Volkano Active vs Octiv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Volkano Active
This app syncs with your iOS Health app and a compatible smartwatch to track sports performance. It also provides notifications for calls, texts, and social media, and allows for sending/receiving messages and calls directly from the watch.
- iOS Health integration
- Smartwatch sport performance monitoring
- Incoming call notifications
- Text message notifications
- Social network notifications
- Send/receive SMS and calls via smartwatch
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Volkano Active APP integrates with iOS Health App. It works with our smartwatch to monitor your sport performane. It notifies you notify you when there are incoming calls, text messages or social networks notifications. It also allows you to send and receive SMS messages and phone calls with our smartwatch.
Octiv
Manage your fitness business operations with this comprehensive platform. Streamline class bookings, track workouts, log injuries, manage payments, and connect with your community. Ideal for gyms, studios, and trainers.
- Class booking
- Workout tracking
- Training logbook
- Injury tracking
- Account and payment management
- Community interaction
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Octiv is a comprehensive and user-friendly platform, designed to streamline, automate and professionalise the operations of fitness businesses. As a member and user of the Octiv application, you will tap into technology that enriches your fitness experience with booking of classes, workout tracking, a training logbook, injury tracking, managing your accounts and payments, the ability to interact with trainers and fellow members, and more. Octiv services a broad range of fitness communities including CrossFit, functional fitness, yoga, pilates, dance, boxing, personal trainers, and more. We exist to grow active and healthy communities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Volkano Active at 100% against Octiv's 30%. Volkano Active also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Volkano Active holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Volkano Active's written reviews are positive against 30% of Octiv's.
Volkano Active ships an update every 2 months, Octiv every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Volkano Active | Octiv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 29.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 226 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SMD Technologies Pty LTD | OCTIV FITNESS (PTY) LTD |
Customer experience
Volkano Active
Octiv
In-app purchases
Volkano Active
No in-app purchases
Octiv
No in-app purchases
