PADI Adventures vs Shipwreck Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PADI Adventures
Easily book scuba diving and snorkeling trips, as well as courses, anywhere in the world. Find dive centers, compare prices and schedules, and secure your spot with online booking and payment. Save your preferences for quick checkout and get notified about upcoming trips from your favorite centers.
- Worldwide online booking for fun dives
- Book diving and snorkeling courses
- Compare dive center prices and schedules
- Secure online payment
- Save personal and payment information
- Receive notifications for favorite dive centers
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Finally true online booking of fun dives and courses worldwide! Whether you're looking to book some diving locally in your home country or while on vacation abroad, the PADI Adventures app is all you need. No more need to spend hours searching the Internet or walking from door to door to find dive centers and get their prices and schedules. No more need to phone or send emails ahead to secure your spot. All the information at your fingertips with easy online booking and payment through the app. You can even save your personal and payment information, as well as rental equipment preferences, to enable 1-click checkout. And if you link your account to your favorite dive center, you will automatically be informed of their upcoming dive trips and courses. Booking underwater adventures has never been easier.
Shipwreck Map
Discover shipwreck locations and historical details across the USA. This app is perfect for maritime history enthusiasts, divers, and anyone interested in sunken vessels. No login is necessary to explore the data.
- Shipwreck locations
- Historical wreck information
- Maritime history focus
- Scuba diving site data
- Vessel tracking interest
- No registration required
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Shipwrecks near me: Find shipwreck locations and historical information about the wrecks. No registration or login required. Ideal for anyone interested in: - Maritime history - Scuba diving and dive sites - Shipping and vessel tracking - Salvage operations - Abandoned wrecks Data source: NOAA AWOIS, July 2020. Not to be used for navigation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PADI Adventures at none against Shipwreck Map's 1. PADI Adventures also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Shipwreck Map's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Shipwreck Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PADI Adventures asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shipwreck Map holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 65 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of PADI Adventures's written reviews are positive against 43% of Shipwreck Map's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PADI Adventures ships an update monthly, Shipwreck Map every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PADI Adventures | Shipwreck Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (65 ratings) | 4.4 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 | 65 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PADI Travel AG | Qvyshift LLC |
Customer experience
PADI Adventures
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In-app purchases
PADI Adventures
No in-app purchases
Shipwreck Map
- Upgrade$7.99
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