# Tortuba — Press Kit

> Logbook & fish guide

- Canonical press kit: https://tortuba.com/press/ (this file: https://tortuba.com/press/index.md)
- Last updated: 2026-07-17
- Press contact: press@goodwhale.me (no PR firm — you reach the developer directly)

## Fact sheet

- **Price**: Free
- **Platforms**: iPhone, iPad
- **Category**: Sports
- **Languages**: English, French, Spanish
- **First released**: October 2012
- **Species database**: 10,000 marine species, works offline
- **What’s next**: A major refresh is in the works: new UI, cloud sync, and a few surprises
- **Made by**: Arnaud Joubay (Goodwhale)
- **App Store**: https://apps.apple.com/app/id530872097
- **Website**: https://tortuba.com/

## Ready-to-use descriptions

**One sentence (~25 words):** Tortuba is a dive logbook you’ll love to fill, with a playful design and an offline guide to identify 10,000 marine species.

**Short paragraph (~50 words):** Tortuba combines a scuba and snorkel logbook with a fish guide: log dives with all their parameters, then identify the species you met among 10,000 — by type, body shape, scientific or common name — even offline.

**Full paragraph (~100 words):** Tortuba is a logbook divers love to fill, thanks to its playful and simple design. More than a logbook, it helps snorkelers and scuba divers identify the marine species they encountered — 10,000 of them, searchable by type, body shape, scientific or common name, offline. Log duration, depth, air, site, buddies and conditions; have teammates sign your logbook; let a toothy William Shakespeare coach your dive stories; and give nicknames to the fish you keep meeting. First released in 2012, Tortuba is preparing a major refresh: new UI, cloud sync, and a few surprises.

## About

Tortuba is a logbook you will love to fill, with its playful and simple design.

More than a logbook, it helps you identify marine species and tell your stories of underwater encounters, whether you were snorkeling or scuba diving. You can even keep your paper logbook along with this one, and use Tortuba for the offline species database.

I want you to keep beautiful memories of those fascinating marine species, have fun collecting them, and be proud to share them. That is the best way to inspire people, bring the Ocean to them, and raise awareness about the marine species you care about.

You can make a difference with your dives. Don’t just keep your dive number growing; keep the number of people you inspired growing too.
### Sound familiar?

- You met writer’s block, or entirely gave up writing your logbook
- You forgot what that fish you enjoyed so much was called — or even looked like
- You came back with 10,000 photos and videos without knowing what to do with them
- You wish you didn’t have to carry 10 kg of books to identify fish
- You want to know where to spot a given fish
### What’s next

A major refresh of Tortuba is in the works: a brand-new UI, cloud sync, and a few surprises. The current version remains available on the App Store.

## Features

- Simple and playful design
- Works offline
- Lots of parameters: duration, depth, air, site, buddies, conditions, and much more
- Teammates and instructors can sign your logbook — or stamp it with a photo
- Identification of 10,000 species by type, body shape, scientific or common name
- Species photos to illustrate your logbook
- Writing coach: a toothy William Shakespeare helps you put your memories together
- Remember every fish you saw and where — nicknames included
- Add teammates (or anyone, really) to your dives

## Pricing

Tortuba is currently free on the App Store.

## Quotes from the developer

Attribute to Arnaud Joubay, developer of Tortuba:

> "A logbook is not paperwork — it’s the story of your dives. Tortuba just makes you want to write it." — on the app’s design
> "Don’t just keep your dive count growing; keep the number of people you inspired growing too." — on why dive stories matter

## Assets

- App icon: https://tortuba.com/press/app-icon.png
- Press kit bundle (ZIP): https://tortuba.com/press/tortuba-press-kit.zip

### Screenshots

- https://tortuba.com/press/images/ipad/ipad-01.png (552×414, Tortuba iPad screenshot 01)
- https://tortuba.com/press/images/ipad/ipad-02.png (552×414, Tortuba iPad screenshot 02)
- https://tortuba.com/press/images/ipad/ipad-03.png (552×414, Tortuba iPad screenshot 03)
- https://tortuba.com/press/images/ipad/ipad-04.png (552×414, Tortuba iPad screenshot 04)
- https://tortuba.com/press/images/ipad/ipad-05.png (552×414, Tortuba iPad screenshot 05)
- https://tortuba.com/press/images/iphone/iphone-01.png (392×696, Tortuba iPhone screenshot 01)
- https://tortuba.com/press/images/iphone/iphone-02.png (392×696, Tortuba iPhone screenshot 02)
- https://tortuba.com/press/images/iphone/iphone-03.png (392×696, Tortuba iPhone screenshot 03)
- https://tortuba.com/press/images/iphone/iphone-04.png (392×696, Tortuba iPhone screenshot 04)
- https://tortuba.com/press/images/iphone/iphone-05.png (392×696, Tortuba iPhone screenshot 05)

## Links

- Website: https://tortuba.com/
- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id530872097
- Wildlife guides: https://tortuba.com/animals/

## Press kit changelog

- 2026-07-17: First self-hosted press kit at tortuba.com/press/.