Comparison

Maui Dive Guide vs Roam Aloha

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

Head to head
About

Maui Dive Guide

Discover and navigate Maui's best dive sites with detailed information and user-submitted condition reports. Identify Hawaiian marine life and track your dives and favorite spots. Includes emergency information and shore diving tips.

Highlights
  • Over 50 dive site locations
  • Filter by dive type and skill level
  • Track dived and favorite sites
  • Measure distances and routes
  • User-submitted condition reports
  • 240+ Hawaiian marine life species
  • Log seen species and favorites
Features
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Featured in The Scuba News: thescubanews.com “In a market filled with generic travel tools and scattered dive information, the Maui Dive Guide stands out because it feels grounded in real diving. It is practical, locally informed, and built with a clear understanding of what divers actually need when standing on a shoreline, looking out at the ocean, and deciding where to enter.“ * Find and get information on and directions to over 20 shore and 30 boat dive sites. * Filter by shore, boat, or scooter dive * Sort by city, area, skill, or depth. * Keep track of the sites you have dived and your favorite sites. * Use Measure Mode to get distance and directions between landmark points, or any points, on the dive site map. You can even measure routes! * Check dive site condition reports, sent from either the app developer or other users of the app, or send your own condition report after doing a dive! * Pictures, ID, and brief description of over 240 species of Hawaiian marine life. * Keep track of the species you have seen, and your favorites. * Add your own notes to a dive site to remember spots, things seen, whatever, and share those notes with other users if you like. * Get information for emergencies and Maui shore dive tips.

About

Roam Aloha

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Roam Aloha is your local friend in Hawaii. Discover curated beaches, incredible food, hidden gems, and unforgettable experiences across Oahu, Maui, and Big Island — all hand-picked by locals who actually live here. Plan your perfect trip with our day-by-day itinerary builder. Save spots, organize by day, see drive times between stops, and share your trip with friends. No account required, no ads, completely free. Features: - 240+ curated spots across 3 islands - Day-by-day trip planner with drag-and-drop - Drive times between stops - Insider tips from locals - Share your itinerary with anyone - Works offline Privacy: https://roamaloha.app/privacy Terms: https://roamaloha.app/terms

Screenshots

Maui Dive Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Maui Dive Guide at 3 against Roam Aloha's —. On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Maui Dive Guide versus Roam Aloha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaui Dive GuideRoam Aloha
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size505 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan GoldbergerKal Wiggins

In-app purchases

None

Maui Dive Guide

No in-app purchases

None

Roam Aloha

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maui Dive Guide free?
Maui Dive Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roam Aloha free?
Roam Aloha is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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