SCUBADVISOR: DIVING 4.0

Perfect example of how entrepreneurial spirit and passion transform an entire sector

What. Scubadvisor is an innovative app addressed to scuba diving lovers. It is available both on Play Store and Apple Store, and it is the first made in Italy app in the world that offers a free service to professional and diving enthusiasts. It is a unique solution for activities management, it allows to localize the best diving spots, to book diving sessions in affiliate centres and to find out new others, with the aim of planning a perfect immersion.

History. Scubadvisor was conceived in 2019 by Marco Prandi and Alessandro D’Antonio, with the consultancy of Italy’s top freediver, Umberto Pelizzari, and after two years of hard work, it was released its very first version. Since then, the two young startuppers never stopped to make their best to improve the app.

Strengths. Scubadvisor is addressed both to diving enthuiasts - experts and amateurs, offering them several features that facilitate their preparation on land and the experience at sea - and to diving centres, diving clothing and equipement stores, giving them the opportunity to get in touch with new potential customers and users of their services. In addition, the app allows bookings in 11 different currencies. Scubadvisor provides users with an SOS service with an emergency number and location via coordinates, while at the same time allowing them to share details of their best dives.

Diving is for everyone. Recently Scubadvisor has formalized a significant partnership with HSA Italia, Handicapped Scuba Association: the international organization that has been operating for more than 40 years in about 50 countries around the world in diving and aquatic activities practiced by people with disabilities. The app reports diving centers in which HSA-trained instructors, professionals and dive educators are able to welcome people with disabilities, allowing them to experience a day of diving, snorkeling or apnea activities.