Comparison

Global Dive Sphere vs TurkeyScuba

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

Head to head
About

Global Dive Sphere

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The Global Dive Sphere app brings you closer to diving and the community. Be inspired by other divers, find new dive sites around the world or network with the community. The Global Dive Sphere app brings you closer to diving and the unique community. Be inspired by other divers, find new dive sites around the world or connect with the community. In the feed, you can see posts from other divers and your friends. You can also easily publish your own posts. On the map, you can discover new dive sites, schools, shops and other divers. In the chat, you have the opportunity to get in touch with your friends and other divers.

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TurkeyScuba

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TurkeyScuba brings dive sites, dive centers and your dive logbook together in one app for anyone planning to dive in Turkey. Explore more than 150 dive sites and more than 240 dive centers on the map, log your dives and stay in touch with other divers. Explore the map • See dive sites and dive centers on the same map and search it. • Turn on depth map, depth contour and sea mark layers. • Use the compass; your location stays on your device. Get to know a dive site • Maximum and average depth, visibility, current, water temperature and the best months to dive. • Marine life seen at the site, weather and sea conditions, photos, ratings and comments. • Get directions to the site. Explore dive centers • Browse a center's profile, instructors, courses, boats, services, documents and dive sites. • Contact the center directly by phone, email or website. • Courses and dives are offered by the centers themselves. TurkeyScuba connects you with dive centers. Keep your logbook • Log dives with depth, time, conditions, gas and cylinder, equipment and notes. • Add your dive buddies; confirm dives shared with you and add them to your logbook. • Follow your dive history with statistics. • Log dives without a connection; they sync once you are back online. • Keep your certifications and equipment in your profile. Share with the community • Share dive photos and stories, like and comment. • Follow divers, dive sites and dive centers. • Send direct messages and photos to other divers. • Suggest a new dive site. Tools • Underwater photo editor: fix colors with presets or manual controls; editing happens on your phone. • Air calculations: estimate the air you need and your no-decompression time for a dive plan. For planning only. • Blog posts and resources on diving organizations, notable figures, a diving glossary and equipment brands. Your way • Turkish, English, German and Russian. • Light, dark or system theme; meters/feet, bar/psi, °C/°F and kg/lb units. • Choose your notifications, who can see your profile and who can message you. • Protect your account with two-factor authentication and download a copy of your data. • Report users and content, block users and delete your account from within the app.

Screenshots

Global Dive Sphere4 screens
TurkeyScuba4 screens

Verdict

The call

Global Dive Sphere and TurkeyScuba are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Global Dive Sphere versus TurkeyScuba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobal Dive SphereTurkeyScuba
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB46 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGlobalDiveSphere AGSelim Ozbay

In-app purchases

None

Global Dive Sphere

No in-app purchases

None

TurkeyScuba

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Global Dive Sphere free?
Global Dive Sphere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TurkeyScuba free?
TurkeyScuba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Global Dive Sphere or TurkeyScuba have ads?
Neither Global Dive Sphere nor TurkeyScuba shows ads.

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