Comparison

Dive Calculator vs Subsurface

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

Head to head
About

Dive Calculator

This app provides comprehensive scuba diving calculations, including basic, nitrox, and trimix gas mixes. It supports both metric and imperial units, and allows for gas volume and cost calculations for blending and top-ups. Results can be easily copied for documentation.

Highlights
  • Basic, Nitrox, and Trimix calculations
  • Gas volume and cost calculations
  • Top-up and bleed down mix calculations
  • Metric and imperial unit support
  • Oxygen narcotic/non-narcotic selection
  • Copy results to clipboard
Features
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A wide variety of scuba based calculations for all levels of divers. Basic Calculations Include: -ATA -SAC / RMV rates -Tank volume / Pressure rating -Basic unit conversions Nitrox Calculations Include: -EANx best mix -Integrated top-up and bleed down mix calculations -What if top–up -EANx mix planning Trimix Calculations Include: -Integrated top-up and bleed down mix calculations -What if top–up -Trimix planning -Best Trimix -Heliair All blending and top up pages include gas volume and cost calculations. Trimix gas fill orders can be changed by simply dragging the icons to select the fill order. Oxygen can be selected as narcotic / non-narcotic on the appropriate calculation pages. Results can be copied to the clipboard in a text format for use in E-mails, messages or other forms of documentation. All pages support metric and imperial units. Many pages include both metric and imperial units.

About

Subsurface

This application allows divers to manage their dive logs on their mobile devices. It supports editing dive data and downloading new information from compatible dive computers. Optional cloud synchronization is available for seamless data transfer with desktop versions.

Highlights
  • Mobile dive log management
  • Edit dive data
  • Download from Bluetooth LE dive computers
  • Optional cloud synchronization
  • Open-source and free
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Subsurface-mobile is an iOS dive log application based on Subsurface, the best free open source dive log application available on Windows, Mac and Linux. Subsurface-mobile allows you to access your dive log on your tablet or phone, edit the data and even download new dive information from many Bluetooth LE enabled dive computers. Using a free Subsurface Cloud Storage account you can synchronize your dive data with the Subsurface desktop application (while significantly increasing the usefulness, the cloud account is not required to use Subsurface-mobile). To get support from the developers, please use the in-app menu entry "Ask for support" Please check out the Subsurface-mobile user manual: https://subsurface-divelog.org/documentation/subsurface-mobile-v3-user-manual (also available from within the app) Subsurface-mobile is free and open source. No ads, no commercial anything. And it comes with free cloud storage (if you decide to use that - it's optional). Your data aren't used for anything, nothing gets monetized.

Screenshots

Dive Calculator4 screens
Subsurface4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dive Calculator and Subsurface both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Dive Calculator's written reviews are positive against 63% of Subsurface's. Dive Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17). Subsurface's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Dive Calculator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Subsurface asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Dive Calculator against 4.5 for Subsurface. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 48 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Dive Calculator's written reviews are positive against 63% of Subsurface's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dive Calculator ships an update every 12 months, Subsurface every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dive Calculator versus Subsurface: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDive CalculatorSubsurface
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (24 ratings) — better4.5 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better63.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2448 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZanthic Automation Inc.Dirk Hohndel

Customer experience

Dive Calculator

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Subsurface

All ratings48 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dive Calculator

One-time2
  • EANx Calculations$0.99
  • Trimix Calculations$0.99
None

Subsurface

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dive Calculator free?
Dive Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subsurface free?
Subsurface is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dive Calculator or Subsurface?
Dive Calculator is rated higher. Dive Calculator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Subsurface averages 4.5 from 48 ratings.
Do Dive Calculator or Subsurface have ads?
Neither Dive Calculator nor Subsurface shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dive Calculator or Subsurface?
Dive Calculator ships an update every 12 months, and Subsurface every 2 months. Most recently, Dive Calculator was updated on June 7, 2026 and Subsurface on September 27, 2026.

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