Comparison

Bob Environmental vs Dive Exporter

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

Head to head
About

Bob Environmental

Features
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Bob is the app that turns your Apple Watch and your iPhone into a smart sensor and you into a scientist. Smartwatches have 6 of the same sensors that scientists use to study the ocean and the earth. Take, save, and share environmental data with anyone, anywhere, anytime. ~~~ Data collection simplified. ~~~ Tap a button to start logging data. Done logging? Tap again. ~~~ Geotagging? ~~~ L1 and L5 GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou works seamlessly with local Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks to provide location and altitude at accuracies up to 10 meters. ~~~ Moving three-dimensionally through space? ~~~ The accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass tracks watch motion. ~~~ Air pressure? ~~~ There's a barometer for that. ~~~ Are you in water? ~~~ Apple Watch Ultra, Series 11 or Series 10 also measure water temperature and depth to 0.1 C and 0.05 meters. ~~~ Set it and forget it! ~~~ Automatic water lock for uninterrupted data collection. ~~~ The more the merrier!~~~ Record data on your watch and your phone at the same time. ~~~ Automatic archiving ~~~ Tap stop and your data is automatically saved to iCloud. ~~~ Explore your data. ~~~ The watch logbook has a quick summary. For more details, graphically explore your data on the phone app. ~~~ Share like a text or photo. ~~~ Instead of sending a cat pic to Nana and PopPop, send them your latest data. Converted internally to a human and machine readable JSON, they will also be impressed by the comprehensive metadata. ~~~ Hit us with your feedback ~~~ If you find a bug or have an idea for a cool feature, reach out by emailing lifesaver@tiniscientific.com _______________________\\ Tini Scientific is on a mission to provide ocean data to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Armed decades of expertise in oceanography, technology, and pop culture, Tini is revolutionizing ocean observations by developing a truly scalable network that returns timely, relevant, and usable ocean data.

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Dive Exporter

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Dive Exporter lets you download dives from your Bluetooth (BLE) dive computer, view detailed dive profiles with charts, and export them in the standard UDDF format β€” without committing to a full logbook app. If you've ever wanted to: β€’ Pull dives off your computer without installing the vendor's app β€’ Move data between logging tools β€’ Keep your own portable UDDF archive β€’ Manage and download dives from multiple devices …this is built for exactly that. KEY FEATURES β€’ Connect over Bluetooth (BLE) β€” Shearwater, Halcyon, Mares, Seac, and many other supported brands β€’ Visualize your dives with a detailed profile chart, including depth, temperature, NDL, PO2, CNS, and decompression info β€’ Full download, plus Smart download for incremental syncs β€” only new dives are pulled β€’ Export to UDDF, the open dive data standard β€” single dive or bulk β€’ Manage multiple devices with custom names β€’ Metric or imperial units, with per-unit overrides β€’ Bulk delete when you want to clean things up WHAT THIS APP IS NOT Dive Exporter is not a dive logbook. It does not try to replace Subsurface, MacDive, or whatever logging tool you already use. It does not store buddies, dive sites, ratings, or photos. Its job is narrower and more reliable: get dives off your computer and into a portable format you can take anywhere. WHY DIVE EXPORTER EXISTS Most dive logging apps bundle export with a full logbook experience, and most vendor apps lock you into a single ecosystem. Some vendors don't offer any way to export your dives in a standard format. Dive Exporter fills that gap β€” a clean bridge between your dive computer and whatever workflow you actually want to use.

Screenshots

Bob Environmental4 screens
Dive Exporter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dive Exporter at Free against Bob Environmental's $0.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Dive Exporter is free to download; Bob Environmental costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bob Environmental ships an update every 2 weeks, Dive Exporter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Bob Environmental versus Dive Exporter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBob EnvironmentalDive Exporter
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKim MartiniSimone Carletti

In-app purchases

None

Bob Environmental

No in-app purchases

None

Dive Exporter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bob Environmental free?
Bob Environmental costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dive Exporter free?
Dive Exporter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bob Environmental or Dive Exporter have ads?
Neither Bob Environmental nor Dive Exporter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bob Environmental or Dive Exporter?
Bob Environmental ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dive Exporter every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bob Environmental was updated on October 18, 2026 and Dive Exporter on October 7, 2026.

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