ScubaShot vs DiveTone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScubaShot
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ScubaShot restores natural color and clarity to underwater photos. Two photos taken seconds apart can need different corrections. ScubaShot corrects each photo individually instead of forcing one preset across the dive. START WITH AUTOMATIC CORRECTION Import a photo, and ScubaShot immediately restores its color, clarity, brightness, and detail. Use Correction Strength to move from the original to the full correction. Compare your result with the original at any time. USE SUBJECT CONTROL Open Subject Control on any photo. ScubaShot creates a starting selection when automatic detection finds the subject. Use Add and Subtract to refine that selection. When detection misses, paint the subject yourself. Adjust the subject’s brightness, warmth, saturation, and sharpness without changing the surrounding water. MAKE YOUR OWN ADJUSTMENTS Open the adjustment panel when a photo needs more attention. Refine Color Restore, Water Clarity, brightness, saturation, sharpness, white balance, tone, hue, and individual color channels. Crop, straighten, rotate, or flip the frame without leaving ScubaShot. CORRECT A FULL DIVE Import one photo or an entire dive. ScubaShot corrects each photo separately. Review the results, select the photos you want, then save or share one, a selection, or the entire set. USE THE CAMERA YOU CARRY Import photos from phones, action cameras, compacts, and dedicated cameras in housings. ScubaShot opens common image formats and RAW files that iOS supports, including Apple ProRAW. Choose JPEG, PNG, HEIC, or TIFF for export. ScubaShot keeps useful capture metadata, and you decide whether exports include location. WORK OFFLINE Use ScubaShot without an internet connection. It processes every image on your device and never uploads your photos. You do not need a ScubaShot account. TRY EVERY FEATURE Import and preview as many photos as you want. Use every correction and control from the start. Export five photos for free. One purchase unlocks unlimited exports. ScubaShot has no subscription.
DiveTone
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Bring underwater color back to life. Blue and green casts, missing reds, strobe-lit specks across the frame—DiveTone is a photo and video color-grading tool for divers and underwater photographers. Instead of placing one filter over the entire image, it adjusts each region based on underwater light, water color and subject position, bringing back your subject's color and dimension while preserving the depth and atmosphere of the water. 【Start in one tap, then fine-tune】 ・Vivid, Natural and Classic one-tap looks; DiveTone picks a starting look automatically when you add photos ・Adjust temperature, tint, saturation, exposure, dehaze, contrast and detail on photos ・Grade background water independently without recoloring the entire sea for the subject ・Drag the split line to compare before and after, and pinch to check fine detail ・Save custom looks and quickly apply them to the next photo 【Reduce backscatter, bubbles and noise】 ・Automatically reduces backscatter—the white specks created when strobes light up suspended particles ・Automatically detects and removes bubbles from the image ・Noise reduction adapts to the actual noise level of each photo ・Adjust the strength of both and balance a clean image against fine detail your way 【Treat subjects and backgrounds separately】 DiveTone recognizes key objects on-device and lets you see and edit the actual area. ・Up to three subjects, each with its own exposure, temperature, tint, saturation, contrast and detail ・Add or erase areas with a brush, using Assisted Outline to follow edges ・Create an adjustable black background from the subject mask to make fish and divers stand out 【Video: segment grading and HDR export】 ・Use different settings for changing depths, lighting or scenes within one video ・Export the complete video, merge segments or export segments separately ・HEVC output preserves source resolution, frame rate and audio ・Export HLG HDR videos in HDR to keep higher brightness and dynamic range (on supported devices) ・Capture a frame at a precise time and continue editing it as a photo 【Organize an entire dive trip】 ・Photos and videos together in one project library ・Group by location, date or format, and sort by capture date, date added, location or last edited ・View GPS-tagged dive media on a map ・Batch-export multiple photos, each keeping its own grade, crop and black background ・Review photo information and adjust capture time and location 【Export and share】 ・Save photos as JPEG, HEIF, TIFF or PNG to Photos, share them or save them to Files ・Create custom text or image watermarks, with a separate one for black-background photos ・Keep all capture information, or remove GPS or all metadata 【Keep originals safe and your work private】 ・Color grading, subject recognition and mask processing run on your iPhone or iPad ・Media downloaded to the device can be edited offline—on the boat or at remote dive sites ・Apple Photos integration does not create another copy of the original in the DiveTone project library ・Non-destructive workflow; deleting a DiveTone project does not delete the original media from Photos ・When a RAW pair is available, DiveTone reads the original RAW first 【Try every editing tool for free】 ・The free version includes all editing and preview features with no official DiveTone watermark. ・Export 15 distinct photos and 2 distinct videos per day; repeat exports of the same project on the same day do not count again. ・Upgrade to DiveTone Pro to remove the daily limit. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. ・Ideal for scuba diving, freediving, snorkeling, underwater photography, and organizing underwater photos and videos directly on iPhone or iPad while traveling.
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Verdict
ScubaShot and DiveTone are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ScubaShot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DiveTone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | ScubaShot | DiveTone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Saxton | Ming-Yen Tsai |
In-app purchases
ScubaShot
- English$9.99
DiveTone
- DiveTone Pro 永久版$9.99








