While the Apple iPhone and iTouch have been gaining increasing popularity with the public, software developers have also been busy creating an ever-expanding database of handy applications for the iPhone. It was only a matter of time before developers began creating applications catered to Scuba Divers. There are currently quite a few apps already available at the iTune store, and we have compiled a two part list of some of the more popular ones.
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Dive-Log
Ever wanted to carry your Scuba logbook with you wherever you go? The Dive Log app allows you to add full details about every single dive or location and create a separate profile for every dive conducted. The profile contains the date, time, location, GPS coordinates, length of the dive and other specifics such as buddy, weight and equipment used etc. Additionally the Dive-Log app allows you to add photographs as well and even lets your Dive Master sign the entry electronically. The biggest benefit of Dive-Log is that its is able to convert all details into Universal Dive Computer Format (UDCF) files in order to allow the user to retain logbooks on their desktop computers and use other 3rd Party Diving Log applications simultaneously.
Price: $9.99
Nitrox Tools
Nitrox Tools is a Dive Planning app for Enriched Air Nitrox blended dives. This app can be used at the fill station to calculate blends or at the dive site to plan your EAN Dives. This application allows you to Top up an existing mix, bleed down to lower a mix, compute EAD and maximum depth calculations, plan for both Salt and fresh water dives in either imperial or Metric. This app provides you with everything you need to plan a Nitrox Dive.
Price: $5.99
TriMix Tools
By the creators of Nitrox Tools, the TriMix tools app is very similar and provides you with Trimix blending and planning tools. Using this app you can plan your dive mixes prior to arriving at the dive shop or to fill your cylinder at the air station. Calculations are provided for the best Trimix given a planned depth and a desired maximum partial pressure of oxygen and equivalent narcotic depth (END). The dive planning tools support both salt water and fresh water calculations. The blending tools provide for filling a cylinder with a remaining mix (top-off) to a specified target mix using oxygen, helium and a topping mix, or Fill an empty cylinder. Once again the app allows you to plan for both Salt and fresh water dives in either imperial or metric.
Price: $6.99
Dive Signals
Dive Signals app is the iPhone version of the DiveSignals-Booklet from ok2dive.de which provides a handy reference guide to all the common dive signals used to communicate while underwater. Each hand signal is explained in a straightforward manner using photographs and more than 160 international scuba hand signals for underwater communication are covered in this handy app. Ever wanted to know the hand sign used to signal a particular type of fish? The Dive Signals app displays a photo of the marine animal with every hand sign so that you and your buddy can understand each other better.
Price: $1.99
Dive Buddy
Dive Buddy is dubbed “the Swiss Army Knife” of scuba diving apps for the iPhone as its comprises of a comprehensive Recreational Dive Planner for Air and Nitrox gasses, Dive Log with automatic recreational air and EANx calculations, a comprehensive Dive Site database with GPS and map support, Nitrox Best blend calculator for any given depth, and the list goes on! Dive Buddy includes the functionality of several dive apps featured above all rolled into one package for a very reasonable price.
Price: $4.99
Dive Locator
Dive Locator is a handy dive site database application that contains over 4,200 dive sites and is constantly increasing. Dive Locator allows divers to share dive sites and conditions to the database thereby allowing you benefit from the experiences of other divers and to help your fellow divers as well. Additionally, Dive Locator provides current conditions including weather, temperature, humidity, winds, barometer, as well as a multi day tide tables
Price: $0.99
Navionics Marine
Though more of a Boaters app, this application brings the leader in marine electronics charts to the iPhone format. The app allows the user access to perhaps the most detailed marine and lake charts in the world, overlay satellite imagery over the charts, Check Tides & Currents, Moon phase, Sun/Moon rise/set, work without a WiFi connection or cell coverage, and even Share Pictures, Tracks, Routes and Markers on Facebook or via Email and view them on Google Earth or Google Maps
Price: $9.99
I suggest divemategps as divelog and diveplanner.
it’s really easy to use. only you have to do is just a few touches of icon array after divings.
every data is recorded in the form of icons and images – of course, some text description you can insert – and you can upload it on mash-up server and share it with others all over the world which also means you can see others dive event via application searching feature.
visit app store! so much other dive apps are there.
but, you feel amazing with this apps while you are using it sub dive log.