Comparison

Dive Nitrox vs Diveplanner Tec & Rec

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

Head to head
About

Dive Nitrox

This app calculates SCUBA EANx, ppO2, and depth using simple sliders. It determines EAD, MOD, and Best Mix for enriched air nitro mixes. Optimized for specific iPhone models.

Highlights
  • EANx, ppO2, and depth calculation
  • EAD, MOD, and Best Mix determination
  • Enriched air nitro mix adjustment
  • Partial pressure of oxygen adjustment
  • Depth value adjustment
  • Slider-based interface
Features
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A calculator for determining the EAD, MOD, and Best Mix for a chosen SCUBA EANx, ppO2, and depth. The app uses simple sliders for changing the enriched air nitro mix, the partial pressure of oxygen, and the depth values. Optimized for the iPhone 5, 5s, & 6.

About

Diveplanner Tec & Rec

Plan technical and recreational scuba dives with detailed gas management, decompression schedules, and contingency planning. This tool helps divers quickly create and share dive plans for various depths and conditions.

Highlights
  • Technical and recreational dive planning
  • Multi-gas and CCR dive schedules
  • Bühlmann decompression model (ZH16L-C)
  • Automatic contingency plans
  • Gas requirement and weight calculation
  • Dive table generation
  • Metric and Imperial units
Features
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Plan your technical or recreational dives in seconds on your iPhone, iPad and Mac ! Diveplanner is a full featured planner for technical and recreational scuba diving. It features various modules to quickly plan one or multiple dives including gas contingency and oxygen toxicity. Diveplanner was designed as a safe and reliable tool for divers. It helps plan technical and recreational dives quickly and easily and to share the schedule instantly with your dive buddy. Dive planning module: • Open Circuit / CCR, multi gas, decompression dive schedules up to 300 m/985 ft deep in fresh water or saltwater (including E​N13319) at sea level or altitude • Uses Bühlmann decompression model ZH16L-C with user selectable gradient factors as conservatism • Multi level dive instructions • Full automatic gas switch (from the list of selected gas for the dive) or manual gas switch or a mix of both • Full automatic contingency plans computation (lost decompression or travel gas) and ++ (too long/too deep) plans • Automatic bailout plan computation in CCR mode • Various information, caution or warnings for deep END, high or low PPO2, Setpoint, ICD, vestibular DCS due to ICD on gas switch • Computation of gas requirement and gas weight • Account for up to 6 consecutive dives with surface interval to account for residual saturation at start of the current dive • Works in Metric or Imperial units Dive table module: • Open Circuit / CCR, multi gas decompression dive table up to 66 m/210 ft deep and 60 min bottom time, in freshwater or saltwater (​including EN13319) at sea level or altitude • Uses Bühlmann decompression model ZH16L-C with user selectable gradient factors as conservatism • Account for up to 6 consecutive dives with surface interval to account for residual saturation while computing the dive table • Works in Metric or Imperial units • Translated in English, French and German

Screenshots

Dive Nitrox3 screens
Diveplanner Tec & Rec4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Diveplanner Tec & Rec at 3.1 against Dive Nitrox's 1.0. Diveplanner Tec & Rec also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). Dive Nitrox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 13.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Diveplanner Tec & Rec sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Dive Nitrox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diveplanner Tec & Rec holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dive Nitrox versus Diveplanner Tec & Rec: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDive NitroxDiveplanner Tec & Rec
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)3.1 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB37 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJim CorboSensetrails LLC

Customer experience

Dive Nitrox

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Diveplanner Tec & Rec

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dive Nitrox

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Diveplanner Tec & Rec

One-time3
  • Two weeks free trialFree
  • Tec Basic$7.99
  • Tec Advanced$19.99

Questions

Is Dive Nitrox free?
Dive Nitrox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Diveplanner Tec & Rec free?
Diveplanner Tec & Rec is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dive Nitrox or Diveplanner Tec & Rec?
Diveplanner Tec & Rec is rated higher. Dive Nitrox averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Diveplanner Tec & Rec averages 3.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Dive Nitrox or Diveplanner Tec & Rec have ads?
Neither Dive Nitrox nor Diveplanner Tec & Rec shows ads.

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