Comparison

Darkside Movement vs Oarsum

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Darkside Movement

Features
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Download the Darkside Movement app to easily book classes and manage your fitness experience - anytime, anywhere. Make a reservation, get added to a wait list, purchase class packages, check your profile and membership status, keep up to date with the latest products and services, and more – all from your device. Visit https://www.darksidemovement.com.au/ to learn more.

About

Oarsum

This app helps kayakers, canoeists, and rowers track their time on the water. Record live sessions, view distance and pace on Apple Watch, and get detailed trip summaries. It offers on-device analytics, water body identification, and integrates with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Live paddle session recording
  • Apple Watch companion display
  • Detailed trip summaries
  • HealthKit workout support
  • On-device analytics
  • Water body identification
  • Private route logging
Features
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Oarsum is a GPS paddle tracker and logbook for kayaking, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) and rowing. You did the paddling. Give yourself something to show for it: routes to replay, records to beat, and a whole year of water worth revisiting. RECORDING — Wrist or phone. Your call. Record on iPhone or independently on Apple Watch. Track your route, distance, duration, speed and pace. See heart rate, calories and stroke rate when available. Pause, resume, check weather conditions, and follow your Watch session on iPhone when connected. HISTORY — Run that paddle back Replay a saved route and see where you picked up speed. Browse trips in your logbook or on the map, show past routes together, and choose their colors. Pin favorite paddles and waters. Less digging. More finding. WATERS — Put a name to the place That lake has a name. So does the river you keep going back to. Search lakes and rivers worldwide, explore water shapes and available facts, and connect trips to named waters. Confirm where you paddled, check repeat visits, and find your regular spots. CALENDAR — Your year. Accounted for. See your year on the water, open a month, and revisit its paddles. Follow streaks, compare activity across days, months and years, and see your most active days and favorite times to paddle. INSIGHTS — Settle it with the numbers Your fastest paddle? Your longest? Open your personal records and the trips behind them. Explore pace trends, heart-rate zones and stroke efficiency from your recorded data. Deep Detail compares individual paddles with your history, so you can see how they stack up. INTELLIGENCE — Go ahead. Ask. "How far did I paddle this month?" "Which water do I visit most?" Paddle Intelligence turns questions about your paddling into answers from your saved trips and available Insights. It uses Apple Intelligence on supported devices. IMPORT, EXPORT & SYNC — Your old paddles count, too Import paddle workouts from Apple Health and trips from GPX files. Save Oarsum workouts to Apple Health, export routes as GPX, and sync your logbook across devices with iCloud. IPAD & MAC — Spread out a little Explore Oarsum Atlas on iPad: your map, water search and logbook in one workspace, with adjustable panels. Bring the same iPad experience to compatible Apple silicon Macs. WIDGETS & SHORTCUTS — Keep it handy Follow a session on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activities. Reach Oarsum through widgets, Siri and Shortcuts, or find a saved paddle with Spotlight. Designed and built by an independent developer who paddles. Oarsum is for recreational tracking, not navigation or emergency use. Support: https://oarsum.com/contact Terms of Use: https://oarsum.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://oarsum.com/privacy

Screenshots

Darkside Movement4 screens
Oarsum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Darkside Movement at none against Oarsum's 2. Darkside Movement also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Oarsum's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Oarsum sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Darkside Movement asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Darkside Movement ships an update every 5 months, Oarsum every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Darkside Movement versus Oarsum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarkside MovementOarsum
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerlucefitaustralia.comOddsplash LLC

In-app purchases

None

Darkside Movement

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Oarsum

Subscriptions2
  • Seasonal Pass$2.993 Months
  • Annual Pass$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Darkside Movement free?
Darkside Movement is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oarsum free?
Oarsum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Darkside Movement or Oarsum have ads?
Neither Darkside Movement nor Oarsum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Darkside Movement or Oarsum?
Darkside Movement ships an update every 5 months, and Oarsum every 3 weeks. Most recently, Darkside Movement was updated on October 19, 2026 and Oarsum on October 28, 2026.

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