Comparison

DIVE Magazine vs DIVR Connect

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

Head to head
About

DIVE Magazine

Access the latest diving news and a monthly roundup of past articles for free. Subscribers unlock a vast archive of content dating back to 2010, including digital magazine issues with stunning photography and in-depth articles.

Highlights
  • Latest diving news and ocean stories
  • In-depth diving destination guides
  • Monthly article roundups
  • Archive of digital magazine issues
  • Full-page and mobile-optimized viewing
Features
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With our mobile friendly app you can get all the latest news from DIVE for free and access a handy-round up of previous articles each month. And subscribers can access a vast archive of DIVE articles going back to 2010 including digital versions of our beautiful quarterly magazine brimming with top rate articles and awesome photographs. The DIVE app is the perfect way to browse ALL our content from your phone or tablet: • DIVELIVE Keeps you update with all the latest diving and ocean stories - travel guides, kit reviews, in-depth articles, videos and stunning photographs • DESTINATIONS In-depth guides to the world's top diving areas including the Philippines, the Bahamas and Malta • DIVE ISSUES A full archive of monthly issues going back to May 2010 and all our quarterly, collector magazines which can be viewed either as full pages or optimized to be read on your mobile We have been producing DIVE for more than 20 years - the magazine, website, newsletter and app that divers deserve! The DIVE Magazine subscription on iOS is available as follows: ∙Annual digital subscription for £10.49 ∙Payment will be charged to your iTunes account on confirmation of purchase ∙Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period ∙Account will be charged for £10.49 renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period depending on subscription plan ∙Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase ∙No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period The DIVE magazine privacy policy may be found here http://divemagazine.co.uk/privacy and the DIVE magazine terms of use may be found here http://divemagazine.co.uk/terms

About

DIVR Connect

Features
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DIVR is a dive logbook built for divers who want their time underwater to count for more. Log every dive in seconds, build a logbook you'll actually want to keep, and explore a global map of dive sites and the marine life found at them. Every dive you record also helps build an open picture of ocean health — your species sightings and reef observations feed real marine-science datasets, shared under the standards research institutions use. LOG YOUR DIVES • Fast, structured logging — depth, time, conditions, gas, buddies and notes • Add photos to every dive • Works offline: log on a boat with no signal and it syncs automatically when you're back online • Switch freely between metric and imperial EXPLORE THE OCEAN • A map of thousands of dive sites worldwide • See which species have been logged at each site • Browse a catalogue of marine species with verified scientific names IDENTIFY MARINE LIFE • Record the species you spot on every dive • Build a personal life-list of the marine life you've seen CONTRIBUTE TO MARINE SCIENCE • Add simple coral health and coverage assessments to your dives • Your observations help build open biodiversity data used by the marine-research community • You stay in control — keep dive-site locations public, restricted, or private CONNECT WITH DIVERS • Follow other divers, like and comment on dives • Share your best moments — or keep your logbook entirely private DIVR is free to use. Privacy comes first: you decide what's shared, sensitive dive-site coordinates are protected, and you can export or delete your data at any time. Dive in. Make every dive count.

Screenshots

DIVE Magazine2 screens
DIVR Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DIVR Connect at none against DIVE Magazine's 11. DIVR Connect also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 7 months). 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. DIVE Magazine sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per year. DIVR Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DIVE Magazine ships an update every 7 months, DIVR Connect every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DIVE Magazine versus DIVR Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDIVE MagazineDIVR Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConnected Digital LtdJoep Weterman

Bugs and requests

DIVE Magazine

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes when accessing back issues
  • Download issues and unreliable offline access
  • Forced review popups that cannot be dismissed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline download and reading support
  • Improved navigation and user experience
  • More interactive and multimedia content
  • Expanded coverage of cold water diving

DIVR Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

DIVE Magazine

Subscriptions1
  • Dive Subscription - With Full Access to All Issues$13.991 Year
One-time10
  • July 2010 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
  • June 2010 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
  • May 2010 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
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  • August 2010 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
  • September 2010 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
  • October 2010 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
  • Dive Magazine Issue November 2010$3.99
  • Dive Magazine Issue December 2010$3.99
  • Dive Magazine Issue January 2011$3.99
  • February 2011 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
None

DIVR Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DIVE Magazine free?
DIVE Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DIVR Connect free?
DIVR Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DIVE Magazine or DIVR Connect have ads?
Neither DIVE Magazine nor DIVR Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DIVE Magazine or DIVR Connect?
DIVE Magazine ships an update every 7 months, and DIVR Connect every 8 days. Most recently, DIVE Magazine was updated on October 24, 2026 and DIVR Connect on October 4, 2026.

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