divers for divers. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sym Junk
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SymJunk is a fast, offline-first companion for configuring your CCR dive computer and rebreather head over Bluetooth — so you set everything up calmly on the surface instead of squinting at tiny buttons on the unit. CONFIGURE EVERYTHING, OFFLINE • Edit screens, gases, gradient factors, setpoints, deco and more — all on your phone, no connection needed. • Save presets per category and pick them with one tap. • Three colour themes; metric or imperial. ONE-TAP FLEET SYNC • Mark your handset, HUD and CCR head, then push your settings to all of them in a single sync — with a clear before/after overview of exactly what changed. • The clock and time zone are set correctly on every device. DIVE LOGS & MAP • Download your dives and view depth, temperature, pO₂ and tank-pressure profiles. • See your dives on a map. Add your own dive-site name and location to any dive — with type-ahead so your favourite sites autofill. • Dive-site totals, ranked by number of dives. OFFLINE MAPS • Download a dive area for offline use, so the map works with no signal. REBREATHER TOOLS • Live CCR-head monitor: cells, setpoint, tank pressures, battery health and more. • Vacuum/positive test with an adjustable timer and live loop Δp. • Calibration guide that follows the head live. • Step-by-step assembly and calibration checklists. WAYPOINT PLANNING • Plan waypoints on a map and upload them to your computer. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your phone. The only internet use is map tiles and place-name search. SymJunk is an independent hobby app and is NOT affiliated with, or endorsed by, Halcyon or Oxygen Scientific. All brand and product names belong to their respective owners. This is experimental software and not a dive-safety device — always verify every setting on the dive computer itself and rely on your training and certified equipment. Free to use, with an optional one-time Pro upgrade for fleet sync, waypoint upload and the live head monitor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sym Junk at every 3 days against krakentools's every 8 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. krakentools sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Sym Junk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
krakentools ships an update every 8 days, Sym Junk every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | krakentools | Sym Junk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arndt Kemper | Rogier Visser |
In-app purchases
krakentools
- KrakenTools Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
- KrakenTools Pro - Yearly$44.991 Year
- KrakenTools Pro Version$49.99
Sym Junk
- Divejunk$6.99









