Volcom vs Dark Seas Division
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.
Dark Seas Division
Access exclusive collection launches and special offers with this shopping app. Enjoy a seamless browsing and checkout experience for all your favorite items, delivered right to your fingertips.
- Early access to collection launches
- Special offers
- Seamless shopping experience
- Easy browsing
- Push notifications for launches
- Secure and fast checkout
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Download the Dark Seas app to get early access to collection launches, special offers, and a seamless shopping experience. 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 special offers and launches through push notifications. 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
The clearest difference is ads: Volcom at none against Dark Seas Division's shown. Volcom also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, update cadence 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 Volcom against 5.0 for Dark Seas Division. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Volcom has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Volcom | Dark Seas Division |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VOLCOM LLC | Dark Seas |
Customer experience
Volcom
Dark Seas Division
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
Dark Seas Division
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Volcom
No in-app purchases
Dark Seas Division
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Volcom free?
Is Dark Seas Division free?
Which has better reviews, Volcom or Dark Seas Division?
Do Volcom or Dark Seas Division have ads?
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