Billabong US vs HawkSwap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
HawkSwap
A secure marketplace exclusively for Lehigh University students to buy and sell items like textbooks, furniture, and electronics. Connect with fellow students without shipping fees or meeting strangers, ensuring a safe and convenient campus commerce experience.
- Campus-exclusive marketplace
- Verified student access
- Secure in-app messaging
- Easy item listing
- Block and report tools
- No shipping fees
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HawkSwap is the marketplace made exclusively for Lehigh University students. BUY & SELL ON CAMPUS Skip the shipping fees and the sketchy meetups. Browse textbooks, furniture, electronics, and game-day fits from people you actually go to class with. No shipping. No strangers. Just Hawks helping Hawks. BUILT FOR SAFETY Verified Access: Sign in securely with your @lehigh.edu Google account. If they aren't a student, they aren't on the app. Total Control: Built-in tools to block and report users ensure the community stays respectful. SIMPLE & FAST List in Seconds: Snap a photo, add a price, and you're live. Instant Messaging: Chat with sellers directly in the app—no need to give out your phone number. Made by Lehigh students, for Lehigh students.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HawkSwap at 5.0 against Billabong US's 3.7. HawkSwap also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
HawkSwap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
| Parameter | Billabong US | HawkSwap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Billabong | Jacob Thompson |
In-app purchases
Billabong US
No in-app purchases
HawkSwap
No in-app purchases









