Garmin Dive™ vs True Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
True Trainer
This fitness app helps users achieve calisthenics goals with personalized workouts, step-by-step instructions, and precise activity tracking. It allows for custom routine creation and provides detailed statistics to monitor progress.
- Personalized workouts
- Step-by-step instructions
- Precise activity tracking
- Detailed workout history
- Extended exercise statistics
- Custom workout creation
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True Trainer is a companion fitness application to help you to crush your next calisthenics goals. It is designed based on the unique experience of its author, Max True, and is suitable for both beginners and experienced athletes. The app will let you train more efficiently by offering personalized workouts, step-by-step instructions, and precise tracking of your training activities. These features together with detailed workout history and extended exercise statistics will help you better understand your progress and the impact of workouts on your body. Not enough? The app gives possibilities to create your own workouts and routines using a variety of predefined exercises in order to satisfy your personal calisthenics needs, like strength, endurance, or speed. Made by calisthenics lovers for calisthenics lovers. For feedback, suggestions, and direct contact with dev team, email us at support@truetrainer.fit
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garmin Dive™ at none against True Trainer's 13. Garmin Dive™ also leads on ratings volume (852 vs 11). True Trainer's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. True Trainer sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Garmin Dive™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
True Trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garmin Dive™ has 852 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Garmin Dive™'s written reviews are positive against 80% of True Trainer's.
Garmin Dive™ ships an update every 6 weeks, True Trainer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garmin Dive™ | True Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (852 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.8% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 852 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 505 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Garmin | Maksim Trukhanavets |
Customer experience
Garmin Dive™
True Trainer
Bugs and 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
True Trainer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Garmin Dive™
No in-app purchases
True Trainer
- True Pro$4.991 Month
- True Pro+$12.991 Month
- Access+$12.991 Month
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- True Pro Annual$44.991 Year
- True Pro+ Annual$129.001 Year
- Access+ Annual$129.001 Year
- True Endurance. Beginner.$29.99
- True Endurance. Intermediate.$39.99
- True Endurance. Advanced.$44.99
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- Unlock Your Muscle-Up$44.99
- Full Body Balanced Development$49.00
- Strength & Endurance. Advanced.$59.99
- Strength & Endurance. Expert.$69.99
Questions
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