Tortuba vs DiverLog+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tortuba
Log your underwater adventures and identify marine species with this playful and simple app. It offers an offline species database, allows you to record dive details, and helps you share your experiences to raise ocean awareness.
- Offline species database
- Log dive parameters
- Identify marine species
- Add dive photos
- Share dive stories
- Team member signatures
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Tortuba is a logbook you will love to fill, with its playful and simple design. More than a logbook, it helps you identify marine species and tell your stories of underwater encounters, whether you were snorkeling or scuba diving. You can even keep your paper logbook along with this one if you don’t feel like replacing it just yet and use it for the offline species database. We want you to keep beautiful memories of those fascinating marine species, have fun collecting them, and be proud to share them. Why? Because that’s the best way to inspire people, bring the Ocean to them, and raise awareness about the marine species you so dearly care about. You can make a difference with your dives. We’ll help you. Don’t just keep your dive number growing; keep the number of people you inspired growing too. FEATURES - Simple and playful design - Works offline - Lots of parameters: duration, depth, air, site, buddies, conditions, and much more - Ask teammates/instructors to sign your logbook and take a picture of their stamp - Identification of 10 000 species per type/body shape, scientific or common name - photos that you can use to illustrate your logbook and always remember the species you encountered - Writing coach - let the toothy William Shakespeare help you remember and put together your memories - Always remember the fish you saw and where you saw it - you can even give them nicknames if you got really familiar (well, we often do… are we crazy?) - Add teammates (or anyone really) to your dive - even if it’s just a nickname DID YOU EVER… - meet the writer’s block, or entirely give up writing your logbook? - forget what the fish you enjoyed so much was called, or even looked like? - want to take a short break at work and immerse yourself in your last souvenirs? - come back with 10.000 photos & videos without knowing what to do with them? - wish you didn’t have to carry 10kg of books to identify fishes? - want to know where to spot a given fish? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should give Tortuba a try :)
DiverLog+
This app allows divers to digitally log and manage all aspects of their underwater adventures. Track dive details, gear, buddies, and locations. Sync data with dive computers and cloud backups, and share your experiences.
- Manage dive details
- Search dives by location/buddy
- Manage dive spots and gear
- Track personal medical/certification info
- Add photos and videos
- Sync with desktop/cloud
- Download/upload dive computer data
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The DiverLog+ for mobile app is the premier full-featured dive log application. DiverLog+ is the Official App for Bluetooth Smart dive computers made by the following manufacturers: AQUALUNG, APEKS, HUISH/OCEANIC, SHERWOOD. FEATURES - View, edit, and manage your DC dive detail data - Search dives based on location, dive type, buddies, many more - View, edit and manage your favorite dive spots and locations - View, edit and manage your dive gear, buddies - Keep track of personal data including medical and certification information - Upload slates, MY INFO, GPS Location to Dive Computer (DSX only) - Add photos, Youtube video links to dives, and remember those fun times - Social sharing features - Synchronize with DiverLog application for desktop, laptop, and mobiles devices - Download dive data from Dive Computer, upload your desired settings to Dive Computer, update firmware to Dive Computer using Bluetooth Smart (currently supports BEACON, CALM-ACT, DSX, i200C, i300C, i330R, i330R Console, i470TC, i550C, i750TC, i770R, GEO 4.0, GEO AIR, PROPLUS 4.0, PROPLUS X, SAGE, VEO 4.0, WISDOM 4.0) - Much more ... SUMMARY DiverLog+ allows you to view, edit, and manage your dives easily. The dive detail section gives you all the information you need, including dive data, location and dive site information, tank and buddy information, gear bag, and more. Add your diving buddies and keep your personal certification and medical information on hand at all times. View your dive profile in full screen view. Add and manage your gear with easy entry forms. DiverLog+ offers you simple search methods to find your dives .. search by location, dive site, and even which computer you used! ...See all your dives on the world map, a unique feature we call your dive activity map! You can even keep track of your personal information, including medical and certification info. You can now sync your dives with the DiveCloud online dive data backup system so you never lose your dives, and always have them available, wherever you are! Connect with our developers by posting in the forum, or contact by email at the support website: https://ediverlog.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tortuba at 100% against DiverLog+'s 19%. Tortuba also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5). DiverLog+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (111 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Tortuba sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. DiverLog+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tortuba holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DiverLog+ has 111 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tortuba's written reviews are positive against 19% of DiverLog+'s.
Tortuba ships an update every 2 months, DiverLog+ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tortuba | DiverLog+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.5 (111 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 19.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 111 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Goodwhale | Head Watersports S.p.A. |
Customer experience
Tortuba
DiverLog+
Bugs and requests
Tortuba
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DiverLog+
Reported bugs
28 issues- App crashes when downloading/syncing dives
- Crashes during firmware updates
- Crashes when accessing settings or verification
- All dive data lost after app reinstall
- Data loss when switching phones
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- Bluetooth connection failures
- Firmware update stuck at 99%
- Incorrect elapsed dive time calculations
- Download timeouts around 50%
- GPS coordinates disappear after naming dive site
- Tank pressure not auto-populated from wireless transmitter
- Dive computer not recognized after updates
- Sync failures with dive cloud
- Cannot add photos or videos
- Incomplete label text in log lists
- Time synchronization not working
- Settings revert to English/Anglo-Saxon format
- Cannot update GPS locations for dive sites
- Dive data shows incorrect tanks and mixes
- Map displays wrong locations (e.g., Antarctica instead of Galapagos)
- Keyboard input issues on iPad
- App crashes on specific iPhone models
- Network errors on login
- Cannot edit personal information (blood type, insurance)
- Graph display showing blank/white after updates
- Account creation confusion
- Password reset not working
- Dives disappear after login
Requested features
20 requests- Cloud backup and sync across devices
- iPad-optimized version with landscape mode
- Cumulative dive time and average RMV statistics
- Average depth per dive display
- Merge/combine multiple dives into one
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- Export to Excel or other formats
- Ability to re-download deleted dives
- Edit and delete dive locations easily
- Back buttons in data entry forms
- Photo thumbnails in dive log list
- Safety stop indication during dives
- Heart rate tracking integration
- Ability to split dives recorded as one
- Search by depth ranges (greater than/less than)
- Multi-location search capability
- Separate logs for scuba vs freediving
- Battery indicator for dive computer
- Customizable gear bag items
- Manual GPS coordinate input and editing
- Offline mode capability
In-app purchases
Tortuba
- Bunaken$9.99
- Roatan-Bays island$9.99
- Komodo Creatures$9.99
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- Lembeh Strait$9.99
- Komodo with Siren Fleet$9.99
- Galapagos with Master Liveaboards$9.99
- Fiji with Siren Fleet$9.99
- Raja Ampat with Siren Fleet$9.99
- Basking Shark Scotland$9.99
- Bunaken with Siladen$9.99
DiverLog+
No in-app purchases








