DiveTone vs LuxPlan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DiveTone
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【Make your subject stand out】 Adjust the subject and background water separately in photos. Use a black background to highlight marine life. 【Less backscatter and fewer bubbles】 Reduce white specks and noise in photos. Select areas to remove bubbles. 【Color each part of your video】 From shallow to deep, bright to dark: adjust color independently for each segment. 【Your whole dive trip, together】 Apply looks and export multiple photos in batches. Edit photos and videos already downloaded to your device, even on a boat without internet. Color editing and photo cleanup tools are free, with no forced watermark. Export 15 photos and 2 videos per day. Unlock unlimited exports with a one-time Pro purchase. Pro also includes version saving and restoration and color curves.
LuxPlan
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LuxPlan is a professional shoot planner and assistant designed specifically for photographers. LuxPlan combines client management, income tracking, calendar synchronization, gear checklists, smart reminders, natural lighting calculations, weather forecasting, and field photography tools into a single application. Shoot Planner & Calendar Sync Apple Calendar Integration: Seamlessly export and sync scheduled shoots with your system iOS Calendar (EventKit). Project Scheduling: Plan shoot dates, exact times, and location details. Map Pinning: Select shoot locations with automatic coordinate binding and local time zone alignment. Clients & Income Tracking Client Database: Maintain client contact details and notes directly inside project cards. Earnings Tracker: Record shoot fees and track overall financial statistics. Shoot History: Keep an organized archive of completed projects and payment statuses. Gear Backpack & Checklists Equipment Database: Select camera bodies and lenses from a built-in catalog of major brands. Custom Gear: Add rare, vintage, or film gear with custom specifications. Gear Checklists: Verify your cameras, lenses, accessories, and tripods before leaving for a shoot. Smart Reminders Prep Notifications: Receive timely alerts to charge batteries and clear memory cards ahead of a shoot. Departure Alerts: Track time before a shoot with prompts to review your gear checklist. Golden Hour, Astronomy & Weather Natural Light Windows: Automatically calculate exact time windows for Morning/Evening Golden Hour and Blue Hour. Astro Tracker: Track moon phases, illumination percentages, and dark sky windows for night astrophotography. Weather Forecast: View hourly cloud cover percentage, precipitation, and wind speed (WeatherKit). Field Photography Calculators DoF & Hyperfocal: Calculate depth of field limits and hyperfocal distance based on your active camera setup. ND Filter Exposure: Calculate exact final shutter speeds when using dense neutral-density filters. Anti-Blur Calculator: Determine minimum safe handheld shutter speeds accounting for focal length, crop factor, and IBIS/OIS stabilization.
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Verdict
DiveTone and LuxPlan are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. DiveTone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LuxPlan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | DiveTone | LuxPlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ming-Yen Tsai | Andrii Pirumov |
In-app purchases
DiveTone
- DiveTone Pro 永久版$9.99
LuxPlan
- LuxPlan Pro$9.99









