PADI vs 2025 Section E9 Conclave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PADI
This app provides comprehensive scuba diving resources, allowing users to learn, log dives offline, verify certifications, and discover new adventures. Stay connected with the diving community and book your next underwater experience.
- Online and offline learning
- Offline dive logging
- Certification verification
- Inspiration from divers and pros
- Book diving adventures
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The New PADI App Learn, log, stay inspired , and book your next adventure …all in one app. Learn Anywhere Both online and offline . The best scuba diving training materials in the world are available to you wherever your adventures take you. Log Your Dives Both online and offline. Capture every memory, as they happen, with or without internet access. Verify (certifications, credentials, and training dives) Quickly and easily verify training dives using your instructors QR Code and verify your status as a PADI diver using your eCards to help dive shops and PADI Pros provide the best service based on your level. Stay Inspired Follow PADI divers, instructors, dive shops, and AmbassaDivers to stay informed, inspired, and engaged with the world of Scuba Diving, Freediving, and Mermaiding. Book your next adventure Explore the best of what PADI professionals around the world in 180 countries have to offer and easily book your next adventure.
2025 Section E9 Conclave
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This is the official mobile application for Eastern Region Section 9 (E9), Order of the Arrow. The Order of the Arrow is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America. This app provides an interactive experience for Section E9 events. At these events, participants will be able to use the app to view schedules, access a variety of program materials, receive important push-notifications, and much more. Section E9 operates under the ownership of Heart of Virginia Council, Incorporated, Boy Scouts of America.
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Verdict
PADI and 2025 Section E9 Conclave are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | PADI | 2025 Section E9 Conclave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (46K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PADI Americas, Inc. | ORDER OF ARROW BOYSCOUTS OF AMERICA |
Bugs and requests
PADI
Reported bugs
6 issues- Account setup failed
- eCards don't download or display properly
- Dive log data disappears or doesn't save
- Inconsistent display of certifications
- Dive site search doesn't work
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- App gets stuck on loading screen
Requested features
6 requests- Allow mixing of metric and imperial units
- Customize order of certifications on home page
- Integrate with dive computers and upload profiles
- Add custom checklists, equipment tracking
- Integrate with Apple Wallet for eCards
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- Offline mode with sync for dive logging
2025 Section E9 Conclave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PADI
No in-app purchases
2025 Section E9 Conclave
No in-app purchases







