Comparison

Shearwater Cloud vs Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+

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

Head to head
About

Shearwater Cloud

Connect your mobile device to your dive computer to download, manage, and analyze dive logs. Update firmware and utilize cloud storage for accessible and secure dive data across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Download dive logs via Bluetooth LE
  • Analyze depth, decompression, and temperature
  • Cloud storage for dive logs
  • Firmware updates for dive computers
  • Cross-device accessibility
Features
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Shearwater Cloud links your mobile device to your Shearwater dive computer. It allows you to download and manage your dive logs, update your dive computer firmware, and use cloud storage. Using Bluetooth LE technology, you can quickly and easily download your dive logs to Shearwater Cloud. Once your logs are downloaded, you can analyze your depth, decompression profile, temperature, and much more. The defining feature of Shearwater Cloud is the ability to store your dives via the cloud. Cloud storage provides accessibility to your dives on any mobile device with an internet connection. In addition, dive logs can be recovered should the dive logs be lost on a local storage. Shearwater Cloud is compatible with Tern, Peregrine, Teric, Perdix 2, Perdix AI, Perdix, NERD 2, Petrel 3, and Petrel 2.

About

Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+

Transform your Apple Watch Ultra into a comprehensive dive computer for scuba, freediving, and snorkeling. Explore new locations with heatmaps, track your routes, organize underwater media, and share your adventures securely. Plan dives, monitor real-time data, and stay safe with advanced algorithms.

Highlights
  • Dive computer functionality
  • Snorkeling route tracking
  • User-generated dive spot heatmaps
  • Dive log and media organization
  • Pre-dive planner
  • Real-time dive data monitoring
  • Freediving mode with custom alarms
Features
Currently charting
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Dive into a World of Adventure with Oceanic+ on Your Apple Watch Ultra! Ready to make every dive or snorkeling experience an unforgettable journey? Oceanic+ transforms your Apple Watch Ultra into a full-featured dive computer, making it easier to explore the underwater world - from your favorite local spots to the most exotic oceans. New Features: Explore Like a Local with User-Generated Heatmaps Curious about the best dive spots? Our new heatmaps reveal popular scuba, freediving, and snorkeling locations worldwide or near your hotel. Switch between modes to see where fellow divers have explored and check water conditions reported up to 3 days in advance. Track Your Snorkeling Adventures Each snorkeling session is now mapped out for you! Get a detailed route using GPS data and relive the experience directly on your Apple Watch or iPhone. Your Dive Memories, Perfectly Organized Sorting through your dive photos and videos has never been easier. Our updated interface allows you to quickly organize, color-correct, and relive your underwater moments. Share the Joy, Keep Your Privacy Show off your latest dive location, compete on stats, or share logbooks and photos - only with the people you choose. You control who sees what, ensuring your privacy is always protected. Add your dive buddies, share your underwater adventures, and track your gear from popular brands—or create your own custom descriptions. The Complete Diving Companion Whether you’re planning your next dive, capturing underwater memories, or analyzing your dive stats, Oceanic+ is designed to make the most of your diving experience. - Dive Housing: Scuba and Gauge mode - Apple Watch Ultra: Scuba, Freediving, and Snorkeling modes - Pre-Dive Planner with real-time conditions, tides, and community insights. - No Deco Planner for calculated dives. - Real-Time Dive Data with depth, time, and ascent rate monitoring. - Activity Map to see all your dives on a world map. - Safety Tools like visual and haptic warnings. 7 Custom Watch Faces to match your style. - Stay Safe Underwater Oceanic+ uses the trusted Bühlmann algorithm to keep you informed and safe during every dive. - Plan Like a Pro Set your gas mix, max depth, dive time, and more with our powerful no-deco planner. - Track your Tissues Oceanic+ uses the trusted Bühlmann algorithm to allow you the flexibility of customization and efficiency for your decompression profiles. - Get the Big Picture Log dives, photos, videos, and stats with GPS-enhanced details for every location. - Go Deeper into Freediving With custom alarms, heart rate tracking, and more, our Freediving Mode helps you set new boundaries. - Make the Most of Your Dives With features like weight planning and easy dive log and media export, you’ll always have the ultimate dive tool with you. - Start with free basic features, or unlock advanced tools and features with plans starting at just $1.99/month, or choose the $129.99 Annual Family plan. Each plan is tailored to fit your needs. With Oceanic+, every dive is a story waiting to be told. Start your next adventure today. Visit https://www.oceanicworldwide.com/oceanic-plus/ for more.

Screenshots

Shearwater Cloud1 screens
Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ at 69% against Shearwater Cloud's 26%. Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 104). Shearwater Cloud's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Shearwater Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ has 4.6K ratings behind it against 104, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Shearwater Cloud's written reviews are positive against 69% of Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shearwater Cloud ships an update every 5 weeks, Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Shearwater Cloud versus Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShearwater CloudScuba Diving Computer Oceanic+
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (104 ratings)4.4 (4.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.8% of reviews68.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1044.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#72 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size333 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShearwater ResearchHuish Outdoors, LLC

Customer experience

Shearwater Cloud

All ratings104 ratings
Positive29.8%
Neutral19.2%
Negative51.0%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive25.8%
Neutral21.9%
Negative52.3%

Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+

All ratings4,625 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews1,143 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral7.6%
Negative23.5%

User reviews

Shearwater Cloud

From 104 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔄 Reliable dive data synchronization with computers
  • ☁️ Cloud storage functionality for accessing dives across devices
  • 📊 Clear display of dive statistics and information
  • 🔌 Easy Bluetooth connectivity (when working)
  • ⚡ Functional core logging features

Room to improve

  • 🎨 Outdated, unattractive user interface design
  • 📱 Poor iPad optimization and landscape mode issues
  • 🐢 Extremely slow performance and lag
  • 🔗 Frequent Bluetooth connectivity failures
  • 💥 App crashes on launch and during use

Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+

From 4.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Bright, clear display
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 🚀 Detailed dive logs and analytics
  • 👍 Helpful safety alerts and vibration feedback
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with Apple Watch

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Subscription-based model
  • 🐛 Syncing issues between watch and phone
  • 🐛 Unreliable dive mode activation
  • 🐛 Premature dive end when surfacing briefly
  • 🔒 Lack of air integration

Bugs and requests

Shearwater Cloud

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes on startup with latest iOS versions
  • Bluetooth connection causes app to freeze or crash
  • Dives fail to download or sync completely
  • Dive numbers display incorrectly compared to computer
  • Data loss when updating app or firmware
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  • Graph freezes when viewing in landscape mode
  • Cloud account requirement blocks app access
  • Slow download speeds (8+ minutes per dive)
  • Dropdown menus and UI elements unresponsive
  • Surface interval and end dive time removed in updates
  • Temperature unit conversion failures
  • SAC rate calculation errors
  • Auto-download toggle cannot be disabled
  • Checkboxes for filtering data removed
  • iPad version displays iPhone layout only
  • German/Italian translation mix-up
  • Unable to connect to specific computer models
  • Scrolling triggers accidental field selection

Requested features

20 requests
  • Modern, native-looking user interface redesign
  • GPS/geolocation integration for dive sites
  • Ability to manually add or import dives
  • Photo attachment capability for dives
  • Dive planner functionality
Show 15 more
  • Map view of dive locations
  • Landscape mode optimization for iPad
  • Ability to copy/paste information between dives
  • Filter dives by mode (recreational, technical, etc.)
  • Average SAC rate statistics across all dives
  • Buddy management and sharing features
  • Equipment tracking and reuse
  • Dive profile zoom capability
  • PDF export of dive logs
  • Support for more tank configurations
  • GFSurf information on graphs
  • Smart notifications/SNS integration
  • Dive date format customization
  • Full-screen graph in landscape orientation
  • Selective dive download options

Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes during dives
  • Dive data not syncing correctly between devices
  • Incorrect depth/time recording in some cases
  • Unexpected switches between dive and snorkel modes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to manually add/edit past dives
  • Option to customize data screens and information displayed
  • Automatic dive mode activation upon submerging
  • Air integration with tank pressure monitoring
  • Offline functionality and dive log backup

In-app purchases

None

Shearwater Cloud

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+

Subscriptions5
  • Snorkeling+$1.991 Month
  • Freediving Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Annual1 Year trial$79.991 Year
  • Annual Family1 Year trial$129.991 Year
One-time2
  • One day$0.99
  • One Day$4.99

Questions

Is Shearwater Cloud free?
Shearwater Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ free?
Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shearwater Cloud or Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+?
Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ is rated higher. Shearwater Cloud averages 2.6 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ averages 4.4 from 4.6K ratings.
Do Shearwater Cloud or Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ have ads?
Neither Shearwater Cloud nor Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shearwater Cloud or Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+?
Shearwater Cloud ships an update every 5 weeks, and Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ every 4 weeks. Most recently, Shearwater Cloud was updated on September 2, 2026 and Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+ on September 23, 2026.

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