Comparison

DIVE Magazine vs Sym Junk

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

Sym Junk

Features
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SymJunk is a fast, offline-first companion for configuring your CCR dive computer and rebreather head over Bluetooth — so you set everything up calmly on the surface instead of squinting at tiny buttons on the unit. CONFIGURE EVERYTHING, OFFLINE • Edit screens, gases, gradient factors, setpoints, deco and more — all on your phone, no connection needed. • Save presets per category and pick them with one tap. • Three colour themes; metric or imperial. ONE-TAP FLEET SYNC • Mark your handset, HUD and CCR head, then push your settings to all of them in a single sync — with a clear before/after overview of exactly what changed. • The clock and time zone are set correctly on every device. DIVE LOGS & MAP • Download your dives and view depth, temperature, pO₂ and tank-pressure profiles. • See your dives on a map. Add your own dive-site name and location to any dive — with type-ahead so your favourite sites autofill. • Dive-site totals, ranked by number of dives. OFFLINE MAPS • Download a dive area for offline use, so the map works with no signal. REBREATHER TOOLS • Live CCR-head monitor: cells, setpoint, tank pressures, battery health and more. • Vacuum/positive test with an adjustable timer and live loop Δp. • Calibration guide that follows the head live. • Step-by-step assembly and calibration checklists. WAYPOINT PLANNING • Plan waypoints on a map and upload them to your computer. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your phone. The only internet use is map tiles and place-name search. SymJunk is an independent hobby app and is NOT affiliated with, or endorsed by, Halcyon or Oxygen Scientific. All brand and product names belong to their respective owners. This is experimental software and not a dive-safety device — always verify every setting on the dive computer itself and rely on your training and certified equipment. Free to use, with an optional one-time Pro upgrade for fleet sync, waypoint upload and the live head monitor.

Screenshots

DIVE Magazine2 screens
Sym Junk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sym Junk at every 3 days against DIVE Magazine's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 and Sym Junk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DIVE Magazine ships an update every 7 months, Sym Junk every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DIVE Magazine versus Sym Junk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDIVE MagazineSym Junk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConnected Digital LtdRogier Visser

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

Sym Junk

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
1 purchases

Sym Junk

One-time1
  • Divejunk$6.99

Questions

Is DIVE Magazine free?
DIVE Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sym Junk free?
Sym Junk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DIVE Magazine or Sym Junk have ads?
Neither DIVE Magazine nor Sym Junk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DIVE Magazine or Sym Junk?
DIVE Magazine ships an update every 7 months, and Sym Junk every 3 days. Most recently, DIVE Magazine was updated on October 21, 2026 and Sym Junk on October 15, 2026.

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