blackriver vs Volcom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
blackriver
This app is the premier online destination for professional fingerboard equipment. It offers a comprehensive selection of ramps, boards, wheels, trucks, and accessories from both in-house and other high-quality brands. Catering to all skill levels, it's a one-stop shop for enthusiasts.
- Fingerboard ramps
- Fingerboards
- Wheels and trucks
- Special equipment
- In-house and third-party brands
- All skill levels
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Blackriver was founded in 1999, with the goal of producing and providing the world with professional fingerboard equipment. Since then, Blackriver has been the number one online shop for fingerboarding gear. Whether it be fingerboard ramps, fingerboards, wheels, trucks, or special equipment, we have everything you need, for every skill level. Apart from our inhouse brands (Blackriver, Berlinwood, Bollie, Riptape), we offer other high quality brands such as Flatface, Sorry, Dislocation, and Pop Decks. As the first company in the world to recognize fingerboarding as a sport, we have pioneered the way for fingerboarding. We characterize our company with the constant development and innovation of new products, as well as worldwide contests, and the sponsorship of team riders.
Volcom
Explore a wide range of clothing and accessories inspired by skateboarding, surfing, and snowboarding culture. Discover products for men, women, and kids across various categories, including outdoor gear and fashion.
- Skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding inspired apparel
- Clothing for men, women, and kids
- Outdoor, snow, swim, skate, denim
- Accessories and fashion items
- Supports music and arts initiatives
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Inspired by creative spirit, Volcom was founded as a clothing company rooted in skateboarding, surfing, and snowboarding. Building upon the foundation of sport culture, Volcom also supports initiatives in music and the arts and lives by the mantra ‘True To This’ as a rallying cry for persistent rebels and creatives that follow their passions. Volcom creates meaningful products for men, women and kids across a variety of categories including outdoor, snow, swim, skate, denim, accessories, fashion and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Volcom at none against blackriver's shown. Volcom also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). blackriver's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 83%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating and in-app purchases 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 — 4.9 for blackriver against 4.9 for Volcom. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Volcom has 1.6K ratings behind it against 159, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of blackriver's written reviews are positive against 83% of Volcom's.
blackriver ships an update every 9 months, Volcom monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | blackriver | Volcom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (159 ratings) — better | 4.9 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 159 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blackriver GmbH | VOLCOM LLC |
Customer experience
blackriver
Volcom
Bugs and requests
blackriver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Volcom
Reported bugs
1 issue- Payment issues with app not accepting certain cards
Requested features
2 requests- Allow color/style selection from product pages
- Improve rewards program functionality on app
In-app purchases
blackriver
No in-app purchases
Volcom
No in-app purchases
