Comparison

Reef vs Interval

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

Head to head
About

Reef

Record your scuba dives with detailed information, photos, and dive site locations. Track your statistics, manage dive gear, and store certifications. This app works offline and keeps your dive history private.

Highlights
  • Log dive details (depth, duration, temp, etc.)
  • Attach photos to dive entries
  • Track dive statistics
  • Map dive sites globally
  • Manage dive gear and service intervals
  • Store and track dive certifications
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Every dive deserves a beautiful record. Reef is the simplest, cleanest scuba diving logbook for iOS — built for recreational divers who want their dive history to look as good as it felt underwater. LOG YOUR DIVES Depth, duration, water temp, visibility, air consumption, tank pressure, dive site and notes. Tap in at the surface while it's fresh. Works fully offline on liveaboards and remote reefs. TRACK YOUR STATS Total dives, deepest dive, longest bottom time and top dive sites by count. Watch your logbook grow with every trip. ATTACH PHOTOS Turn each dive entry into a visual story. Add photos straight from your camera roll to any log entry. DIVE BUDDY Log who you dived with. Build your buddy history across every trip and location. DIVE SITES & MAP Pin exactly where you dived on a map. Open your dive map anytime to see every logged site across the world — your personal underwater atlas. GEAR LOCKER Store all your dive equipment in one place. Track service intervals by dive count and time — Reef tells you when your BCD, regulator, wetsuit or mask is due for a service before it becomes a problem. CERTIFICATIONS Store all your dive certifications in one place. See at a glance which are valid, expiring soon or expired — always ready to show at the dive centre. No social network. No subscription required to log dives. Just a beautiful, private logbook — always in your pocket. Compatible with PADI, SSI, NAUI, CMAS and all major certification agencies. Terms of Use (EULA): https://reeflogbook.app/terms

About

Interval

Features
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Your dives, beautifully remembered. Interval is a personal dive logbook for life underwater. Bring your recorded dive profiles, photos and memories together, then revisit them across your Apple devices. Free, with no subscriptions. IMPORT FROM YOUR DIVE COMPUTER. Bring recorded dives into Interval from a compatible dive computer in just a few taps. Support varies by model and connection. EXPLORE THE PROFILE. MOMENT BY MOMENT. Follow the descent and the way back up. Inspect depth, temperature and the other measurements your computer recorded, moment by moment. PHOTOS, NOTES AND DIVE BUDDIES. Add photos, videos, notes, tags and buddies to every dive. Record conditions and equipment, then choose a favourite moment as the cover. SEE YOUR STATISTICS AT A GLANCE. Look back on your dives, explore your statistics and see your time underwater add up. Return to favourite sites and see where you’ve dived on the map. FIND ANSWERS WITH APPLE INTELLIGENCE. Scan your dive logs with Apple Intelligence to find the answers you’re looking for. Beta. Requires Apple Intelligence on iOS 27, iPadOS 27 or macOS 27. ONE LOGBOOK, KEPT IN SYNC. Your dives, kept in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV through your own private iCloud. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. Interval has no accounts. No analytics, telemetry, advertising identifiers or tracking. YOUR LOGBOOK GOES WITH YOU. Share dive records with friends, or export your logbook as UDDF whenever you want. Free. No subscriptions. Just diving.

Screenshots

Reef4 screens
Interval4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Interval at none against Reef's 2. Interval also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Reef's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Reef sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Interval asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reef ships an update weekly, Interval every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Reef versus Interval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReefInterval
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton UsovBrian Groskamp

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Reef

Subscriptions2
  • Reef Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Reef Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Interval

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reef free?
Reef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval free?
Interval is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reef or Interval have ads?
Neither Reef nor Interval shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reef or Interval?
Reef ships an update weekly, and Interval every 4 days. Most recently, Reef was updated on October 31, 2026 and Interval on October 31, 2026.

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