noforeignland vs Be Underwater
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
noforeignland
Discover sailing destinations with community-driven place reports, photos, and reviews. Log your adventures, share your boat's location live, and connect with other boaters through groups and in-app chat.
- Discover sailing destinations
- Browse member-added place reports
- Add photos and reviews
- Log boat adventures
- Record and share live tracks
- Join boat groups
- In-app chat
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The ultimate sailing companion app! Discover amazing destinations: Browse through thousands of place reports added by members of our community. See photos and reviews, all added by sailors with first-hand experience. Become a contributor: add places to the map and share your photos and reviews with other sailors. Tell your story: Add your boat to the map and record your adventures. You can even record your track in the app and share it live with friends and family back home. Add text, videos and blog links to your journey and build a permanent log available both in the app and on the noforeignland.com web site. Make friends: Join boat groups, and meet like-minded boaters near you. Filter the map to see other group members, and use the in-app chat to safely make contact.
Be Underwater
Discover and book dive courses, trips, and liveaboards worldwide. Compare prices, itineraries, and operators for your next underwater adventure. Find the perfect dive sites and plan your diving experiences easily.
- Book dive courses worldwide
- Find liveaboard trips
- Compare dive site destinations
- Compare prices and operators
- Save favorite adventures
- Interactive dive map
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The world's best dive sites, scuba courses, fun dives and liveaboards are one tap away. Be Underwater brings together certified dive centers and liveaboard operators from around the world, making it easy to compare, plan and book your next underwater adventure. Whether you're trying scuba for the first time or working towards becoming a Dive Instructor, everything you need is in one place. FIND THE PERFECT COURSE Browse courses for every level, from Snorkel and Open Water to Advanced, Rescue, Divemaster and Instructor. Every listing includes pricing, duration, language options, requirements and what's included, so you can compare before you book—without sending countless emails to different dive centers. BOOK LIVEABOARDS AROUND THE WORLD Discover unforgettable liveaboard trips to some of the planet's most iconic dive destinations. Compare itineraries, prices and operators, then book your next multi-day diving adventure with confidence. DISCOVER THE WORLD'S BEST DIVE DESTINATIONS Explore incredible dive sites with ratings, reviews and destination guides from around the globe. Use the interactive dive map to find nearby diving or plan your next trip—whether it's the Great Barrier Reef, the Red Sea, the Maldives, Galápagos or a hidden local gem. COMPARE PRICES. BOOK INSTANTLY. Compare prices from certified dive centers side by side, then book scuba courses, fun dives and specialty certifications like Nitrox or Deep Diver in seconds. Fast, transparent and hassle-free. SAVE YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE Create your personal dive bucket list by saving your favorite destinations, dive centers, courses and liveaboards. Everything is ready whenever you're ready to dive. Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced diver, Be Underwater is your all-in-one platform to discover dive destinations, compare dive centers, book scuba courses, reserve fun dives and find incredible liveaboards worldwide. Dive more. Plan less. Download Be Underwater today—it's free. Terms of Use: https://www.beunderwater.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.beunderwater.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: noforeignland at 97% against Be Underwater's 0%. noforeignland also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Be Underwater's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
noforeignland holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: noforeignland has 90 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of noforeignland's written reviews are positive against 0% of Be Underwater's.
noforeignland ships an update every 3 weeks, Be Underwater every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | noforeignland | Be Underwater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (90 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NOFOREIGNLAND LTD | Eliana Jordan |
Customer experience
noforeignland
Be Underwater
Bugs and requests
noforeignland
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scroll wheel zoom not functioning in app (works on website)
- Login system rejecting valid credentials after logout
- Track recording glitches
- Track editing interface is unintuitive
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to keep track and location private from other users
- Option to post multiple photos or videos in stories
- Save/download images from chat to device
- Auto-check follow boxes for easier user following
- More comprehensive Spanish language translations
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- Improved track editing functionality
Be Underwater
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
noforeignland
No in-app purchases
Be Underwater
No in-app purchases
