Scuba diving Watch | Oceanic‪+‬ 4+

I am not writing this to bash on something that’s it not. The software does have a solid purpose as a backup dive computer at the time of this review. The Apple Watch ultra itself is solid but that’s another review. This is about the Oceanic+ app. As mentioned in many reviews…this is not a primary device IMO. Without air integration you still need an SPG from the first stage if you don’t have another AI wrist computer with transmitter. The algorithms are tried and true, the compass is dialed in, and the interface works but the main issue to many is the air integration itself. Not discussing Tec and tri-mix. This is advertised as recreational scuba level hardware and application. As such it does meet those standards. I have used the Apple Watch Ultra on numerous dives so far using the Oceanic + app and I don’t have any complaints as it being my secondary device for recreational scuba. I will be interested to see if, and when, an AI solution becomes available in the near future.
As for the sync issue, it does appear that there is work and progress being done by the developer so I will give that some merit. After all, again, it’s my secondary device for now.
Let’s go make some bubbles!

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I had high hopes that this would be able to meet my needs as a casual sport diver. It does not.

I was doing some fairly shallow reef dives, less than 25 feet. The major problem is that every time I near the surface the app would decide that I was done with my dive and display either the end of dive screen or the “Ready to Dive” screen. Sometimes pushing the Action Button would cause it to start a new dive, sometimes it would do nothing leaving me without dive info. The app really needs to prioritize giving the diver information about the dive over a dive summary screen or the liability shifting screen. If a diver is at depth they have obviously decided they are ready to dive and the info they need is bottom time, and NDL info. Denying this info to a diver at depth is negligent. Also, it is well established convention that a new dive starts after 10 minutes surface interval, not whenever the diver ascends to a certain depth. It seems the app is conflating free dive functionality with scuba functionality.

The first day of diving the app wouldn’t even display dive info, just the zeros as if I where still on the surface. I checked the Health app and it did record depths, the app just didn’t show it. That night I reinstalled the app and the next day it worked but with the disappointing behaviors described above.

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Edit: Oceanic posted a response to my review and it completely changed my mind. I thought the “snorkeling” mode wouldn’t track dive related things but it does. That being the case the app is really good, I’m excited to add it to my list of dive equipment. My only change to the app would be to add some clarification for the snorkeling mode in app, stating it can be used for diving too. Other than that it seems to be a great app!

I have left my original review below for the sake of cohesion between their response and my review. But my original review has pretty much been washed clean of any concerns. Great job guys!

Let me preface this by saying the app is great. It has all the functionality you need from a dive computer, without the air integration. If you’re willing to pay the monthly or annual fee it’s a fantastic app. But the fee is the issue. If you want to scuba dive with it you don’t have any option but to purchase a membership. You can only snorkel on the free version. It’s disappointing to see that there’s not an option for diving for free, even if it was a basic interface. Looks like I won’t be replacing my EON Core any time soon.

Thank you for your feedback! The basic version of Oceanic+ is FREE and includes snorkeling mode which provides depth, time, logbook information and more. For full access to scuba mode which features decompression and tissue loading information including custom dive alarms, these features are only available in a paid subscription.