Dive Computers

Mike King September 2025

  • APPS

    • DiveMate

    • Deepblu

    • PADI App

  • DESKTOP

    • Subsurface

    • Diverlog

    • Diving Log 6.0

Agenda

  • Memories
  • Tech info
    • Water temp
    • Suit/weights
    • Dive profile
    • Gas info
  • Observations
  • Who did you dive with
  • Electronic or Paper or none?

Why log your dives?

Divemate

250 Dive computers supported :)

Looks dead, no updates since 2018...

Android only

DeepBlu

DeepBlu logging software

COSMIQ+ Watch

May also be out of business

PADI App

Very basic

Android and iPhone

No computer sync

SDI App

Very basic

Android and iPhone

No computer sync (Shearwater in Beta)

Suunto App

Worst software ever

Not a dive-specific app

Sync is ok

Can't export dives

Vendor lock in

Unexciting so far

Subsurface

Old fashioned app

  • Windows
  • Mac & Linux
  • Mobile
    • Android
    • IOS

Built by Linus Torvalds

Subsurface

Actively supported

Most watches are supported for Sync

Some logs can be imported from other software

Not pretty

Very technical

Provides some vendor independence

20 languages supported

 

Main display

Dive profile

Geo location

Multiple tanks