Comparison

DiveCast vs Interval

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

Head to head
About

DiveCast

Features
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DiveCast is a dynamic dive planning tool built for technical divers who need accurate, real-time decompression and gas planning — on the boat, at the dive site, or at home. KEY FEATURES • Real-time dive profile planning with live decompression calculations (Bühlmann ZHL-16 with gradient factors) • Full gas planning: bottom, deco, and diluent gas mixes with MOD, density, and no-decompression limits calculated automatically • CNS and OTU oxygen toxicity tracking alongside your deco stop schedule • Gas Library — save and reuse your standard gas configurations, synced across devices when signed in • Stress scenario modeling — instantly rescale SAC and ascent rates for elevated-exertion or emergency conditions • Supports open-circuit, closed-circuit (rebreather), and bailout planning • Consecutive dive planning that carries over tissue loading from your previous dive • Configurable ascent/descent rates, SMB deployment drift, and surface planning parameters • Fully usable offline for planning dives up to 30m, no account required. Full planning access — including deeper technical dives — requires signing in as a verified technical diver, which also unlocks cloud sync across devices DiveCast is built for certified technical divers with training in decompression theory and gas management. It is a planning aid, not a substitute for training, certification, or dive computer verification — always cross-check dive plans against your training and equipment before diving.

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

DiveCast4 screens
Interval4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DiveCast at daily against Interval's every 4 days. DiveCast also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Interval's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DiveCast ships an update daily, Interval every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
DiveCast versus Interval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiveCastInterval
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolas AndineBrian Groskamp

In-app purchases

None

DiveCast

No in-app purchases

None

Interval

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DiveCast free?
DiveCast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interval free?
Interval is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DiveCast or Interval have ads?
Neither DiveCast nor Interval shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DiveCast or Interval?
DiveCast ships an update daily, and Interval every 4 days. Most recently, DiveCast was updated on October 8, 2026 and Interval on October 9, 2026.

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