Buddy: Social Dive App

Name: Buddy: Social Dive App
Rating: 4.3 (48 reviews)
Author: Dive with Buddy, Inc.

Share your love of the ocean.

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases

48 Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Sports
Developer

Dive with Buddy, Inc.
Language

EN
English
Size

120.9
MB

iPhone

Dive into adventure with Buddy, the ultimate companion for divers of all levels! Buddy makes diving accessible, exciting, and safe with both free and premium features that transform your underwater experiences. FREE FEATURES Dive Log: Record dives, validate them with instructors, add buddies, businesses, and share your adventure! Buddy Discover Activity: Build a network of divers, by viewing their dive log activity in the homepage diver feed of content. Gear Management: Add your gear to your profile and link it to dive logs. Offline Mode: Access certifications and log basic dive details, even offline. Discover Feed: Explore a live feed of Buddy activity and inspiring underwater content. PREMIUM FEATURES Buddy Radar: Meet dive buddies near you or at trip destinations for only $2.99/month or $29.99/year. Color-Correction Filters (Coming Soon): Enhance your underwater photos with professional-quality filters. COMING IN 2025 Dive Computer Integration (Coming Soon): Sync your dives directly to your Buddy profile. Book activities with verified dive shops worldwide through Buddy. Join the Buddy community and take your diving adventures to the next level!

Ratings & Reviews

4.3

out of 5

48 Ratings

Favorite Logbook & Dive Community App
05/06/2024

Wzburton
The Buddy is a fantastic scuba diving companion app!The logbook functionality is crazy robust and allows you to put tons of details into each of your dive logs. Being able to add photos and videos to your logs helps keeps all your dive memories in one place. The ability to have a digital dive bag to keep track of all the gear you use and mark what gear you use on each dive is so cool. From an instructor and dive shop owner point of view the ability to push dive log verification to my students is awesome, and helps to teach them how to make good dive logs. The social aspect of the app makes it fun to keep up with our divers as they go on and explore the underwater world. It’s a great way to interact with other divers, and the articles that are posted are interesting and fun too. I recommend this app to everyone of my students and everyone that walks through the doors of our dive shop. If you are looking for the best dive log app with tons of other functions that you will use and enjoy; then look no further and enjoy your new Buddy!
Favorite Logbook & Dive Community App
05/06/2024

Wzburton

The Buddy is a fantastic scuba diving companion app!The logbook functionality is crazy robust and allows you to put tons of details into each of your dive logs. Being able to add photos and videos to your logs helps keeps all your dive memories in one place. The ability to have a digital dive bag to keep track of all the gear you use and mark what gear you use on each dive is so cool. From an instructor and dive shop owner point of view the ability to push dive log verification to my students is awesome, and helps to teach them how to make good dive logs. The social aspect of the app makes it fun to keep up with our divers as they go on and explore the underwater world. It’s a great way to interact with other divers, and the articles that are posted are interesting and fun too. I recommend this app to everyone of my students and everyone that walks through the doors of our dive shop. If you are looking for the best dive log app with tons of other functions that you will use and enjoy; then look no further and enjoy your new Buddy!
Fun, easy to use, and beautiful, yet it lacks many advanced features
04/09/2024

Onema
This dive log app shines with its user-friendly interface, easy navigation, and visually appealing design, making it a joy to use for logging your underwater journeys. Setting up is a breeze, thanks to a straightforward account creation process and unobtrusive email communications, which is always appreciated.However, while the app serves well for basic dive logging needs, it currently misses out on several advanced features that some divers might find essential. These include the ability to download data directly from your dive computer, support for various advanced diving types like technical, cave, and dives using double tanks or stage deco mixes, and the capability to export your data for external use. Additionally, divers associated with smaller certification organizations such as GUE or UTD might notice the orgs are missing from the cert cards section.Interestingly, the app allows for logging of technical depths up to 400ft and the use of trimix gas mixes, yet it falls short in accommodating gas volumes over 130 cubic feet or setting up a double tank configurations.Overall, this app is a fantastic choice for casual, recreational divers seeking a simple and engaging way to track and share their underwater adventures, complete with basic info and photos.Its social features hold promise, though the community around it is still growing. For divers delving into more advanced forms of diving, it's worth noting the app currently lacks some functionalities that might enhance their logging experience, such as direct data downloads from dive computers and support for advanced diving settings.

Developer Response
Aloha Onema, Thank you for the feedback. We’re working on computer integration now and will announce when it’s available. We’ll add GUE and UTD to the agency selection. And, we’ll speak with the team to accommdate gas volumes over 130 cubic feet or setting up a double tank configurations. Within your profile and settings — you can add any other points to the ‘Feedback’ section for our team to receive and address as best we can. Additionally, we have new features coming out including a way to meet new dive buddies around the world!Thank you for your support and hope your rating will increase as we address each of these points. The Buddy Team
Fun, easy to use, and beautiful, yet it lacks many advanced features
04/09/2024

Onema

This dive log app shines with its user-friendly interface, easy navigation, and visually appealing design, making it a joy to use for logging your underwater journeys. Setting up is a breeze, thanks to a straightforward account creation process and unobtrusive email communications, which is always appreciated.However, while the app serves well for basic dive logging needs, it currently misses out on several advanced features that some divers might find essential. These include the ability to download data directly from your dive computer, support for various advanced diving types like technical, cave, and dives using double tanks or stage deco mixes, and the capability to export your data for external use. Additionally, divers associated with smaller certification organizations such as GUE or UTD might notice the orgs are missing from the cert cards section.Interestingly, the app allows for logging of technical depths up to 400ft and the use of trimix gas mixes, yet it falls short in accommodating gas volumes over 130 cubic feet or setting up a double tank configurations.Overall, this app is a fantastic choice for casual, recreational divers seeking a simple and engaging way to track and share their underwater adventures, complete with basic info and photos.Its social features hold promise, though the community around it is still growing. For divers delving into more advanced forms of diving, it's worth noting the app currently lacks some functionalities that might enhance their logging experience, such as direct data downloads from dive computers and support for advanced diving settings.
Developer Response 05/04/2024
Aloha Onema, Thank you for the feedback. We’re working on computer integration now and will announce when it’s available. We’ll add GUE and UTD to the agency selection. And, we’ll speak with the team to accommdate gas volumes over 130 cubic feet or setting up a double tank configurations. Within your profile and settings — you can add any other points to the ‘Feedback’ section for our team to receive and address as best we can. Additionally, we have new features coming out including a way to meet new dive buddies around the world!Thank you for your support and hope your rating will increase as we address each of these points. The Buddy Team
Amazing Scuba Diving App with All the Features!
06/02/2023

sharifmatar
I have been using the Buddy app for scuba diving, and I must say, it has exceeded my expectations in every way! This app is a game-changer for divers who want to log their dives and so much more.Firstly, the user interface is sleek and intuitive, making it incredibly easy to navigate. Logging dives has never been simpler; I can effortlessly record all the necessary details, such as dive location, depth, duration, and even attach photos to create a comprehensive dive logbook.The app's community aspect is another fantastic aspect. I can connect with fellow divers, share my dive experiences, and even discover new dive sites recommended by other users. It adds a social element to diving, fostering a sense of camaraderie among diving enthusiasts.Overall, I highly recommend the Buddy app to all scuba diving enthusiasts. Its user-friendly interface, comprehensive features, and emphasis on community make it the ultimate companion for every dive. Give it a try, and you won't be disappointed!
Amazing Scuba Diving App with All the Features!
06/02/2023

sharifmatar

I have been using the Buddy app for scuba diving, and I must say, it has exceeded my expectations in every way! This app is a game-changer for divers who want to log their dives and so much more.Firstly, the user interface is sleek and intuitive, making it incredibly easy to navigate. Logging dives has never been simpler; I can effortlessly record all the necessary details, such as dive location, depth, duration, and even attach photos to create a comprehensive dive logbook.The app's community aspect is another fantastic aspect. I can connect with fellow divers, share my dive experiences, and even discover new dive sites recommended by other users. It adds a social element to diving, fostering a sense of camaraderie among diving enthusiasts.Overall, I highly recommend the Buddy app to all scuba diving enthusiasts. Its user-friendly interface, comprehensive features, and emphasis on community make it the ultimate companion for every dive. Give it a try, and you won't be disappointed!
Pretty Useless
08/08/2024

Bventures
I want to like it. But it’s pretty useless. It seems like I’d have to pay for the social aspects of the app, without knowing how many people are in my area for it to be worthwhile. When searching for buddies in my area, it yields only a handful of results. As a dive log, I have to log manually, no option to import or export data. I don’t see that being any better than the padi, naui, or ssi apps that allows me to manually log dives. Worst is, I was testing the dive log feature with dummy data. Although it’s only in draft, it comes up in public searches. Although I save it as private, it still pops up in public searches. I delete the draft, it tells me the draft was successfully deleted, and yeap, you guessed it, it’s still coming up in public searches. I deleted and reinstalled the app to clear it from cache… nope it’s still there. Who’s doing qa on this??
Pretty Useless
08/08/2024

Bventures

I want to like it. But it’s pretty useless. It seems like I’d have to pay for the social aspects of the app, without knowing how many people are in my area for it to be worthwhile. When searching for buddies in my area, it yields only a handful of results. As a dive log, I have to log manually, no option to import or export data. I don’t see that being any better than the padi, naui, or ssi apps that allows me to manually log dives. Worst is, I was testing the dive log feature with dummy data. Although it’s only in draft, it comes up in public searches. Although I save it as private, it still pops up in public searches. I delete the draft, it tells me the draft was successfully deleted, and yeap, you guessed it, it’s still coming up in public searches. I deleted and reinstalled the app to clear it from cache… nope it’s still there. Who’s doing qa on this??

WHAT’S NEW: SCUBAPRO SYNC! Sync dives directly from ScubaPro devices—no more manual logs! NOTE: This feature activates once ScubaPro releases their LogTRAK update. Hang tight! Plus, minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

Version 4.0.16

Mar 11

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