Comparison

ScubaPlan vs Carnet de Plongée

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

Head to head
About

ScubaPlan

Plan, log, and manage your dives with this comprehensive tool. Features include dive calculations, gear management, and community sharing. Available on iPhone and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Dive planning with gas calculations
  • Import dives from computers
  • Gear management
  • Community photo sharing
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Anonymous sign-in
Features
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ScubaPlan – Your diving logbook and community Take your dives to the next level with ScubaPlan, the ultimate app to plan, log and manage your dives in a safe and professional way. Designed by and for divers of all levels, ScubaPlan simplifies your pre-dive preparation by offering precise calculations, smart features, and everything you need to dive with confidence. [On your iPhone] · Edit and share photos and videos of your dives with the ScubaPlan community. · Plan your dives with accurate calculations for Air, Nitrox, or Trimix (MOD, EAD, PPO2...). · Import your dives from dive computers by brands like CRESSI, MARES, SUUNTO, and more. · Manage your gear and create custom gear sets for different types of dives. · Calculate your ideal weight based on body type, experience, and equipment. · Add locations to your dives manually or at the time of planning (no background tracking). · Check current weather conditions for more accurate dive planning. · Sign in with Apple anonymously, without sharing your email or personal data. · Sync your data across Apple devices with end-to-end encryption: only you hold the key. · Suggest or vote for new features directly within the app. [On your Apple Watch Ultra] We’re working on getting the official permission to access depth sensors up to 40 m on Apple Watch Ultra. For now, the app works up to 6 m depth. · Use ScubaPlan as a backup dive computer. · Log your dives with key data like duration, max depth, temperature, and charts. · Monitor your 3-minute safety stop at 5 meters. · Use the built-in compass throughout your dive. · Get planned depth alerts (not available due to sensor restrictions). ScubaPlan is completely free for all divers! Enjoy unlimited dive plans, share your underwater photos in the community, and import your dives from popular dive computers like Cressi — all at no cost. If you find ScubaPlan valuable, you can support its development through voluntary contributions to help us keep it private, independent, and built for divers like you. Privacy Policy: https://www.arturocarreterocalvo.com/scubaplan/scubaplan-privacy-policy-en.html Terms of Use: https://www.arturocarreterocalvo.com/scubaplan/scubaplan-terms-en.html

About

Carnet de Plongée

Features
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Carnet de bord pour la plongée sous-marine, sur iPhone, iPad, Mac et Apple Watch. - Chaque plongée : date, heure et fuseau horaire, site, profondeur maximale et moyenne, durée, paliers de sécurité et de décompression, mélange respiré, pressions de début et de fin, température, visibilité, binôme, moniteur, centre de plongée, appréciation et commentaire. - Mon Carnet : une page par plongée, plein écran, avec sa photo, sa profondeur, sa durée et les espèces vues. Votre carnet se feuillette. - Profil de plongée en courbe (importé de votre ordinateur de plongée). - Classement par site et par voyage, sites placés sur une carte. - Matériel, brevets avec la photo de la carte recto et verso, assurance, statistiques. - Espèces observées, sur un catalogue de plus de 1200 entrées. - Rattachement automatique des photos et des vidéos aux plongées à partir de la bibliothèque Apple Photos. Les vidéos restent dans la photothèque : rien n'est recopié. - Une à trois étoiles par photo, et les espèces qu'elle montre, chacune avec sa fiabilité. - Mon atlas : le carnet sur une carte, chaque site représenté par sa meilleure photo, filtrable sur les étoiles. - Synchronisation iCloud entre les appareils. Aucun compte à créer, aucun serveur tiers. - Sauvegarde et restauration en un fichier. État de la synchronisation consultable à tout moment. - Import CSV et UDDF, export CSV et PDF — le carnet entier ou les voyages de votre choix. - Mètres ou pieds, bars ou psi, Celsius ou Fahrenheit. Français et anglais. A dive logbook for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. - Each dive: date, time and time zone, site, maximum and average depth, duration, safety and decompression stops, breathing gas, start and end pressures, temperature, visibility, buddy, instructor, dive centre, rating and notes. - My logbook: one full-screen page per dive, with its photo, depth, duration and the species you saw. A logbook you leaf through. - Dive profile as a curve (imported from your dive computer). - Organised by site and by trip, sites placed on a map. - Gear, certifications with a photo of the card front and back, insurance, statistics. - Species observed, from a catalogue of more than 1200 entries. - Automatic matching of photos and videos to dives from the Apple Photos library. Videos stay in the library: nothing is copied. - One to three stars per photo, and the species it shows, each with its own confidence. - My atlas: the logbook on a map, every site shown by its best photo, filtered on stars. - iCloud sync across devices. No account to create, no third-party server. - Backup and restore as a single file. Sync status available at any time. - CSV and UDDF import, CSV and PDF export — the whole logbook or the trips you choose. - Metres or feet, bar or psi, Celsius or Fahrenheit. French and English.

Screenshots

ScubaPlan4 screens
Carnet de Plongée4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Carnet de Plongée at none against ScubaPlan's 4. Carnet de Plongée also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ScubaPlan sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Carnet de Plongée asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScubaPlan ships an update fortnightly, Carnet de Plongée every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ScubaPlan versus Carnet de Plongée: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScubaPlanCarnet de Plongée
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.626.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArturo Carretero CalvoFrancois Metzler

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ScubaPlan

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly premium subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly premium subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual premium subscription$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99
None

Carnet de Plongée

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScubaPlan free?
ScubaPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Carnet de Plongée free?
Carnet de Plongée is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScubaPlan or Carnet de Plongée have ads?
Neither ScubaPlan nor Carnet de Plongée shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScubaPlan or Carnet de Plongée?
ScubaPlan ships an update fortnightly, and Carnet de Plongée every 2 days. Most recently, ScubaPlan was updated on November 4, 2026 and Carnet de Plongée on October 31, 2026.

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