iPhone Apps for Divers
Posted by Neil on January 25th, 2010
I know there are quite a few iPhone users within the club, so I thought I’d share a few Scuba-related Apps that I’ve found…
Divetime (free)
Lists over 11,500 Dive sites worldwide, using a Map Interface. Information is basic, but enough to help you plan. There’s also a website at http://www.divetime.com/
iDive Nitrox (59p)
App for calculating Max Depth, Equivalent Air Depth, etc. for Nitrox mixes. Not sure how useful it is in practice, though – would you take your iPhone on a Dive boat?
iDiving (59p)
I prefer this to the iDive Nitrox App above. It lets you plan a series of Air or Nitrox dives, and for each one it gives you the Non-decompression limits, EAD, PPO2, Max Allowed depth, etc.
Dive Log (£5.99)
Expensive, but very comprehensive Dive Log program. Stores comprehensive information about each dive, and can even import Dive profiles from various PC & Mac OS X Dive log programs. You can attach Photos to Dive Sites and Countries, and even get your Dive Buddy or Guide to sign your logbook using their finger, on a Signature screen.
Amazon Kindle (Free – books extra)
And finally, for those who need to keep their baggage allowance down… Amazon Kindle. This is basically an iPhone eBook reader, for those who can’t afford the US$259 for the Kindle device. Personally, I think it would be hard to read a whole novel on the iPhone screen, but it is useful for storing Guidebooks – and reference material, such as Martin Edge’s excellent “The Underwater Photographer” book. The paperback version weighs the best part of 1Kg, but the electronic version weighs nothing – and I find it invaluable as a reference guide.
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Great Neil; thanks.
and btw – if anyone’s thinking of buying Martin Edge’s book, a new edition is (literally) imminent (if it hasn’t already been published). So make sure you get the latest edition.
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