Comparison

Sonar Islands vs Dive Dude

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

Head to head
About

Sonar Islands

Embark on an audio-driven multiplayer adventure across 14 unique islands. Build your empire, explore diverse environments from ancient temples to volcanic landscapes, and engage in various challenges. Full game access requires a subscription.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer online gameplay
  • Audio-driven events
  • Empire building
  • Island exploration and development
  • Diverse island themes
  • Tutorial and story modes
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Sonar Islands is a MULTIPLAYER ONLINE game, where all relevant events happen in your ears. Build up your empire, explore and develop 14 different islands with this award winning GAME OF THE DAY 2021. Visit an ancient TEMPLE, the ancestors built, where snakes are biting. Take a trip to the JUNGLE, watch abandoned lions on your way Have a merry-go-round on the FUN FAIR and shoot all toys Feel the terraforming heat of the VOLCANO island Short-circuit their brain of the robots from Feer in the MACHINE HALL Get lost in the labyrinth of the PING Island Deal with wind and mosquitos high up on the TREETOP Face the invisible power o ELECTRO. Dance on a ViNYL Record and collect treasures hold by little creatures, Fear the zombies on the GRAVEYARD, Skate on a WINTER LAKE, Visit the monks in their MONASTERY, climb up to HIMALAYA Or decide between HEAVEN or HELL Happy vacation on the islands! Sonar Islands comes with a tutorial, a training island and a story island. To get full access to the game, Sonar Islands offers a monthly and a yearly subscription. When you purchase a subscription, payments will be charged to your App Store account at the confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. For more information, see our Terms of Use (https://www.mentalhome.eu/terms-of-use/) and our Privacy Policy (https://www.mentalhome.eu/privacy-policy/).

About

Dive Dude

Navigate treacherous underwater environments and evade menacing creatures. Test your reflexes and survival skills in this thrilling aquatic adventure.

Highlights
  • Underwater exploration
  • Enemy evasion
  • Survival gameplay
  • High-score chasing
  • Simple controls
Features
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Run from the denizens of the deep!

Screenshots

Sonar Islands4 screens
Dive Dude4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dive Dude at 5.0 against Sonar Islands's 3.5. Dive Dude also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Sonar Islands's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 3). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sonar Islands sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dive Dude asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dive Dude holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonar Islands has 83 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonar Islands ships an update every 2 months, Dive Dude every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sonar Islands versus Dive Dude: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonar IslandsDive Dude
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (83 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings83 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB33 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperHansjoerg MikeschKenny Preston

Customer experience

Sonar Islands

All ratings83 ratings
Positive56.6%
Neutral13.3%
Negative30.1%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative29.4%

Dive Dude

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sonar Islands

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices
  • Compass and navigation issues with iOS 16
  • Incorrect Morse code in tutorial
  • Inconsistent audio cues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Additional free islands to explore
  • Option to purchase game outright instead of subscription
  • More varied event types and challenges
  • Ability to customize islands
  • Support for multiple languages

Dive Dude

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sonar Islands

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access - monthly$2.991 Month
  • Full Access - yearly$29.491 Year
One-time3
  • 100 Diamonds$0.99
  • 500 Diamonds$3.99
  • 1000 Diamonds$5.99
None

Dive Dude

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonar Islands free?
Sonar Islands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dive Dude free?
Dive Dude is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sonar Islands or Dive Dude?
Dive Dude is rated higher. Sonar Islands averages 3.5 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Dive Dude averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Sonar Islands or Dive Dude have ads?
Neither Sonar Islands nor Dive Dude shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonar Islands or Dive Dude?
Sonar Islands ships an update every 2 months, and Dive Dude every 3 days. Most recently, Sonar Islands was updated on October 22, 2026 and Dive Dude on June 9, 2026.

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