# DIVE Magazine — user reviews > 935 indexed App Store user reviews of DIVE Magazine by Connected Digital Ltd, rated 4.40/5 from 13 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dive-magazine/id372803169/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dive-magazine/id372803169.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of DIVE Magazine? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🌟 Excellent content and photography - 📚 Informative articles and gear reviews - 🖥️ Convenient digital format - 💰 Free access to latest issues - 🌍 Diverse dive destinations covered **Cons** - 🔌 No offline reading support - 🔒 Forced reviews and limited navigation options - 🐛 Stability issues and bugs - 📱 Suboptimal experience on smaller devices **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes and freezes when accessing back issues - Download issues and unreliable offline access - Forced review popups that cannot be dismissed **Most requested features** - Offline download and reading support - Improved navigation and user experience - More interactive and multimedia content - Expanded coverage of cold water diving ## Newest reviews (15 of 935) ### 3/5 — Good content, but no offline reading *2024-11-13, version 4.2* When I travel and dive, I like to have dive magazines to read, but DIVE does not work offline and it’s nearly useless to me when I have limited or no internet much of the time. It was so frustrating waiting for things to load, then lose internet and couldn’t load. Had to unsubscribe. If offline viewing was possible, I’d return immediately! ### 2/5 — Worst download manager of any app *2019-12-27, version 3.4* This is a great magazine and I’m an annual subscriber through the app. The magazine's content is great and that’s the reason I am still a subscriber despite the asinine episode download capabilities. You have to be actually reading a magazine to download it, if you navigate away from the current issue to queue another or out of the app, it suspends the download. This makes downloading multiple issues time consuming and frustrating. It's awful. In addition, the download speeds even on my lightning fast internet are slow. It’s been years now and the developers have never looked to improve this feature - about time please. ### 2/5 — Not bad room for improvement though *2016-03-21, version 2.5* DONT DOWNLOAD IT! Hasn't been updated since Nov/Dec 2015! Note there are NO new articles since then. ### 2/5 — Ok...but not great for person on go *2015-10-08, version 2.3* My main issue is the app says it will download "for later viewing when offline" but it never works. After downloading an issue and confirming it's completed, the issue is never there when I return to app. I fly a lot and is especially frustrating. Ams it sea,s when the internet is slow, it gives up and shuts down. There are some issues that no matter what, I can't read...app just crashes. Other than that, the publication, based on the issues I can read, is great. ### 5/5 — OK *2014-11-07, version 2.5* Excelente ### 5/5 — Good articles great pictures *2014-10-11, version 2.5* Articles are interesting and informative. Pictures are great - give lots of inspiration in taking picture during my own dives ### 5/5 — Dive magazine *2014-10-02* Great pictures and good texts. Great job! ### 5/5 — Dive Treat *2014-09-27, version 2.5* This is a wonderful magazine to keep up-to-date on the latest happenings in the Dive industry. Lots of great information about travel destinations. Two most recent issues are free. ### 5/5 — Great app *2014-09-21, version 2.5* I read more than I dive...time. This gives me the fix I need. ### 5/5 — DR *2014-09-12, version 2.5* Can't believe this is actually free. Simply stunning pics. Really like it. The odd bug here and there. ### 5/5 — Dive *2014-09-02, version 2.5* Good! ### 5/5 — Splendida! *2014-08-30, version 2.5* La migliore rivista sub in circolazione! ### 5/5 — Awesomeness *2014-07-16, version 2.4* The best photos ever!! This is the one of the very best magazine. ### 2/5 — Great content and design but unstable *2014-06-06, version 2.4* I am new to diving but am learning a lot from this mag. The app is well-designed and offers a variety of formats in which to access the content. But since paying for a one-year subscription it becomes unstable when accessing back numbers and crashes repeatedly. Some bugs in this version badly need fixing. ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2014-06-01, version 2.4* Excellent articles, features, photography, advertising, the works. Always look forward to receiving it on my iPad. Very very informative, interesting and entertaining.***** ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No offline support *2023-12-15, version 4.1* I want to read magazines when I travel, too bad Dive doesn’t allow offline viewing. ### 1/5 — Eh. *2023-04-29* Only 3 Destinations are unlocked as free. Everything else is locked. The advertisement therefore seems misleading. Not useful unless you are willing to pay money and are an avid world-wide diver. The application itself could use a UI update and some bug fixes. ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2022-08-22, version 4.0* Updated the app and now can’t access my subscription. App prompts for a Username & Password which don’t exist as I subscribed through apple. Utterly useless! ### 1/5 — PADI SCAMS *2015-07-19, version 2.5* FACT: Why are PADI insisting everyone should have their own individual course material, and that you cannot use or share a friends or family s? Answer is they are not interested in this fictious diving is fun, all they want is your MONEY. next time you do a course insist on sharing, buy a used second hand copy Ebay, Better still go to SSI, Scuba Schools International, where you can share. All marketing ploys to get more money out of you. ### 1/5 — DIVE mag *2014-08-03, version 2.3* Really good app for the iPad. Until it locks you out by only allowing you to review and then not go back to the magazine ### 1/5 — Mr *2014-01-10, version 2.3* Poor. Unable to get rid of review pop up. No thanks and later buttons don't work. ### 1/5 — An annoying app. *2013-10-01, version 2.3* Shame you do not stop hassling for reviews. Would have got 5****** Currently training for BSAC sports diver. Can't carry the magazine in my pocket but can now read it whenever I want. Great app, great navigation. Keep up the good work and stop the irritating review request. You don't let the reader decide later or no thanks. Not good marketing. 4 request for review. ### 1/5 — ??? *2013-06-15, version 2.3* Ap let me read 1 page before forcing me to make this review. ### 1/5 — Crashes.... *2013-01-23, version 2.1* Not stable. E-mag closes by itself when reading halfway. ### 1/5 — Great material *2012-09-30, version 2.1* Absolutelly fantastic! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 구매목록 삭제 부탁합니다. *2016-05-04, version 3.0* 구매목록 삭제 부탁합니다. ### 5/5 — Best Diving magazine !!! *2016-03-27, version 2.3* For sure top magazine in Diving experience...!! ### 5/5 — Nice *2015-10-01, version 2.5* I've been reading for a year now. Great magazine with fantastic photography. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2015-09-06, version 2.5* Subscribed For a couple years now. love the photography! love the equipment reviews! Also the real life experiences! Thanks and keep it coming ### 5/5 — ~Shark Gurl~ 💙 *2015-08-02, version 2.5* Amazing! Any marine animal u got it in there! There is nothing bad about this app! It does take a little bit to open up but that might be my phone and not the app! All divers out there are gonna enjoy this app! It's sick as! {its takes up a lot of storage so beware of dat} ~shark gurl~ 💙 ### 5/5 — Qfrtgv *2015-03-26, version 2.5* Wonderful ### 5/5 — It Happened to me.... *2015-02-16, version 2.5* I love the It Happened To Me stories & picture quality is excellent plus videos too. Love this app. ### 5/5 — Dive *2014-12-07, version 2.5* Great pics and articles - for free! ### 5/5 — Quality & free *2014-11-18, version 2.5* Seemed too good to be true, but it really is a quality dive magazine for free! Just what I needed to get me back into the sport after a long break :) ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2014-11-11, version 2.5* It has great photos and interesting stories. Just started diving and I enjoy the content of the magazine. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*