Volcom vs Billabong US
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.
Billabong US
Access new clothing collections early and receive exclusive offers. Enjoy a streamlined shopping experience with quick browsing and secure checkout for all your favorite lifestyle apparel.
- Early access to collection launches
- Exclusive special offers
- Seamless shopping experience
- Easy browsing of new arrivals
- Secure and fast checkout
- Push notifications for updates
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Download the Billabong 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 review sentiment: Volcom at 85% against Billabong US's 0%. Volcom also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
Volcom holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Volcom has 1.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Volcom's written reviews are positive against 0% of Billabong US's.
Volcom ships an update monthly, Billabong US every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Volcom | Billabong US |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.6K ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VOLCOM LLC | Billabong |
Customer experience
Volcom
Billabong US
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
Billabong US
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Volcom
No in-app purchases
Billabong US
No in-app purchases
