Dive Log Book
Dive Log Book is a legacy utility for importing and displaying SCUBAPRO UWATEC dive computer data on iPhone.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app to digitize and carry historical dive logs from legacy PC software, serving a niche need for long-term data preservation.
For Scuba divers using legacy SCUBAPRO UWATEC equipment who need to digitize and carry their dive logs.
What does it look like?
Key features
Imports dive profile data from SmartTRAK and DataTRAK PC files to the mobile device.
Transfers dive logs from Aladin, Smart, and Galileo series dive computers.
Provides reference images of fish, corals, and nudibranchs for identification.
How much does it cost?
The app is distributed as a free utility with no visible subscription or IAP gates.
Velocity
Dormant developmentopaqueShow more...
Dive Log Book has been inactive for 3,406 days, placing it firmly in the zombie category. The development history shows no activity for nearly a decade, indicating the project is no longer supported. There are no signs of recent feature development, maintenance, or live operations.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
Read the full review analysisCompetition
Competitive landscape for Dive Log Book
How's the Sports market?
Dive Log Book occupies a legacy utility position in the Sports category, with no updates since March 2017 and a 1.3-star rating. The lack of active development prevents it from competing with modern, automated logging platforms.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Dirk Hohndel
This is the most active, feature-rich, and widely adopted open-source dive logging platform currently available.
- Supports comprehensive multi-vendor dive computer downloads via Bluetooth and USB connectivity
- Provides advanced graphical dive profile analysis tools that exceed basic manual logging capabilities
- Maintains a robust cross-platform synchronization engine between desktop and mobile environments
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Key takeaways for Dive Log Book
Where is it heading?
The dive logging market is consolidating around automated, cross-platform solutions that sync directly with modern hardware. Dive Log Book remains exposed and stagnant, as its reliance on manual legacy imports provides no path to retention in a market that demands real-time data visualization.
- The nine-year development hiatus confirms the app is in maintenance-only mode, which accelerates user churn to modern, feature-rich alternatives.
- The 1.3-star rating indicates that the current feature set fails to meet modern user expectations for connectivity and stability.
The SWOT
- Niche compatibility with legacy SCUBAPRO UWATEC hardware series
- Pivot to an open-source archive model to preserve legacy data access
Next best moves
Sunset the product because the nine-year development gap makes maintenance unviable → reallocate resources to modern platform development.
The counter-intuitive read
The app's primary value is not as a functional tool…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Automated multi-vendor dive computer downloads (available in Subsurface-mobile) +2
Since the last report: The intelligence report shifted from exploring a potential cloud-native pivot to recommending a product sunset due to sustained development dormancy.
Bottom line
Dive Log Book is a legacy utility that no longer meets modern diver needs, because its nine-year development silence prevents it from supporting automated data ingestion. The PM should sunset the app to avoid further brand drag and focus on modern platforms.
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Is Dive Log Book still supported for new dive computers?
How does Dive Log Book compare to Subsurface-mobile?
What is a better alternative for modern dive logging?
Sources
- [1] App Store
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