Awake Link vs Garmin Dive™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Awake Link
Control and customize high-performance electric surfboards with this app. Adjust power modes, update firmware, and experience thrilling rides on the water. Designed for performance, quality, and safety.
- Wireless hand controller connection
- Adjustable power modes
- Firmware updates
- Performance monitoring
- Safety features
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Awake Link is the companion app for your Awake products. Connect your Awake battery, keep your gear up to date, relive every ride and share the water with a community of riders. CONNECT AND CONTROL Connect to your Awake battery to see product status at a glance and install firmware updates. YOUR GARAGE Register your Awake products in one place. EVERY RIDE, RECORDED Your rides sync from your battery. See your route on the map, your speed, distance and highlights, and replay any session to relive it. SHARE YOUR RIDES Turn a ride into a story card for social media, or share it with the Awake community. RIDE SPOTS Discover places to ride near you, save your favorites and add your own spots for other riders. COMMUNITY Follow other riders, post and reshare rides, and like what others share. You decide who sees each ride: only you, your followers or everyone. GUIDES AND SUPPORT Video tutorials, user manuals and setup guides for your Awake products, plus direct support when you need it. Awake creates high-performance electric watercraft, built for quality and safety.
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.
- 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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Garmin Dive™ at 50% against Awake Link's 0%. Awake Link's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Awake Link ships an update every 2 weeks, Garmin Dive™ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Awake Link | Garmin Dive™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (854 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 49.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 854 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 519 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ride Awake ApS | Garmin |
Customer experience
Awake Link
Garmin Dive™
Bugs and requests
Awake Link
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
Awake Link
No in-app purchases
Garmin Dive™
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Awake Link free?
Is Garmin Dive™ free?
Do Awake Link or Garmin Dive™ have ads?
Which is updated more often, Awake Link or Garmin Dive™?
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