BlueDive vs Divemates

BlueDive lets you record, organize, and relive every dive — on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No account required. No data collected. Your logbook, your data. Key Features - Interactive map of all your dive sites - Dive Trips — automatically grouped by the time between dives, with photo covers and trip stats - Statistics dashboard with lifetime totals and personal bests - Dive calendar heatmap - Marine life sightings with a species catalogue linked to iNaturalist - Dive photos automatically matched to the right dive - Bluetooth sync with dive computers from 20+ brands via libdivecomputer, including Shearwater, Suunto, Scubapro, Mares, and Aqualung. Smart fingerprinting avoids duplicate downloads, quick reconnect to known computers, and automatic clock sync - Powerful search and filters — find dives by site, buddy, country, or tag; filter by year, depth, gas type, rating, country, dive type, tags, and marine life - Manual dive entry - Multiple divers in one logbook - Import from MacDive, BlueDive XML, Subsurface, Garmin FIT, and UDDF — format auto-detected, gear imported alongside dives - Export a dive as PDF, BlueDive XML, or UDDF; export your whole logbook as BlueDive XML or UDDF - Detailed dive profiles: depth, temperature, tank pressure, NDL, PPO2, decompression stops and ceiling - Optional online weather from Open-Meteo - Gear management with service tracking and gear groups - Tank templates for quick gas configuration - Certifications and diving insurance in one place - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Database backup - Each dive keeps its original units and is shown in yours - Light and Dark mode with manual override - Widgets for the Home Screen and Mac desktop - Smart reminders for gear service, certification and insurance expiry, and dive milestones - Available in English, French (Canada), German, and Dutch, with an in-app language choice Designed by passionate divers.

Your whole dive life, in one place. Log every dive. Collect the marine life you spot. Discover 10,000+ dive sites; the conditions, the creatures, and the crew who know them. Never dive alone. Divemates is the all-in-one app for divers: a beautiful logbook, a collectible marine-life catalog, a map of the world's dive sites and shops, and the buddies you'll dive them with. — LOG EVERY DIVE — A gorgeous logbook that takes seconds to fill. • Depth profile, bottom time, and max depth • Conditions: visibility, temperature, current, surge • Gear, gas mix, weights, and suit • Buddies, photos, and notes from the dive • Watch it all add up in your Dive Passport: dives, bottom time, max depth, countries — BRING YOUR WHOLE HISTORY — Already have hundreds of dives? Start with all of them. • Import your logbook from a dive computer export or another dive app • UDDF, DL7, FIT, CSV, JSON, XML, and logbook database files • Every dive arrives as a draft you review before it joins your logbook • Sites matched and duplicates caught, so nothing is logged twice • Connect your Suunto account and new dives sync in on their own • Apple Watch Ultra dives sync straight in through Apple Health — COLLECT THE OCEAN — Spot a creature, log it, and grow your catalog. • A living catalog built on real marine science • Rarity tiers, chase the ones most divers never see • Depth, danger, behavior, and the story of every species • Your sightings, mapped over time — DISCOVER WHERE TO DIVE — 10,000+ dive sites at your fingertips. • Ratings, typical depth, and live conditions • The species divers actually report seeing there • Shore or boat, beginner or advanced • Save sites and plan your next trip — SHOPS & GUIDES — Find the crew that runs your next dive. • Discover dive shops, instructors, and guides • Sort by rating, location, and the sites they know best • Find the pros who fit your next trip — DIVE WITH YOUR MATES — The best part of diving is who you meet. • Add the friends and buddies you dive with • Follow them and see their latest dives • Stay in the loop on what your crew is logging and spotting • Your dive mates, always with you — ALWAYS WITH YOU, EVEN OFFLINE — Diving happens where there's no signal. Divemates is built for it. • Log every dive fully offline; it all syncs when you're back • Keep every certification and your dive insurance in your Diver Vault • Carry a digital dive card with your certs and cover on it, ready for any shop to scan • Add it to Apple Wallet so it is one tap away and always up to date • Jump right in with Home Screen widgets, Siri, and Spotlight Every dive, remembered. Every creature, collected. Every site, discovered. Download Divemates, and never dive alone.