Comparison

Dive Plan vs iScubaSites

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

iScubaSites

Discover scuba diving locations globally with this user-friendly app. Simply search a region to find available dive sites and access detailed information when provided. Explore the underwater world with ease.

Highlights
  • Worldwide diving site information
  • Location-based search
  • Detailed dive site information
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Explore underwater locations
Features
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This app is designed to help divers to find information about available diving sites worldwide. iScubaSites is very simple to use, just search for a location and the app will show you the available scuba diving sites in the area. Selecting a diving site, will show the name and additional information whenever available. ​

Screenshots

Dive Plan4 screens
iScubaSites4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iScubaSites at 4.4 against Dive Plan's 1.8. iScubaSites also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 38%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Dive Plan's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. iScubaSites asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iScubaSites holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Dive Plan's written reviews are positive against 80% of iScubaSites's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dive Plan ships an update every 2 months, iScubaSites every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dive Plan versus iScubaSites: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDive PlaniScubaSites
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (8 ratings)4.4 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.9% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAXIS ProductionsArie Guttman

Customer experience

Dive Plan

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive37.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.1%

iScubaSites

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Dive Plan

Subscriptions2
  • Dive Plan Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Dive Plan Pro - Annual$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Nitrox EANX Mode$2.99
  • Dive Plan Pro Lifetime$69.99
None

iScubaSites

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dive Plan free?
Dive Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iScubaSites free?
iScubaSites is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dive Plan or iScubaSites?
iScubaSites is rated higher. Dive Plan averages 1.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while iScubaSites averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Dive Plan or iScubaSites have ads?
Neither Dive Plan nor iScubaSites shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dive Plan or iScubaSites?
Dive Plan ships an update every 2 months, and iScubaSites every 6 weeks. Most recently, Dive Plan was updated on September 24, 2026 and iScubaSites on September 16, 2026.

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