Comparison

BattlBox vs Off The Grid Surplus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BattlBox

Manage your outdoor and survival gear subscription, shop for new items, and access exclusive content. Stay updated with shipping notifications, new product leaks, and community discussions.

Highlights
  • Manage subscription
  • Shop for gear
  • Watch Mission videos
  • Read articles
  • Access FAQ and Forum
  • Receive push notifications
Features
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From the industry leader in outdoor and survival gear, comes the app that can do it all. Manage your account, watch the latest videos, peruse the SHOP, read the latest articles, receive notifications when your BattlBox has been shipped, get notifications of the latest leaks, and more! Manage your subscription (upgrade/downgrade, skip a month, reactivate/cancel, change address, change billing) View and shop through the BattlBox SHOP Watch Mission videos Read BattlBox articles Access the FAQ Access the BattlBox Forum Get push notifications regarding your subscription, teasers, and promotional sales

About

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.

Highlights
  • Exclusive discounts
  • Early access to launches
  • First-to-know notifications
  • Easy browsing
  • Secure and fast checkout
Features
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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.

Screenshots

BattlBox4 screens
Off The Grid Surplus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Off The Grid Surplus at 100% against BattlBox's 28%. Off The Grid Surplus also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). BattlBox's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Off The Grid Surplus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 83 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of BattlBox's written reviews are positive against 100% of Off The Grid Surplus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BattlBox ships an update every 2 months, Off The Grid Surplus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BattlBox versus Off The Grid Surplus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBattlBoxOff The Grid Surplus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (36 ratings)4.9 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3683 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBattlBox LLCOff The Grid Surplus

Customer experience

BattlBox

All ratings36 ratings
Positive47.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative47.2%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative66.7%

Off The Grid Surplus

All ratings83 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BattlBox

No in-app purchases

None

Off The Grid Surplus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BattlBox free?
BattlBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Off The Grid Surplus free?
Off The Grid Surplus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BattlBox or Off The Grid Surplus?
Off The Grid Surplus is rated higher. BattlBox averages 3.0 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Off The Grid Surplus averages 4.9 from 83 ratings.
Do BattlBox or Off The Grid Surplus have ads?
Off The Grid Surplus shows ads; BattlBox does not.
Which is updated more often, BattlBox or Off The Grid Surplus?
BattlBox ships an update every 2 months, and Off The Grid Surplus every 3 weeks. Most recently, BattlBox was updated on September 23, 2026 and Off The Grid Surplus on June 5, 2026.

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