Garmin Dive™ vs Pace+
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/
Pace+
This app enhances your race experience by connecting you with the community and providing essential race information. Stay motivated with social updates, rankings, and practical reminders from sign-up to the start line.
- Race-specific community updates
- Social Pulse feed for photos and check-ins
- Weekly rankings and motivation
- Official race news and reminders
- Race-focused logistics assistant
- Share preparation with the community
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Pace+ helps you stay connected, motivated, and prepared from the moment you sign up to the moment you reach the start line. Built around your active race, Pace+ gives you one place to follow the full pre-race journey with: Race-specific community updates A social Pulse feed for photos, videos, check-ins, and prompts Weekly rankings and motivation through Zones and Waves Official race news and practical reminders A race-focused assistant for logistics and essentials Whether you are building momentum, sorting race-week logistics, or just looking for motivation from others on the same journey, Pace+ keeps the countdown alive. With Pace+, you can: Share your preparation with the race community Answer fun race prompts and post updates React to other racers with High fives Stay on top of key race info and organizer messages Get practical help around bib pickup, transport, and essentials Feel part of something bigger before race day arrives Pace+ is designed to make every race feel more social, more motivating, and more actionable. From first registration to final countdown, this is your race journey — all in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pace+ at 100% against Garmin Dive™'s 52%. Pace+ also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Garmin Dive™'s advantage is ratings volume (845 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, 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.
Pace+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garmin Dive™ has 845 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Garmin Dive™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Pace+'s.
Garmin Dive™ ships an update every 6 weeks, Pace+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garmin Dive™ | Pace+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (845 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 845 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 505 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Garmin | RaceID AB |
Customer experience
Garmin Dive™
Pace+
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
Pace+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Garmin Dive™
No in-app purchases
Pace+
No in-app purchases









