Comparison

FreeDive Ultra vs Vizzbud

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

Head to head
About

FreeDive Ultra

This app automatically tracks freedives on Apple Watch Ultra, recording depth, time, and temperature. It offers GPS mapping of your route, recovery timers with heart rate, and detailed session analysis on your iPhone. Log conditions, add notes, and review dive profiles.

Highlights
  • Automatic dive tracking
  • GPS route mapping
  • Real-time depth, time, temperature
  • Recovery timer with heart rate
  • Dive spot saving and navigation
  • Detailed dive profile charts
  • Session logging and notes
Features
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FreeDive Ultra is the only app built exclusively for freediving and spearfishing on Apple Watch Ultra, with open water, pool and dry apnea modes. THE DIVE Tap once and every dive is tracked: depth, dive time and water temperature, second by second. Live Dive shows as you descend, Recovery when you surface, with your surface interval and live heart rate. Choose what each shows: more values, or fewer in bigger numbers. ZERO TOUCH, BY DESIGN You never touch the screen. The Digital Crown moves between screens. The Action Button acts on whichever screen you are looking at: set your heading on the compass, cycle to the next dive spot, drop a marker on your route, save a length in the pool, or start and stop a STA hold. NAVIGATE THE WATER Save a GPS pin with a turn of the Crown. The Route screen tracks your path as you go and shows how far you have travelled, with every marker you dropped on the Action Button laid along it. Curate up to 10 dive sites on iPhone and all of them reach your watch. Cycle through them with the Action Button, and navigate to any one with live direction and distance on the dial. For spearos and freedivers alike, that is the difference between finding the mark again and searching for it. LIVE SHARE Send a web link and anyone can follow your session live: where you are, how deep you went, how long you held. Press the Action Button to send them a short message from your watch. POOL AND DRY TRAINING Pool mode logs every rep and its distance automatically, in DYN, DYNB, DNF or STA, with Dive, Rest, Breathe Up and STA alerts. In Train, run guided pool workouts on your watch: static CO2 and O2 tables you can adjust, or build your own. For dry apnea, take a breath hold test, then follow CO2 and O2 tables built from your max, or make your own, with voice cues through each round. Equalise teaches equalizing by depth, with a mouthfill calculator and dry drills on land. BACK ON LAND Sessions sync to iPhone and iPad on their own. At a glance: dive count, max depth, longest dive, session time, plus calories and heart rate in Apple Fitness. See your route on a map with total distance, entry and exit points, and every location you saved. Add photos and video, log visibility, current and surface conditions, write notes, and rate the session. Session Charts show heart rate, depth and water temperature across the whole session. Every dive gets its own profile, descent and ascent rates, and surface heart rate. YOUR LOGBOOK ON THE WEB Every dive, map and note on a big screen, and you can edit them there too. Sign in at app.freediveultra.com DEPTH Depth reading is capped at 6 metres while we work with Apple on the full 40m entitlement. Every other feature works identically at any depth. FREE VS PRO The free tier is a real dive watch: automatic tracking, real-time depth and dive time, surface recovery with live heart rate, pool, dry apnea and equalization training, your dive list on iPhone, iCloud backup, demo dives and UDDF import. No subscription, no time limit, no catch. Pro adds the rest. On the watch: session overview, descent and ascent speed, compass, Route, dive spot navigation, saved locations, 8 haptic alarms, Live Share, and automatic stealth mode that dims the display and silences haptics the moment you go under. Tune it with session timeout, custom surface screens and Crown sensitivity. Plus pool alerts, a Default Discipline and guided pool workouts. On iPhone, Pro opens every open water and pool session in full, and every dive inside it. Share a whole session or a single dive as a card or a video, sized for Instagram and TikTok, or replay a dive as a 3D Flyover. Export in UDDF, the standard dive log software reads. 7-day free trial. Built by a freediver, for freedivers and spearos. Tap once, and dive. freediveultra.com Discord: discord.gg/uFrdEeypRr Support: support@freediveultra.com Privacy: freediveultra.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Vizzbud

Discover ideal dive conditions with a live map and detailed forecasts. Log your dives, share experiences with a community of divers, and plan future excursions with smart alerts. This app is designed for underwater enthusiasts of all types.

Highlights
  • Live conditions map with color-coded sites
  • Detailed hourly forecasts and site information
  • Comprehensive dive logging with photos
  • Smart dive plan alerts
  • Community feed for sharing and interaction
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Is it diveable today? Vizzbud tells you at a glance. Every dive site on the map is lit green, yellow or red from the live swell, wind, tide and visibility outlook. Open the app, spot a green pin, go diving. Built for scuba divers, freedivers and snorkellers. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Tap any site for the full picture: hourly conditions for the days ahead, tides, water temperature, entry notes, depth, and what other divers saw there this week. Turn on the seabed overlay to see depth contours and the shape of the bottom before you get in. GET TOLD WHEN IT’S ON Set a dive plan for your favourite sites, like swell under 1 m and visibility over 5 m. The evening before conditions line up, Vizzbud sends you a push. No more checking three forecast apps every morning. LOG EVERY DIVE Depth, time, temperature, visibility, gear, gas, buddy, notes and photos. Your logbook works offline and syncs when you have signal. Export it as a spreadsheet any time. It is your data. DIVE WITH OTHERS Share visibility reports and photos, see what is firing near you, and follow the divers whose reports you trust. Post with no signal and it goes up when you are back in range. Found a spot that is not on the map? Drop a pin and share it. ALSO IN THE APP Dive shops on the map for your next fill or charter Saved site lists that light up when conditions improve Works offline: browse, log, like and comment without signal Dark mode, metric or imperial units, 12 or 24 hour clock PRIVACY Your dives, photos and posts are yours. We do not sell your data and we do not track you across other apps or websites. Delete your account any time from Settings, Account, and your information is removed for good. SUPPORT Missing a site or have an idea? Email support@vizzbud.com. Vizzbud is built by one person, a scuba instructor in Sydney, Australia. New sites, regions and features land every few weeks, and your feedback shapes what comes next. Safe diving.

Screenshots

FreeDive Ultra4 screens
Vizzbud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vizzbud at none against FreeDive Ultra's 2. Vizzbud also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). FreeDive Ultra's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. FreeDive Ultra sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Vizzbud asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FreeDive Ultra ships an update every 10 days, Vizzbud every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FreeDive Ultra versus Vizzbud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreeDive UltraVizzbud
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALEXIS EDWARD ARGENTJacob Bowerman

Customer experience

FreeDive Ultra

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative0.0%

Vizzbud

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FreeDive Ultra

Subscriptions2
  • FreeDive Ultra Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • FreeDive Ultra Pro Annual7 Days trial$25.991 Year
None

Vizzbud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FreeDive Ultra free?
FreeDive Ultra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vizzbud free?
Vizzbud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FreeDive Ultra or Vizzbud have ads?
FreeDive Ultra shows ads; Vizzbud does not.
Which is updated more often, FreeDive Ultra or Vizzbud?
FreeDive Ultra ships an update every 10 days, and Vizzbud every 6 days. Most recently, FreeDive Ultra was updated on October 25, 2026 and Vizzbud on October 28, 2026.

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