Diver Dash vs Oceanic Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diver Dash
Navigate a thrilling endless descent, dodging sharks and mines with simple one-finger controls. Master the mechanics to achieve high scores and unlock fun characters and themes.
- One-finger controls
- Endless scrolling gameplay
- Obstacle avoidance (sharks, mines)
- High score competition
- Unlockable characters and themes
- Coin and clam collection
Read full descriptionHide full description
'It uses a really easy to understand but difficult to master mechanic that gives it its own spot in the spectrum of twitchy high score chasers' - Jared Nelson, TouchArcade.com Diver Dash is a fast-paced scrolling arcade game where you avoid sharks and mines on your endless descent to the ocean floor. Press the screen to stop the obstacles and dash through the gaps. Compete with your Game Center friends and collect coins and clams to unlock all the wacky characters and themes. What are you waiting for? Dive in today!
Oceanic Dash
Test your reflexes in this fast-paced arcade game where you collect coins and dodge sharks. Navigate the ocean depths, avoid obstacles, and see how long you can survive before becoming shark food. It's an addictive challenge for quick gaming sessions.
- Collect coins
- Dodge sharks
- Tap or drag controls
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Avoid obstacles
Read full descriptionHide full description
Oceanic Dash is a challenging game where you have to collect as many coins as possible until you become shark food. Push your reflexes and reaction timing to the limit with this fun and addictive speed gameplay that will keep you entertained for hours. How far can you go? You can either drag the fish or tap on the screen for the fish to dash to that location. Gobble up coins floating on the sea floor. Dodge Great Whites, Hammerheads and Tiger sharks. Also don't smack into walls. Have fun, and don't explode into bubbles! Contains ads. No In App Purchases. Love fish? Love Emojis and Stickers? We also have Seamojis. Fish version: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/seamoji-fish-emojis/id1227608477 Sea Animal version: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/seamoji-sea-animal-emojis/id1235375101
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Oceanic Dash at none against Diver Dash's 13. Oceanic Dash also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Diver Dash's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Diver Dash sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Oceanic Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.
Oceanic Dash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diver Dash has 42 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Diver Dash's written reviews are positive against 100% of Oceanic Dash's.
Diver Dash ships an update monthly, Oceanic Dash every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diver Dash | Oceanic Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ezone.com | Zen Pixel Studios Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Diver Dash
Oceanic Dash
In-app purchases
Diver Dash
- GingerBread$0.99
- Hazmat$0.99
- Knight$0.99
Show 10 moreShow fewer
- Robot$0.99
- Spaceman$0.99
- Surf Dude$0.99
- Surfie$0.99
- Zombie$0.99
- X-Ray$0.99
- Coin Doubler$3.99
- Piggy Bank$3.99
- 1000 Clams$6.99
- 4000 Clams$20.99
Oceanic Dash
No in-app purchases
