MacDive vs Below

View and log your dives on the go. Detailed profiles, images, Smart Bluetooth downloads and more. We've brought the best features of MacDive for macOS to your pocket. MacDive for iPhone can be used as a fully featured standalone dive log, and it also works great in conjunction with MacDive for macOS. • Browse and manage your dive logs on the go. • Use iCloud or Dropbox to keep your data in sync between your iPhone and MacDive for macOS. • Automatic dive site tracking via GPS. Put your iPhone in your dry bag and worry about the details when you're back on land! • Native downloads from supported Smart Bluetooth devices. • Catalogue and identify the critters you've seen, or the ones you want to find. • Manage your gear and let MacDive remind you when a service is due. MacDive supports downloading dives directly from various Smart Bluetooth devices, like the Shearwater Perdix AI and Teric, Suunto D5 and EON Steel, Scubapro G2, Mares Genius and Bluelink, Heinrichs Weikamp OSTC and the Dive Nav DC Buddy (sold separately). See our website for a full list of devices. Please note that continued use of Location Tracking/GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

10,000+ curated dive sites, universal Bluetooth dive logging, and a growing marine-life catalog. Your dive log stays on your device. YOUR DIVE LOG Log every dive with full detail: depth, duration, temperature, gas mixes, SAC rate, visibility, conditions, photos, and notes. Import directly from your dive computer, or enter manually. On iOS 26 you can scan paper logbooks with the camera and import years of past dives in one pass. WORKS WITH 100+ COMPUTERS Bluetooth sync with Shearwater, Suunto, Oceanic, Mares, Aqualung, Scubapro, and 100+ other models via libdivecomputer. Garmin FIT files and Apple Watch dives are supported too. Migrating from MacDive or Subsurface? Below imports your history. BELOW PASSPORT Your diving, in one place: the countries you've dived in, your dive count and the year you started, your deepest dive and total bottom time. Photograph your certification cards front and back and keep them with you. DIVE SITES Browse and search 10,000+ curated dive sites worldwide — from the Great Barrier Reef to your local quarry. Each site has a written brief, depth range, currents, typical visibility, and the species you're likely to encounter. Available in 15 locales before you get in the water. SPECIES HUB A growing catalog of marine life — fish, sharks, rays, turtles, and 431 corals — with illustrations and identification tips. Tap a species in a site brief to jump straight to its profile. Keep field notes on what you've spotted and what you're still chasing. FISH ID GAME (free) A free study game for learning reef fish names and families. Flash-card and comparison rounds in three difficulties, with regional curricula. No paywall, no session limit, no account. YOUR GEAR Build kits from the gear you dive, store serial numbers, and let Below match equipment to the dives it made. Record purchase dates and service intervals for every piece. OFFLINE-FIRST Your dive log lives on your device. No internet required to review dives, stats, or cached site data. Sync between your own devices with iCloud, or leave it off. YOUR DATA UDDF, CSV, PDF, and Subsurface XML export — free. No account required. No lock-in. COLLECTIONS Group sites for upcoming trips. Save favorites, add notes, stay organized. BELOW UNLIMITED · US$19.99/year (or local price) Unlock the full depth profile chart for every dive — depth over time, gas switches, NDL, ceiling data, SAC rate, and deco analysis. Plus the full analytics deck: SAC Rate, SAC by Depth, SAC by Experience, Dives per Year, Dive Duration, Cumulative Bottom Time, Dive Lens, Conditions, Countries & Places, Marine Life, and Records & Milestones — each readable as records, spread, or trends, and scopeable to any year. Offline map downloads, unlimited gear and kits, and service history are included. Terms of Use: https://below.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://below.app/privacy