Dive Log app for iPhone and iPad

4.6 ( 9056 ratings )

Sports Productivity
Developer: Greg Mclaughlin

14.99 USD

Current version: 3.7.3, last update: 6 months ago
First release : 03 Jan 2009
App size: 31.54 Mb

Dive Log is designed to work either as your primary SCUBA diving logbook application or in conjunction with compatible 3rd party desktop logbook applications. You can use Dive Log at the dive site or on the dive boat to capture the information about the site while it is fresh in your mind (or your dive guides mind). You can even capture the GPS coordinates of the dive site using the built in location services of your iOS device. Details about your actual dive can be added immediately after your dive or at the après dive event and later be saved to your desktop computer. The dive buddy feature is fully integrated with Contacts on your iPhone or iPad, letting you capture information about your newest dive buddy or quickly add an existing buddy to a particular dive. The dive data and statistics features let you have an immediate answer the next time your dive guide asks how much weight you used on your last dive or have all the information you need about your dive history when you fill out that next dive waiver. Metric and Imperial values are supported for all appropriate logbook fields. You can easily enter values using the appropriate units for the situation and view them in your preferred measurement system. You can even explore detailed dive profiles from popular dive computers that you download with your desktop software and later upload to Dive Log on iPhone/iPad. Dive profile data can also be transferred directly from certain dive computers directly via Bluetooth or using a supported Bluetooth accessory and an associated in-app purchase.

On Windows, Diving Log 6.0 (www.divinglog.de) is fully integrated with Dive Log on iPhone/iPad and has built in synchronization. Diving Log 6.0 has extensive support for importing data from dive computers and other dive log applications.

On Mac OS X, logbook information can be imported to Dive Log on iPhone/iPad from a number of compatible applications using the free Dive Log Manager application available from More Mobile Software (www.moremobilesoftware.com/divelog-sync). DiveLogDT (available on the Mac App Store) can be used to directly import a number of dive computers and file formats and can synchronize with Dive Log on iOS.

Dive data can be directly downloaded on a Bluetooth LE (Bluetooth 4.0) compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod touch from Bluetooth LE capable dive computers such as the Suunto EON Steel, Suunto EON Core, Suunto D5, Scubapro Galileo 2 (G2), Aladin Sport (Matrix), Aladin H (Matrix), G2 HUD, Aladin A1, Shearwater Teric, Peregrine, Petrel 2, Petrel 3, Perdix, Perdix AI, Perdix 2, NERD 2, Oceanic VTX, Pro Plus 4, Geo 4.0, VEO 4.0, Aeris A300CS, Aqualung i300C, i330R, i550C, i750TC, i770R, Apeks DSX, Sherwood Wisdom 4, Mares Genius and certain heinrichs weikamp OSTC computers as well as the DiveNav Inc. bluebuddy and Tech Buddy dive logger accessories. Supported Bluetooth LE accessories are available separately.

Mares Bluelink Pro is a Bluetooth LE accessory by Mares and available for purchase separately (www.mares.com). The Bluelink Pro allows you transfer dive data from certain Mares dive computers (Puck Pro, Smart, Smart Air, Quad and Quad Air) directly to Dive Log on your Bluetooth LE (Bluetooth 4.0) compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Dive Computer Buddy (aka DCbuddy) is a Bluetooth LE accessory by DiveNav Inc. (note that the DCbuddy itself is no longer available). The DCbuddy allows you transfer dive data from certain dive computers (including models from Suunto, Oceanic, Aqualung, Aeris, Sherwood, Tusa and Mares) directly to Dive Log on your Bluetooth LE (Bluetooth 4.0) compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Pros and cons of Dive Log app for iPhone and iPad

Dive Log app good for

Very useful. Very nice when you need to go on a trip. No need to take your notebook anymore. iPad is enough. When youre back home, just need to synchronize the diving computer to the PC and the iPad to the need. Only one thing is missing. When you add some pictures on the PC version, the iPad version is not done for that. If could be great to have it also on the iPad. Friendly divers : I really recommend this tool.

Its very nice software, the only issue I still see is that is doesnt synchronize gas mix (nitrox) from Dive Log 5.0 on my PC.

Easy to sync and lets you take your log book everywhere. I love it!

Works great. I was waiting for a log for my phone. Everything works fine and is very easy to use.

I was excited to finally find a Dive Log application! It works great and from the developers quick response to questions it is obvious that this application will keep getting better as more divers use it.

Itd be nice if we were able to define defaults for tank size and pressure. Ive dived Al80s (3000 psi), Steel 100s (3442 psi) and twin steel 130s (3442 psi). Id rather select from a list of three options instead of having to separately select tank material, size and max operating pressure for each logged dive. I was only able to import less than a quarter of my total dives, a matching desktop app would certainly make it easier to get the rest of my dives onto my iPhone.

Some bad moments

It sure seems to say it can sync or back up to a website or something but it really doesnt. Ive logged all my dives in the app and its a cute way to hold all the data,... But its just there on your phone. There seems to be no way at all to transfer the data to another source or website. So when I stop using this phone,... Data is gone....

Wonderful app. Used it a bunch on my last trip to Hawaii. Allows you to input information in psi or bar which is great since most of my diving is done overseas. Great way to make sure you get all the info in your logbook while you remember, between dives. My paper one is now just my backup. Love the gps feature for dive sites. An export to PDF function would be nice, so I can send a copy to my email.

You should be able to sync your iPad device and iPhone instead of many along entering the information twice. Its just a waste of time.

This app is pretty good. I just feel its missing some things and implements a few things in a weird way. Location info is weird. It asks for city/state and country/region as data fields but dont associate them together. So you can put in that you dove in Pensacola Florida and then choose from the drop down that you dove in Pensacola Russia. Why not just use the same city, state like the rest of the world? It has signature slot, but no other info tied to it. No slot to mark if it was a master diver, dive buddy, space alien, boat master, etc or to put their diver number. A lot of other little details that are weird and annoying. its good enough software, but not worth the price he is charging until its polished…. A LOT!

Everything looks ok, but no matter how carefully I follow its instructions the app refuses to synch with my existing MacDive Logs on my Air. Waste of $14 unless youre a brand new diver and plan on using this as your only Dive Log program.

Does not merge with program on computer from iPhone. Non user friendly. Dive computer does not download like they say it does to the program. This gets a big thumbs down.

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