Watch Chartplotter vs DIVEROUT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watch Chartplotter
This performance marine GPS transforms your Apple Watch into a tactical racing computer. It provides real-time speed, VMG, distance to mark, and offline marine charts for competitive sailors and windsurfers. Plan courses on your iPhone and sync them directly to your watch for seamless navigation.
- Real-time VMG and speed metrics
- Waypoint navigation with haptic feedback
- Offline marine charts (NOAA, AHO, OpenSeaMap)
- Water Lock mode
- HealthKit integration for workout logging
- Custom WMS and XYZ map server support
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The Performance Marine GPS for Racing & Sailing Transform your Apple Watch into a powerful, tactical racing computer. Watch Chartplotter is designed for competitive sailors, windsurfers, and kite racers who demand real-time performance data right on their wrist. Leave the bulky electronics behind and get the critical metrics you need to sail faster and smarter. Optimize Your Performance with VMG Make better tactical decisions with live Velocity Made Good (VMG). See exactly how fast you are closing in on your next waypoint and adjust your heading to maximize your efficiency toward the mark. Essential Racing Metrics on Your Wrist Stay informed without losing focus. Get instant, glanceable access to your most vital data: Real-Time Speed: Track your current boatspeed in knots, mph, or km/h. Average & Max Speed: Monitor your session's performance and push for a new personal best. Precise Heading: See your current course and the bearing to your next waypoint. Distance to the mark: Know exactly how far you have to go. Compass bearing to the mark: Know which direction on a compass the next waypoint is. Seamless Waypoint Navigation Plan your course on your iPhone and sync it directly to your watch. The app automatically transitions to the next waypoint as you round a mark, with haptic feedback to keep you alerted without needing to look at the screen. Disable and optionally hide waypoints. Disabled waypoints will be skipped when automatically going to the next waypoint. Offline Marine Charts Navigate with confidence using NOAA MACHC (U.S, Parts of South and Central America, Caribbean, Netherlands and some Pacific Islands), Australian Hydrographic Office (Australia) and OpenSeaMap (Worldwide) charts. Download offline. Power users can also add custom WMS and XYZ map servers for specialized layers. Built for the Elements Water Lock: Prevents accidental screen touches from spray and waves. HealthKit Integration: Logs your racing sessions as workouts, tracking your route, heart rate, and calories burned. Pay Once, Race Forever. Enjoy all professional features with a single purchase. No subscriptions, no hidden fees. Perfect for dinghy racing, catamaran sailing, kite foiling, and any on-water activity where performance matters. Get the winning edge with Watch Chartplotter. Note: This app is not certified for navigation. It is not an official navigational chart and must not be used for navigation or any related operational decision-making. It is designed to support shore-based maritime awareness and analysis. Map and chart data copyright: NOAA, MACHC, Australian Hydrographic Office, OpenStreetMap, Thunderforest and Mapbox.
DIVEROUT
This app transforms your Apple Watch into a comprehensive dive computer for scuba, freediving, and snorkeling. It offers AI-powered color correction for underwater photos and videos, advanced freediving training tools, and a community for connecting with other divers.
- Apple Watch dive computer functionality
- AI underwater photo/video color correction
- Freediving training and testing
- Dive computer logbook integration
- Dive community and buddy tracking
- Dive site and shop exploration
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DIVEROUT is an all-in-one dive companion for Apple Watch Ultra, dive log management, underwater media, freediving training, and dive trip planning. It is built for divers who want one place to plan, dive, import, improve, remember, and share their underwater life without splitting every step across separate tools. • Apple Watch Ultra dive computer Turn Apple Watch Ultra into a real-time dive computer for scuba, freediving, and snorkeling. DIVEROUT supports automatic water detection, depth, temperature, battery, no-decompression limit, safety stops, decompression planning, ceiling estimates, time-to-surface, ascent-rate tracking, Air and Nitrox, and the Bühlmann ZH-L16C model with Gradient Factors. Keep the key dive information on your wrist, whether you are checking the plan before entry, monitoring your profile underwater, or reviewing the session after surfacing. • AI tank pressure prediction Plan dives with more confidence even without a transmitter. After a few dives with simple input, DIVEROUT learns your breathing and gas consumption patterns, then estimates gas trends from depth and time. • Dive computer import Bring your logbook together from major dive computers and dive platforms, including Garmin Dive, Suunto, Shearwater, Diverlog+, Oceanic, Oceanic+, Apple Watch, PADI, SSI, ATMOS, UDDF, and more. Instead of leaving your dive history scattered across devices and accounts, DIVEROUT helps you keep depth, time, gas, media, notes, and training records in one organized logbook. • AI underwater color correction Restore blue and green underwater photos and videos with one tap. DIVEROUT supports photo and video enhancement, batch processing, and fine tuning for clearer memories from every trip. • Freediving and apnea training Run apnea tests and training sessions from your wrist, track progress over time, and save every session automatically to your dive log. DIVEROUT helps freedivers keep training history connected with the rest of their underwater activity, from casual pool sessions to ocean dives. • Logbook, community, and buddies Record depth, bottom time, gas mix, marine life, notes, media, and shared dives. Follow divers, share stories, manage dive buddies, and keep your dive history connected. • Dive shops and trip planning Find trusted dive shops and dive sites worldwide, browse details and reviews, filter by location and service, and plan your next underwater adventure with less friction. Whether you are preparing a local weekend dive or a longer dive trip, DIVEROUT helps connect planning, diving, logging, media, and community in one workflow. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://diverout.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DIVEROUT at Free against Watch Chartplotter's $9.99. DIVEROUT also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Watch Chartplotter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 63%). On 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
DIVEROUT is free to download; Watch Chartplotter costs $9.99 up front. DIVEROUT sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Watch Chartplotter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Watch Chartplotter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DIVEROUT has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Watch Chartplotter's written reviews are positive against 63% of DIVEROUT's.
Watch Chartplotter ships an update every 5 days, DIVEROUT weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watch Chartplotter | DIVEROUT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.5 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 63.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evan Hallein | DIVEROUT Tech Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Watch Chartplotter
DIVEROUT
In-app purchases
Watch Chartplotter
No in-app purchases
DIVEROUT
- Watch - Snorkeling Month$0.991 Month
- Watch - Freediving Weekly$1.997 Days
- Mobile+ Month$2.991 Month
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- Watch - Freediving Monthly$3.991 Month
- Watch - Scuba Diving Weekly$4.997 Days
- Watch - Snorkeling Year3 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Watch - Scuba Diving Monthly$7.991 Month
- Mobile+ Year$23.991 Year
- Watch - Scuba Diving Half-Year$39.996 Months
- Watch - Scuba Diving Yearly$63.991 Year
- AI Credit Starter Boost$2.99
- AI Credit Dive Trip Boost$6.99
- AI Credit Ocean Pack Boost$17.99
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- Apple Watch+ Lifetime$159.99
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