Comparison

DiveGenius vs DiveSight

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

Head to head
About

DiveGenius

Get real-time dive conditions directly on your lock screen. Check visibility, surf size, water temperature, and local notes before you go diving. Make informed decisions about your dive day with quick, glanceable information.

Highlights
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Live dive reports
  • Visibility updates
  • Surf size information
  • Water temperature
  • Local dive spot notes
Features
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Tired of pulling up three different apps just to see if today’s good for diving? This puts everything you care about right on your lock screen. - Lock screen widgets with live dive reports - Visibility updates so you know if the water’s clear - Surf size so you’re not surprised by big sets - Current water temps for that first splash - Local notes from the spots you actually dive No more guessing when you’re packing gear. Just glance at your phone and know if it’s a kelp forest day or a stay on land day. It’s simple, quick, and built for divers who actually get in the water. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DiveSight

This app forecasts marine life abundance and underwater visibility at dive sites globally. Plan your dives with detailed daily updates, long-term climatology, and site-specific conditions to maximize your underwater experience.

Highlights
  • Marine Life Abundance Index
  • Underwater Visibility Forecasts
  • 10-Year Monthly Climatology
  • Depth-Resolved Conditions
  • Dive Site & Species Search
  • Seasonal Event Calendar
  • Offline Access (Pro)
Features
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Know what you'll see before you dive — the first app to forecast both marine life abundance and underwater visibility, at dive sites worldwide. Updated daily. Pick the right site, the right day, and the right season before you ever get wet. WHY DIVESIGHT Weather apps help tell you if you can dive. DiveSight also tells you how good it's likely to be — how much marine life you're likely to encounter and how far you'll see, days in advance, anywhere in the world. It's the difference between hoping and making decisions based on the best ocean intelligence available. THE FORECASTS - Marine Life Index (0–100) of abundance for every site, updated daily — see which days will be better than usual, up to a week ahead. - Underwater visibility — including the tens of thousands of sites no crowdsourced app has reports for. DiveSight predicts visibility worldwide from satellite data and fisheries oceanography. Plan your dive with confidence. – 10 years of monthly climatology per site: water temperature, visibility, currents, weather, wind, and more — so you can pick the actual best month to go, year over year. – Depth-resolved conditions: temperatures at the surface, 10m/30ft, and 30m/90ft, plus currents, waves, tides, sun, and moon. Everything you want to know about conditions. FIND YOUR NEXT DIVE – By destination — browse a heat map of 28,000+ dive sites across 1,400+ regions. Zoom into Raja Ampat, Cozumel, the Red Sea, Komodo, the Maldives, the Galápagos, or the hidden sites between them. – By creature — search 6,000+ marine species and see exactly where and when you can dive with them: hammerheads, mantas, mola mola, whale sharks, mandarinfish, thresher sharks, nudibranchs, and thousands more. Every species linked to the sites, seasons, and regions where it appears. – Around you — tap once to see every dive site within range, sorted by today's conditions, marine life, or distance. Perfect for layovers, road trips, and your local shore dive. – By season — a calendar of bucket-list events with predicted timing windows: the sardine run, manta cleaning stations, hammerhead schools, whale shark aggregations, mobula ray gatherings, and spawning events. Find what's peaking right now — and where to go for it. WHO IT'S FOR Scuba divers planning a liveaboard, a weekend boat, or a shore dive. Snorkelers and freedivers chasing clear water and big animals. Vacation divers picking the best week — and locals deciding if today is the day. FREE TO START Browse 15,000+ dive sites, 3,000+ marine species, the seasonal events calendar, today's live conditions, and unlimited dive and marine life logging — free, forever. DiveSight Pro unlocks the full 7-day forecasts for marine life, visibility, water, and weather conditions, along with 10-year monthly climatology, the complete 28,000+ site and 6,000+ species marine life-list, and offline access to dive sites, forecasts, and marine life info. Two weeks of Pro are on us: one when you create an account and another one whenever you'd like. BUILT ON REAL OCEAN SCIENCE Institutional-grade satellite and oceanographic data from NASA, NOAA, the European Space Agency, and other leading sources — refreshed daily, in the palm of your hand. Log your dives and sync sightings with iNaturalist. Designed for scuba divers, snorkelers, freedivers, and all ocean lovers. iPhone & iPad. The ocean, forecasted. Your next great dive starts with comprehensive ocean intelligence. DiveSight Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Plans: Weekly, Monthly, and Annual. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://divesight.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://divesight.ai/privacy

Screenshots

DiveGenius2 screens
DiveSight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DiveSight at 100% against DiveGenius's 50%. DiveSight also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (31 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. DiveGenius sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and DiveSight sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DiveSight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DiveSight has 31 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of DiveGenius's written reviews are positive against 100% of DiveSight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DiveGenius versus DiveSight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiveGeniusDiveSight
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings431 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size313 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrett RoeloffsDiveSight LLC

Customer experience

DiveGenius

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

DiveSight

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

DiveGenius

Subscriptions4
  • DiveGenius Pro$4.997 Days
  • DiveGenius Pro$5.991 Month
  • DiveGenius Pro$8.991 Month
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  • DiveGenius Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wallpaper Pack$4.99
3 purchases

DiveSight

Subscriptions3
  • DiveSight Pro - Weekly$4.997 Days
  • DiveSight Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • DiveSight Pro - Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is DiveGenius free?
DiveGenius is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DiveSight free?
DiveSight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DiveGenius or DiveSight?
DiveSight is rated higher. DiveGenius averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while DiveSight averages 5.0 from 31 ratings.
Do DiveGenius or DiveSight have ads?
Neither DiveGenius nor DiveSight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DiveGenius or DiveSight?
DiveGenius ships an update weekly, and DiveSight weekly. Most recently, DiveGenius was updated on October 30, 2026 and DiveSight on November 5, 2026.

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