Comparison

Shearwater Cloud vs Scuba

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

This app provides estimated real-time dive conditions for Cozumel, combining marine forecasts with diver-submitted reports. Plan your dives with reef intelligence, port status, and interactive maps.

Highlights
  • Real-time marine conditions
  • Port status updates
  • Reef-specific dive condition estimates
  • Diver-submitted reports
  • Interactive Cozumel dive map
  • Dive logging
  • Water temperature, wind, and wave forecasts
Features
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Scuba-Cast helps divers explore estimated dive conditions around Cozumel using marine forecasts, reef intelligence, port status updates, and diver-submitted reports. Whether planning a shore dive, boat trip, training dive, or advanced drift dive, Scuba-Cast combines forecast models and real-world diver feedback into a single easy-to-use platform. FEATURES • Real-time marine conditions • Official and forecast-based port status updates • Reef-specific dive condition estimates • Diver-submitted visibility and current reports • Interactive Cozumel dive map • Dive logging and reef condition tracking • Water temperature, wind, and wave forecasts • Community reef reports from divers, pros, and operators • Zone-based reef scoring and conditions • Premium advanced marine forecasting tools SCUBA-CAST INCLUDES • Current wind and wave forecasts • Reef condition estimates • Dive score indicators • Diver visibility reports • Marine weather summaries • Port closure risk guidance • Dive site exploration tools • Dive logbook tools • Cozumel reef intelligence IMPORTANT NOTICE Scuba-Cast provides estimated and user-submitted informational data only. Conditions may change rapidly and may be inaccurate, delayed, or incomplete. Scuba-Cast is not a safety authority and should not be relied upon as the sole basis for dive decisions. Always follow the guidance of your dive operator, instructor, captain, divemaster, or local authorities.

Screenshots

Shearwater Cloud1 screens
Scuba4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scuba at 5.0 against Shearwater Cloud's 2.6. Shearwater Cloud's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scuba holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shearwater Cloud has 104 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shearwater Cloud versus Scuba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShearwater CloudScuba
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (104 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings104 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size333 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShearwater ResearchScuba-Cast LLC

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
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  • 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

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Shearwater Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

Scuba

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shearwater Cloud free?
Shearwater Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scuba free?
Scuba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shearwater Cloud or Scuba?
Scuba is rated higher. Shearwater Cloud averages 2.6 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Scuba averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Shearwater Cloud or Scuba have ads?
Neither Shearwater Cloud nor Scuba shows ads.

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