PETZL Tikkina vs Black Diamond Iota

The PETZL Tikkina is a great choice for people with a $19 budget. The Black Diamond Iota, however, is merely decent when compared to its direct competitors.

The PETZL Tikkina was loved by reviewers at OutdoorGearLab, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The Hunt for the Best Headlamps" roundup where it was named its "Top Pick", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

As for the Black Diamond Iota - OutdoorGearLab, a source that conducts reliable hands-on testing, has featured it in its Black Diamond Iota Review roundup. However, it didn't make it to any of the top spots.

We also performed a thorough PETZL Tikkina vs. Black Diamond Iota review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Headlamps, including OutdoorGearLab, preferred the PETZL Tikkina over the Black Diamond Iota.

Out of all the sources that reviewed them, the PETZL Tikkina turned out to be most loved by OutdoorGearLab, which gave it a score of 10, whereas the Black Diamond Iota got its highest, 8, rating from reviewers at OutdoorGearLab.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review data to compare them to their competitors. We found that the Black Diamond Iota, with its 8.0 out of 10 points, got reviewed noticeably better than most of its competitors - the average Headlamp score being 6.0 - whereas the PETZL Tikkina performed worse, with an average of merely 10.0.