Comparison

Subsurface vs DivePlot

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

Head to head
About

Subsurface

This application allows divers to manage their dive logs on their mobile devices. It supports editing dive data and downloading new information from compatible dive computers. Optional cloud synchronization is available for seamless data transfer with desktop versions.

Highlights
  • Mobile dive log management
  • Edit dive data
  • Download from Bluetooth LE dive computers
  • Optional cloud synchronization
  • Open-source and free
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Subsurface-mobile is an iOS dive log application based on Subsurface, the best free open source dive log application available on Windows, Mac and Linux. Subsurface-mobile allows you to access your dive log on your tablet or phone, edit the data and even download new dive information from many Bluetooth LE enabled dive computers. Using a free Subsurface Cloud Storage account you can synchronize your dive data with the Subsurface desktop application (while significantly increasing the usefulness, the cloud account is not required to use Subsurface-mobile). To get support from the developers, please use the in-app menu entry "Ask for support" Please check out the Subsurface-mobile user manual: https://subsurface-divelog.org/documentation/subsurface-mobile-v3-user-manual (also available from within the app) Subsurface-mobile is free and open source. No ads, no commercial anything. And it comes with free cloud storage (if you decide to use that - it's optional). Your data aren't used for anything, nothing gets monetized.

About

DivePlot

Features
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Turn your dive computer log into a beautiful photo overlay. DivePlot reads a dive straight from your dive computer over Bluetooth and turns it into a clean, professional overlay: your depth profile as a graph, live readouts like a dive computer, or both — on top of your own dive photo or as a transparent PNG for your video editor. How it works 1. Connect your dive computer and pick one of your latest dives. 2. Style your overlay: graph lines, colors, line thickness, text fields and a legend. 3. Export to your photo album or share it directly. Overlay studio • Depth, temperature, deco, pO₂ and tank pressure as graph lines — each with its own color and toggle • Dive computer mode: replay your dive with live depth, time, pO₂, temperature, CNS and tank pressure readouts • Scrub to any moment of the dive — the readouts follow • Add your own photo as background, with zoom, pan, dim and blur • Effects below the depth line: darken, grayscale or blur • Draggable text fields (depth, duration, date, time, your name) with size, color, alignment and outline • Legend, line thickness slider and multiple export formats: 16:9, 4:3, 9:16, 3:4, 1:1 and 4:5 • Save your favorite designs and reuse them on the next dive • No photo? Export a transparent PNG to use as an overlay in any video editor Supported dive computers DivePlot connects to the Halcyon Symbios (handset and HUD) over Bluetooth and downloads your most recent dives — including rebreather data such as cell pO₂ and tank pressure. Support for more brands is in the works. No account, no ads, no tracking. Your dives stay on your device. Free version adds a small "created with DivePlot app" watermark; a one-time purchase removes it.

Screenshots

Subsurface4 screens
DivePlot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Subsurface at none against DivePlot's 2. DivePlot's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17). On price, ads 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. DivePlot sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Subsurface asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subsurface ships an update every 2 months, DivePlot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Subsurface versus DivePlot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubsurfaceDivePlot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB58 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDirk HohndelRogier Visser

In-app purchases

None

Subsurface

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DivePlot

One-time2
  • Remove Watermark$2.99
  • Video Export$3.99

Questions

Is Subsurface free?
Subsurface is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DivePlot free?
DivePlot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Subsurface or DivePlot have ads?
Neither Subsurface nor DivePlot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subsurface or DivePlot?
Subsurface ships an update every 2 months, and DivePlot fortnightly. Most recently, Subsurface was updated on September 18, 2026 and DivePlot on September 11, 2026.

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