Buddy: Social Dive App
Share your love of the ocean.
Only for iPhone
Free · In-App Purchases
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!
more 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.
4.0.16 11 Mar
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.
4.0.15 23 Feb
New Feature: Book with Buddy Businesses
Booking is finally here! You can now book dive activities directly in the Dive with Buddy app — including trips, tours, and certification courses.
We’ve launched the new Bookings Tab, powered by Buddy Booking, featuring dive shops and instructors from around the world. These are just the first wave of businesses going live — more coming soon!
What’s Inside:
Featured Activities on Home: See top activities handpicked by the Buddy team — from epic trips to unique courses.
Bookable Listings First: In the new tab, shops with live bookable activities will show at the top, followed by others listed in the app.
Real-Time Booking: No more back-and-forth. If it’s listed, you can book it instantly.
Tap the Bookings Tab or scroll the home screen to explore what’s live — and get ready to dive in.
4.0.14 01/11/2025
New Feature: Book with Buddy Businesses
Booking is finally here! You can now book dive activities directly in the Dive with Buddy app — including trips, tours, and certification courses.
We’ve launched the new Bookings Tab, powered by Buddy Booking, featuring dive shops and instructors from around the world. These are just the first wave of businesses going live — more coming soon!
What’s Inside:
Featured Activities on Home: See top activities handpicked by the Buddy team — from epic trips to unique courses.
Bookable Listings First: In the new tab, shops with live bookable activities will show at the top, followed by others listed in the app.
Real-Time Booking: No more back-and-forth. If it’s listed, you can book it instantly.
Tap the Bookings Tab or scroll the home screen to explore what’s live — and get ready to dive in.
4.0.13 13/10/2025
New Feature: Book with Buddy Businesses
Booking is finally here! You can now book dive activities directly in the Dive with Buddy app — including trips, tours, and certification courses.
We’ve launched the new Bookings Tab, powered by Buddy Booking, featuring dive shops and instructors from around the world. These are just the first wave of businesses going live — more coming soon!
What’s Inside:
Featured Activities on Home: See top activities handpicked by the Buddy team — from epic trips to unique courses.
Bookable Listings First: In the new tab, shops with live bookable activities will show at the top, followed by others listed in the app.
Real-Time Booking: No more back-and-forth. If it’s listed, you can book it instantly.
Tap the Bookings Tab or scroll the home screen to explore what’s live — and get ready to dive in.
4.0.12 22/07/2025
Enjoy a faster, smoother Discover Feed – we've made some behind-the-scenes improvements to boost performance and increase stability.
4.0.11 31/03/2025
Discover Videos Are Here!
Get ready to scroll like never before—our Discover Feed just levelled up with videos! Dive in and explore even more awesome content, now with the added flair of video. Don't miss out on all the action—start watching now!
4.0.10 22/01/2025
Discover Videos Are Here!
Get ready to scroll like never before—our Discover Feed just levelled up with videos! Dive in and explore even more awesome content, now with the added flair of video. Don't miss out on all the action—start watching now!
4.0.9 19/12/2024
Discover Videos Are Here!
Get ready to scroll like never before—our Discover Feed just levelled up with videos! Dive in and explore even more awesome content, now with the added flair of video. Don't miss out on all the action—start watching now!
4.0.8 18/11/2024
Discover Videos Are Here!
Get ready to scroll like never before—our Discover Feed just levelled up with videos! Dive in and explore even more awesome content, now with the added flair of video. Don't miss out on all the action—start watching now!
4.0.7 24/10/2024
Offline Mode
Log your dives while you're offline! When you're connected again you can add extra details and publish to share with buddies.
4.0.6 08/08/2024
Offline Mode
Log your dives while you're offline! When you're connected again you can add extra details and publish to share with buddies.
4.0.5 08/07/2024
Meet: Buddy Radar
Find New Dive Buddies!
Explore our latest feature, Meet: Buddy Radar! Now you can see nearby divers, add them, and message directly to meet up. Plan ahead with Trip Radars for future travel locations.
Filter matches by diver type and gender to find the right buddy.
Free & Premium Options
Start with free limited access or subscribe for full functionality including advanced filters and 10 trip radars (1 month free trial!)
4.0.3 07/06/2024
Meet: Buddy Radar
Find New Dive Buddies!
Explore our latest feature, Meet: Buddy Radar! Now you can see nearby divers, add them, and message directly to meet up. Plan ahead with Trip Radars for future travel locations.
Filter matches by diver type and gender to find the right buddy.
Free & Premium Options
Start with free limited access or subscribe for full functionality including advanced filters and 10 trip radars (1 month free trial!)
4.0.2 29/05/2024
Meet: Buddy Radar
Find New Dive Buddies!
Explore our latest feature, Meet: Buddy Radar! Now you can see nearby divers, add them, and message directly to meet up. Plan ahead with Trip Radars for future travel locations.
Filter matches by diver type and gender to find the right buddy.
Free & Premium Options
Start with free limited access or subscribe for full functionality including advanced filters and 10 trip radars (1 month free trial!)
4.0.1 23/05/2024
Meet: Buddy Radar
Find New Dive Buddies!
Explore our latest feature, Meet: Buddy Radar! Now you can see nearby divers, add them, and message directly to meet up. Plan ahead with Trip Radars for future travel locations.
Filter matches by diver type and gender to find the right buddy.
Free & Premium Options
Start with free limited access or subscribe for full functionality including advanced filters and 10 trip radars (1 month free trial!)
4.0.0 08/05/2024
Group Messaging
Message your friends as a group! Create your dive tour chats, update customers, or even outline the details of a clean-up event or dive trip.
Gear
List all your gear in your profile for your friends and followers to shop directly from with your affiliation links. (We’ve also added ‘Hydration’ and 3mm Wetsuit).
Upload Certification Photo
When adding your dive certifications, now you’ll be able to include a photo of the card itself, this helps our team verify your certification.
3.0.66 18/03/2024
Group Messaging
Message your friends as a group! Create your dive tour chats, update customers, or even outline the details of a clean-up event or dive trip.
Gear
List all your gear in your profile for your friends and followers to shop directly from with your affiliation links. (We’ve also added ‘Hydration’ and 3mm Wetsuit).
Upload Certification Photo
When adding your dive certifications, now you’ll be able to include a photo of the card itself, this helps our team verify your certification.
3.0.63 05/03/2024
Group Messaging
Message your friends as a group! Create your dive tour chats, update customers, or even outline the details of a clean-up event or dive trip.
Gear
List all your gear in your profile for your friends and followers to shop directly from with your affiliation links. (We’ve also added ‘Hydration’ and 3mm Wetsuit).
Upload Certification Photo
When adding your dive certifications, now you’ll be able to include a photo of the card itself, this helps our team verify your certification.
3.0.60 28/02/2024
Discover Feed
Launching an update on the main homepage of Buddy where you can view all kinds of dive content including other buddies dive logs and dive related content.
Switch Profile Type
Now you’re able to switch between a ‘Recreational’ profile type or ‘Professional’ profile type. The difference being ‘Professional’ profiles can add a ‘Dive Shop’ and ‘Tipping links to their profiles.
Design & Bug Fixes
We’re always addressing and improving design features and errors in the app. Please report anything in the ‘Feedback’ section within your profile settings.
3.0.37 18/01/2024
Discover Feed
Launching an update on the main homepage of Buddy where you can view all kinds of dive content including other buddies dive logs and dive related content.
Switch Profile Type
Now you’re able to switch between a ‘Recreational’ profile type or ‘Professional’ profile type. The difference being ‘Professional’ profiles can add a ‘Dive Shop’ and ‘Tipping links to their profiles.
Design & Bug Fixes
We’re always addressing and improving design features and errors in the app. Please report anything in the ‘Feedback’ section within your profile settings.
3.0.36 17/01/2024
Dive Shop & Design Updates
3.0.26 30/12/2023
Dive Shop & Design Updates
3.0.25 20/12/2023
Dive Shop & Design Updates
3.0.24 19/12/2023
Add & Search Dive Business Profiles & Update all your Gear!
Shoutout to Jennifer for the feedback :)
3.0.23 15/11/2023
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.
more Version 4.0.16 11 Mar
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