MyDivingSites vs Divemates
Both are free to start, and both log your dives. Divemates has the much bigger catalog of sites. MyDivingSites plans the dive around tide and current, and tracks your gear.
If you want to browse the whole world's dive sites, shops, and marine life, Divemates has far more of it. If you dive cold, tidal water and want to know the best hour to go, or want your gear's service history in the same place as your log, that's what MyDivingSites is built around.
How they compare
| MyDivingSites | Divemates | |
|---|---|---|
| Price for divers | Free Basic tier, no card. A paid Advanced tier adds agency formats, Bluetooth sync, and offline mode. | Free. |
| Dive site catalog | Community-built, and it started in the Puget Sound. Much smaller, and it grows one logged dive at a time. | 10,035 dive sites across 140 countries, 16,410 dive shops, and 11,895 marine species. |
| Tide, current, and weather scoring | Hourly 0–100 dive window scores from real tide, current, swell, and weather data, with every data source named. | We didn't find this on their public site. |
| Gear tracking | Service intervals by date or dive count, separate VIP and hydro cycles for cylinders, and a service reminder when it's due. | We didn't find this on their public site. |
| Logging | Five log modes, including Quick Tick and PADI, NAUI, and SSI agency formats. Shearwater, Suunto, and Mares dives merge into one history. | Log every dive and collect the marine life you see. |
| Community | Site knowledge from divers who log and share it, plus uncharted leads for spots nobody has written up yet. | Built around finding dive buddies and the people you dive with. |
Pick the one that fits how you dive
Choose Divemates if…
You dive all over the world and want the biggest catalog of sites, shops, and species.
You want a free app built around buddies and browsing what to see next.
Choose MyDivingSites if…
You dive tidal or current-driven water and plan around slack.
You want gear service tracking, not just a log.
You use more than one brand of dive computer and want a single history.
They aren't exclusive. The Basic tier is free, so you can try MyDivingSites alongside whatever you use now.
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Try it next to what you use now
No credit card required. Log a dive and see the conditions score for your next one.