This is how much the new feature now costs
A long-awaited feature of the new Apple Watch Ultra requires a subscription for proper use. Now the corresponding diving app has been published and with it the costs in this country.
Update from November 29, 2022: The app that was announced in September is now available “Oceanic+” available for users of an Apple Watch Ultra, as Apple announced in a press release. This turns Apple’s extreme smartwatch into a genuine dive computer.
However, if you want to operate the smart watch with all the essential features, you have to pay for access to decompression tracking, nitrogen saturation, the location planner and unlimited logbook capacity is only available by subscription. With a daily subscription, for example, you pay EUR 5.99 for occasional use, EUR 10.49 per month and at least EUR 88.99 per year. For shared access with up to five other people, 134.99 euros are due. The app requires at least watchOS 9.1 and on the iPhone iOS 16.1.
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If desired, the Apple Watch Ultra can also be used as a professional dive computer. Apple never tired of emphasizing this ingenious feature during the presentation. However, if you want this will have to get the new Oceanic+ app from the App Store later this fall.
Apple Watch Ultra: Important features of the diving app only in the subscription
This does not come directly from Apple, but from the specialist supplier Huish Outdoors. Basically, the app with its basic functions initially costs nothing. So essential for survival and a matter of course for dive computers Important things like the display of the decompression time cost extra, as is now known (Source: oceanic). A one-time payment is not enough, a subscription is mandatory.
The function as a dive computer stands out:
The daily price of just under 5 US dollars is not exactly cheap. It’s cheaper for longer periods. Expect $10 for a month, $80 for a year, and $130 for the family pack for up to 5 users. All of these are ongoing extra costs that have to be considered and do not arise with classic dive computers (view at Amazon). However, an Apple Watch for just under 1,000 euros (see Amazon) is much more than just a pure dive computer, so a direct comparison is not entirely correct and is rather difficult.
For whom is the app worthwhile?
Bottom line: Occasional divers and diving vacationers will certainly opt for a monthly subscription – depending on their needs. However, true professionals may prefer to use their classic dive computer in the future. Unless, in the end, Apple’s solution is so convincing that you are happy to accept the extra costs over a longer period of time.
