Black Diamond Iota vs PETZL Zipka

The Black Diamond Iota makes for a good, if unremarkable Headlamp for people with a $20 budget. The PETZL Zipka, however, is merely mediocre when compared to other options at its price point and won't satisfy the needs of most people.

In both cases, however, you might want to look into some alternatives at the $20 price range - chances are that there are better options available.

If you're still interested in learning more about the Black Diamond Iota and PETZL Zipka, however, we put together a summary of what we know:

The reviewers at OutdoorGearLab have featured the Black Diamond Iota in their The Hunt for the Best Headlamps roundup. However, it fell short of making it to the top of their list.

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

As for a direct Black Diamond Iota vs. PETZL Zipka comparison of their review performance, we examined sources that tested and rated both products, like OutdoorGearLab. It turns out that all such sources consider the PETZL Zipka to be the superior product.

We also looked at the available data to find which sources liked each of them best and learned that the Black Diamond Iota most impressed reviewers at OutdoorGearLab - they gave it a score of 8, whereas the PETZL Zipka got rated best by OutdoorGearLab - 9.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Black Diamond Iota earned an average review score of 8.0 out of 10 points and the PETZL Zipka received an average of 9.0, compared to the 6.0 average of Headlamps in general.