Comparison

Garmin Dive™ vs RPI Checkin

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

Head to head
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/

About

RPI Checkin

Features
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Check in race participants and volunteers at packet pickup — built for race-day volunteers, not accountants. RPI Checkin connects to your race on regPlanit. Volunteers sign in with the race's check-in password and their name — no accounts, no logins to forget. • Stations — set up different check-in stations (bib table, t-shirt table, volunteer desk) with their own permissions, visible info, and optional station passwords. Configure from the app or the regPlanit admin. • Fast search — one list, one search bar: name, bib, email, or confirmation code. • QR scanning — scan the QR code from a participant's confirmation email to pull them up instantly, or scan to assign bib numbers. • Required fields — require a bib or shirt size before check-in can complete, per event. • Works offline — check-ins queue on the device and sync automatically when signal returns. • Live stats — checked-in counts by event, by station, and by volunteer. • Store pickup — see participants' merch orders at the table. Requires a race on regplanit.com with check-in enabled. Get your race set up at https://regplanit.com.

Screenshots

Garmin Dive™4 screens
RPI Checkin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RPI Checkin at 15.1 against Garmin Dive™'s 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Garmin Dive™ versus RPI Checkin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarmin Dive™RPI Checkin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (854 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings854 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size505 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGarminCompetitive Timing LLC

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

RPI Checkin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Garmin Dive™

No in-app purchases

None

RPI Checkin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garmin Dive™ free?
Garmin Dive™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RPI Checkin free?
RPI Checkin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Garmin Dive™ or RPI Checkin have ads?
Neither Garmin Dive™ nor RPI Checkin shows ads.

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