Comparison

Dive Calculator vs Dive Kit

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

Dive Kit

This app offers advanced dive planning tools for technical divers, including decompression calculations for various gas mixes and dive profiles. It also provides a suite of free utilities for gas analysis, consumption, and dive preparation.

Highlights
  • Decompression planning for open-circuit, nitrox, trimix, and CCR
  • Gradient factors and custom stop rounding
  • Contingency dive planning
  • Gas management and reserve calculations
  • Offline functionality
  • Certification wallet
  • Free dive tools including Best Mix and Gas Specs
Features
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Dive Kit is a decompression planner for technical divers, and a set of dive tools for every diver. The Deco Planner covers open-circuit, nitrox, trimix and CCR dives on Bühlmann ZH-L16C with gradient factors. It is the only paid tool: a one-time lifetime purchase or a subscription. The other eleven tools are free, with no ads and no account. Large text for direct sun and large buttons for wet hands. Works offline. Deco Planner - Multi-level profiles, with stops between levels when the plan needs them and gas switches where the PPO₂ allows - Gradient factors, last stop, ascent rates, oxygen breaks, stop rounding (1 min, 30 s or 1 s) and PPO₂ limits per gas, all set per plan - Contingency tabs: deeper, longer, lost gas, or your own. Each shows the change in run time, TTS and CNS against the base plan - Modifiers: working and deco SRMV and a delay at depth, on the base plan or on one contingency - CCR: setpoint schedules by depth, diluent switches, dilout, and open-circuit bailout from the end of the profile, after any level, at a run time or on ascent - Gas per cylinder: remaining pressure at each stop, a reserve per cylinder, ascent pressure, and what happens when a cylinder runs dry - Warnings with the number and the limit: PPO₂, END, gas density, CNS, OTU, hypoxia, reserve - Repetitive dives, with tissue loading carried over the surface interval - Plan variants, overlaid on one graph - Share by QR code or link; anyone can open a shared plan without paying. Export the table or a slate as PDF, image or text, ready to print How the engine was checked Dive Kit's engine is an independent implementation of ZH-L16C, written from the published papers. It was cross-checked on 33 dive profiles. The method and the differences found are published at divekit.app/docs/engine/how-it-works/. Agreement shows the math matches. It does not show a plan is safe. Free Tools - Best Mix: nitrox and trimix by MOD, helium by END, with narcotic and density limits - Gas Specs: EAD, PPO₂, END and gas density, with warnings at your limits - Gas Usage: multi-level consumption, turn pressure, thirds to sixths - SAC/SRMV: your breathing rate from a real dive - Buoyancy: weighting from suit, body, gear and water, with lift and overweighting checks - Blend Planner: partial-pressure and continuous blending with real-gas corrections and expected analyzer readings - Mix Result: what a top-up or a decant gives you - Checklists: your own pre-dive routines and rebreather presets, with timers that keep running when you close the app - Cylinders, Converter, Dive Signals: 90+ illustrated, searchable signals and 35+ cylinder specifications Learning Tutorials on gas physics, decompression theory and trimix, and help on key results. Certification Wallet 25+ agencies and 190+ certifications. Add photos of your cards and show one full screen at the dive centre. Your profile holds your dive insurance details. Options - Offline, on phones and tablets - Eight languages: English, German, Turkish, Swedish, Russian, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Korean - Five styles, each in light and dark, and a choice of two app icons - Automatic backup to your own iCloud Drive or Google Drive, if you turn it on No account. Your data stays on your device unless you share a plan or turn on backup. Analytics and crash reports can be turned off in Settings. Warning and Disclaimer Dive Kit is a reference and planning aid for trained divers, and that covers all its tools. It is not a dive computer and not a substitute for training. The deco planner is for divers trained in decompression diving, and gas blending is for trained blenders. Results can be wrong, so check every result against a second source. Dive Kit is provided as is, and you use it at your own risk. Warning and disclaimer: https://divekit.app/safety/ Terms of Use: https://divekit.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://divekit.app/privacy-policy/ Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dive Calculator4 screens
Dive Kit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dive Kit at every 4 days against Dive Calculator's every 12 months. Dive Kit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Dive Calculator's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (26 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Dive Kit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dive Kit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dive Calculator has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dive Calculator ships an update every 12 months, Dive Kit every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dive Calculator versus Dive Kit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDive CalculatorDive Kit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZanthic Automation Inc.RONNY MAJANI

Customer experience

Dive Calculator

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

Dive Kit

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dive Calculator

One-time2
  • EANx Calculations$0.99
  • Trimix Calculations$0.99
3 purchases

Dive Kit

Subscriptions1
  • Skuba Tools Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
One-time2
  • Tip$0.99
  • Decompression Planner$24.99

Questions

Is Dive Calculator free?
Dive Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dive Kit free?
Dive Kit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dive Calculator or Dive Kit?
Dive Kit is rated higher. Dive Calculator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Dive Kit averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dive Calculator or Dive Kit have ads?
Neither Dive Calculator nor Dive Kit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dive Calculator or Dive Kit?
Dive Calculator ships an update every 12 months, and Dive Kit every 4 days. Most recently, Dive Calculator was updated on November 6, 2026 and Dive Kit on November 11, 2026.

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