Comparison

Dive Plan vs Shearwater Cloud

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

Head to head
About

Dive Plan

This app serves as a digital decompression table and logbook for divers. It helps calculate non-stop dive times and log dives, compatible with major diving organizations' tables. It supports both air and enriched air (nitrox) tanks.

Highlights
  • Digital decompression tables
  • Dive logbook
  • Compatibility with major diving organizations
  • Supports air and nitrox tanks
  • Practice for dive certification exams
  • General dive planning guide
Features
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Dive Plan is a dive planning and logbook app for recreational scuba divers. Plan single and repetitive no-decompression dives, work out Nitrox mixes, keep a complete logbook, and check the weather and water temperature at your dive site — all from your iPhone or iPad. PLAN YOUR DIVES • Plan first dives and repetitive dive chains using standard recreational no-decompression tables — pressure groups, no-decompression limits, and surface intervals • Repetitive dives carry each dive's pressure group into the next, with the surface interval pre-filled from real elapsed time • Clear safety-stop guidance (required or recommended) for every dive • The planner won't produce a dive that exceeds no-decompression limits — it tells you instead • Metric or imperial, switchable anytime NITROX / ENRICHED AIR • Set your oxygen fraction (FO2) and partial pressure limit (PPO2) • See maximum operating depth (MOD) and equivalent air depth (EAD) for each dive DIVE LOGBOOK • Record depth, bottom time, date and time, location, tank pressures, air/surface/bottom temperature, gas mix, and notes • Automatic, continuous dive numbering • Review your history on the dashboard: total dives, total bottom time, deepest and longest dives, plus today's dives and your last ten AT-A-GLANCE DASHBOARD • No-Fly countdown based on the DAN Flying After Diving guidelines — 12 hours after a single dive, 18 hours after multiple dives or consecutive days • Readiness: whether your next dive plans as a fresh first dive or a repetitive one, with a live surface-interval timer since your last logged dive • Current weather and sea-surface temperature for your location WEATHER & WATER CONDITIONS • Local forecast — current conditions, highs and lows, wind, and precipitation, powered by Apple Weather • Map view with search and dropped pins to check conditions anywhere • Sea-surface temperature from NOAA satellite data CERTIFICATIONS & CHECKLISTS • Keep your certification cards, with front and back photos, on your device • Build pre-dive and gear checklists and run them before every dive PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your dives, logs, and photos stay on your device and in your own iCloud • No third-party analytics, no advertising, no tracking DESIGNED FOR IPHONE & IPAD • Universal app, all orientations • Light, dark, and system appearance, with optional background themes DIVE PLAN BASIC & PRO Dive Plan is free to use: one dive plan per day, a 20-entry logbook, one certification card, one checklist, and full weather access — free, forever. Upgrade to Pro for: • Unlimited dive planning • Repetitive dive planning with surface intervals • Nitrox / Enriched Air planning • Unlimited logbook entries, certification cards, and checklists • Premium background themes Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation. IMPORTANT Dive Plan is a planning aid, not a substitute for proper training, a certified instructor, or a dive computer. Always dive within the limits of your training and certification, verify every plan against your own dive tables and dive computer, and never rely on a single tool. Calculated results are estimates. You are responsible for your own safety in the water. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shearwater Cloud

Connect your mobile device to your dive computer to download, manage, and analyze dive logs. Update firmware and utilize cloud storage for accessible and secure dive data across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Download dive logs via Bluetooth LE
  • Analyze depth, decompression, and temperature
  • Cloud storage for dive logs
  • Firmware updates for dive computers
  • Cross-device accessibility
Features
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Shearwater Cloud links your mobile device to your Shearwater dive computer. It allows you to download and manage your dive logs, update your dive computer firmware, and use cloud storage. Using Bluetooth LE technology, you can quickly and easily download your dive logs to Shearwater Cloud. Once your logs are downloaded, you can analyze your depth, decompression profile, temperature, and much more. The defining feature of Shearwater Cloud is the ability to store your dives via the cloud. Cloud storage provides accessibility to your dives on any mobile device with an internet connection. In addition, dive logs can be recovered should the dive logs be lost on a local storage. Shearwater Cloud is compatible with Tern, Peregrine, Teric, Perdix 2, Perdix AI, Perdix, NERD 2, Petrel 3, and Petrel 2.

Screenshots

Dive Plan4 screens
Shearwater Cloud1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shearwater Cloud at 2.6 against Dive Plan's 1.8. Shearwater Cloud also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (104 vs 8). Dive Plan's advantage is review sentiment (37% vs 26%). On price, update cadence, ads 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 Plan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Shearwater Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shearwater Cloud holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shearwater Cloud has 104 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Dive Plan's written reviews are positive against 26% of Shearwater Cloud's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dive Plan ships an update monthly, Shearwater Cloud every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dive Plan versus Shearwater Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDive PlanShearwater Cloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (8 ratings)2.6 (104 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews — better25.8% of reviews
Number of ratings8104 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB333 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAXIS ProductionsShearwater Research

Customer experience

Dive Plan

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.3%

Shearwater Cloud

All ratings104 ratings
Positive29.8%
Neutral19.2%
Negative51.0%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive25.8%
Neutral21.9%
Negative52.3%

Bugs and requests

Dive Plan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Shearwater Cloud

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes on startup with latest iOS versions
  • Bluetooth connection causes app to freeze or crash
  • Dives fail to download or sync completely
  • Dive numbers display incorrectly compared to computer
  • Data loss when updating app or firmware
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  • Graph freezes when viewing in landscape mode
  • Cloud account requirement blocks app access
  • Slow download speeds (8+ minutes per dive)
  • Dropdown menus and UI elements unresponsive
  • Surface interval and end dive time removed in updates
  • Temperature unit conversion failures
  • SAC rate calculation errors
  • Auto-download toggle cannot be disabled
  • Checkboxes for filtering data removed
  • iPad version displays iPhone layout only
  • German/Italian translation mix-up
  • Unable to connect to specific computer models
  • Scrolling triggers accidental field selection

Requested features

20 requests
  • Modern, native-looking user interface redesign
  • GPS/geolocation integration for dive sites
  • Ability to manually add or import dives
  • Photo attachment capability for dives
  • Dive planner functionality
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  • Map view of dive locations
  • Landscape mode optimization for iPad
  • Ability to copy/paste information between dives
  • Filter dives by mode (recreational, technical, etc.)
  • Average SAC rate statistics across all dives
  • Buddy management and sharing features
  • Equipment tracking and reuse
  • Dive profile zoom capability
  • PDF export of dive logs
  • Support for more tank configurations
  • GFSurf information on graphs
  • Smart notifications/SNS integration
  • Dive date format customization
  • Full-screen graph in landscape orientation
  • Selective dive download options

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dive Plan

Subscriptions2
  • Dive Plan Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Dive Plan Pro - Annual$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dive Plan Pro Lifetime$69.99
None

Shearwater Cloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dive Plan free?
Dive Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shearwater Cloud free?
Shearwater Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dive Plan or Shearwater Cloud?
Shearwater Cloud is rated higher. Dive Plan averages 1.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Shearwater Cloud averages 2.6 from 104 ratings.
Do Dive Plan or Shearwater Cloud have ads?
Neither Dive Plan nor Shearwater Cloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dive Plan or Shearwater Cloud?
Dive Plan ships an update monthly, and Shearwater Cloud every 5 weeks. Most recently, Dive Plan was updated on November 1, 2026 and Shearwater Cloud on November 2, 2026.

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