Volcom vs Section 119
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Section 119
Discover premium rock and roll merchandise inspired by iconic bands. Find apparel for men and women, including tops, bottoms, and accessories. New items and deals are added weekly.
- Premium rock & roll merchandise
- Music inspired apparel
- Tops, bottoms, and accessories
- Grateful Dead, Phish, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Beatles
- New arrivals weekly
- Special deals
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Section 119 is home to premium rock & roll merchandise. It's made for fans, by fans. Committed to filling customers' closets with music inspired apparel for both men and women. The assortment offers tops, bottoms and accessories from The Grateful Dead, Phish, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, and The Beatles. Every season has something for everyone, including hoodies, board shorts, button-downs, and activewear. With new arrivals landing weekly and special deals throughout the year.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Volcom at none against Section 119's shown. Volcom also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Volcom against 4.8 for Section 119. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 946 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Volcom's written reviews are positive against 77% of Section 119's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Volcom | Section 119 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.8 (946 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 77.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 946 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VOLCOM LLC | Section 119 |
Customer experience
Volcom
Section 119
User reviews
Volcom
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 💎 Quality clothing
- 🎉 Loyalty points program
- 🛒 Convenient app experience
- 💰 Great deals and discounts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Rewards section not loading
- 🔍 Limited color/style selection on product pages
Section 119
From 946 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Quality products
- 👍 Excellent customer service
- 👍 Unique and stylish designs
- 👍 Smooth transaction and easy returns
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy app with crashes and loading issues
- 💰 High shipping costs
- 🚫 Lack of response to customer inquiries
Bugs and 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
Section 119
Reported bugs
2 issues- App not providing promised discount codes
- App crashes and navigation issues
Requested features
2 requests- More sizes and availability for popular items
- Reliable app discount codes
In-app purchases
Volcom
No in-app purchases
Section 119
No in-app purchases
