Comparison

RandoSmart vs Garmin Dive™

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

Head to head

★ 4.8854 ratingsView app →

About

RandoSmart

Features

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RandoSmart permet de suivre un tracé de randonnée à pied ou à vélo, dans lequel sont intégrés et présentés des points d’intérêts. Les points d'intérêt sont classés par catégories : Info, Route, Patrimoine ou Etape, ils sont agrémentés d'une description, d'une photo et le cas échéant d'informations supplémentaires sous forme de PDF, vidéo ou fichier sonore.

About

Garmin Dive™

This app serves as a comprehensive diving logbook and planning tool. It automatically records dive data, tracks gas consumption, and supports various diving disciplines. Users can also discover dive sites, manage gear, and share experiences with a community.

Highlights

Automatic dive logging
Gas consumption tracking
Support for multiple dive types
Interactive dive site maps
Gear and service tracking
Real-time diver monitoring

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Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced diver, Garmin Dive is the ultimate diving companion. Once you pair your phone with a Descent™ dive computer or another compatible Garmin device¹, you can enjoy powerful features like: • Automatic dive logging and gas consumption tracking • Support for recreational and technical scuba diving, including single-gas, multi-gas and closed-circuit rebreather diving • Support for freediving, including apnea, apnea hunt and pool apnea • Interactive maps and dive site search • Viewing and sharing ratings and photos of your dive sites with the community • Tracking dive gear, service intervals and diver certifications • Monitoring other divers in real time with an added Garmin Descent S1 buoy However you enjoy diving, you can plan, log and review your dives with the Garmin Dive app. ¹See a full list of compatible devices at garmin.com/dive Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.  Privacy Policy: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/privacy/dive/

Screenshots

RandoSmart1 screens

Garmin Dive™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RandoSmart at 12.0 against Garmin Dive™'s 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RandoSmart ships an update every 2 months, Garmin Dive™ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

RandoSmart versus Garmin Dive™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	RandoSmart	Garmin Dive™
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	4.8 (854 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	49.8% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	854 — better
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 6 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	47 MB	505 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Arnaud Delrue	Garmin

Bugs and requests

RandoSmart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Garmin Dive™

Reported bugs

6 issues

Cannot save dive logs
Dive sites not found in the app
Randomly missing dive logs
Photos not displayed chronologically
Sync issues with Mk2i device

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Inability to delete dives and have numbers update automatically

Requested features

6 requests

Dive planner in the app
Export dive data to other apps
Ability to combine short dives
Import dive logs from other software
More detailed statistics and analytics

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Offline mode for dive logging

In-app purchases

None

RandoSmart

No in-app purchases

None

Garmin Dive™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RandoSmart free?

RandoSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Garmin Dive™ free?

Garmin Dive™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do RandoSmart or Garmin Dive™ have ads?

Neither RandoSmart nor Garmin Dive™ shows ads.

Which is updated more often, RandoSmart or Garmin Dive™?

RandoSmart ships an update every 2 months, and Garmin Dive™ every 6 weeks. Most recently, RandoSmart was updated on October 9, 2026 and Garmin Dive™ on October 26, 2026.