Blade City vs Off The Grid Surplus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blade City
Shop for knives, swords, and other blades anytime, anywhere. Receive exclusive notifications for product releases, promotions, and discounts. Browse categories or search for specific items to find the perfect blade.
- Exclusive product release notifications
- Promotions and discounts
- Browse mystery boxes, knives, and swords
- Shop by category
- Product search functionality
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Blade City brings you an App so you can shop with us anytime, any place, easier than ever Features: -Get exclusive product releases, promotions, and discounts through notifications -Browse our home page to see our mystery boxes, butterfly knives, karambits, swords, and other best sellers -Browse our different categories to find the best blade for you -Search for specific products in the search bar
Off The Grid Surplus
Shop the latest clothing arrivals and access exclusive discounts and early collection launches. Enjoy a seamless browsing and secure checkout experience with notifications for special offers.
- Exclusive discounts
- Early access to launches
- First-to-know notifications
- Easy browsing
- Secure and fast checkout
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Download the Off The Grid app to access exclusive discounts, early access to collection launches. Everything you love, right at your fingertips. EASY BROWSING Shop the freshest new arrivals across our entire catalog. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be first to know about exclusive offers and launches through first-to-know notifications and app-user-only early access. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new products in an instant with our super easy checkout.
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Verdict
Blade City and Off The Grid Surplus both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Off The Grid Surplus's written reviews are positive against 63% of Blade City's. Blade City's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 83). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Blade City against 4.9 for Off The Grid Surplus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blade City has 1.8K ratings behind it against 83, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Blade City's written reviews are positive against 100% of Off The Grid Surplus's.
Blade City ships an update monthly, Off The Grid Surplus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blade City | Off The Grid Surplus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.8K ratings) | 4.9 (83 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 83 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blade City Inc. | Off The Grid Surplus |
Customer experience
Blade City
Off The Grid Surplus
Bugs and requests
Blade City
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Checkout and payment problems
- Address validation issues
Requested features
3 requests- Wishlist or saved items feature
- Improved account and order tracking
- Expanded international shipping options
Off The Grid Surplus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blade City
No in-app purchases
Off The Grid Surplus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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