how it came to be
Once my paper logbook was full, I went looking for a digital replacement. What I found sent me down a five-year detour.
Clunky interfaces, missing features. Chatting with fellow divers on trips, it seemed everyone either reluctantly settled for the PADI or SSI apps — the path of least resistance, but still leaving much to be desired — or gave up logging completely.
That part I could live with. A logbook is a logbook. What actually wore me down was everything that happened before the trip.
before every trip
As I prepped for dive adventures around the globe, I found myself caught in the same time-consuming cycle before each one.
Deciphering what to bring based on water temperature — cue frantic logbook flipping, trying to recall similar dives.
Calculating weight belt requirements based on wetsuit thickness. More logbook acrobatics, with no real clue if past weights were spot-on or way off.
↳ first-dive guesswork and splashing ensues
Filling out repetitive paperwork that felt like déjà vu every single time.
I decided to create a dive app that would streamline these processes and save me from endless research and logbook archaeology. Something that eliminated all my dive-prep ruminations and actually extracted data and value from these logbooks.
Enter SCUBAzen:
…with more features in development
SCUBAzen is built for the recreational diver: streamlining the logistics so your vacation stays a vacation, and your focus stays where it belongs — on the mesmerizing world beneath the waves.
If something's broken or missing, the email below reaches me directly.
Ericfounder, SCUBAzen
[email protected]
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