Garmin Dive™ vs NFIR
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/
NFIR
Stay updated with the National Family Island Regatta. Get real-time race schedules, results, and more for Bahamian Sloop Sailing events. Experience the excitement of this traditional sport.
- Race schedules
- Live results
- Bahamian Sloop Sailing information
- On-demand updates
- Event information
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Official App of the National Family Island Regatta. Experience the best of Bahamian Sloop Sailing and get on demand updates of race schedules, results & much more!
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Verdict
Garmin Dive™ and NFIR both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of NFIR's written reviews are positive against 50% of Garmin Dive™'s. NFIR also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). Garmin Dive™'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (855 vs 11). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NFIR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garmin Dive™ has 855 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 100% of NFIR's.
Garmin Dive™ ships an update every 2 months, NFIR every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garmin Dive™ | NFIR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (855 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 855 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 519 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garmin | Carson Gray |
Customer experience
Garmin Dive™
NFIR
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
NFIR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Garmin Dive™
No in-app purchases
NFIR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Garmin Dive™ free?
Is NFIR free?
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