ResearchXP vs OCEAN blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ResearchXP
Earn real rewards by participating in market research. Answer surveys and complete fun quests to earn XP redeemable for gift cards. You control the data you share, ensuring your privacy and ownership.
- Answer surveys and quests
- Earn XP for rewards
- Redeem for gift cards
- Control data sharing
- View shared data in Data Vault
- Game-like quest design
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Earn real rewards. Influence real products. ResearchXP is a market-research panel app for everyday people. Answer short surveys and fun quests, share only the data you choose, and earn XP you can redeem for real gift cards. You’re the partner — not the product. Brands pay for what you tell them directly. You stay in control. HOW IT WORKS • Sign up in seconds — no long forms, no waiting • Complete surveys and quests • Earn XP for studies and for profile data you choose to share • Redeem gift cards from $10 FAIR, TRANSPARENT PAY See time, reward, and rate before you start. Studies below our pay floor are never published. No mystery points that expire into nothing. YOUR DATA, YOUR CALL Open the Data Vault anytime to see what you’ve shared, flip attributes on or off, and keep ownership of your information. Built with privacy in mind (GDPR & CCPA ready). QUESTS THAT DON’T FEEL LIKE HOMEWORK Swipe This-or-That, react in seconds, pick brands you love, build your profile, and keep a daily streak — game-like by design, never a boring form dump. BUILT FOR REAL PEOPLE Light verification keeps the panel clean and protects your rewards. Notifications tip you when new paid studies are ready. Join ResearchXP and start earning in under a minute. ResearchXP is intended for users 18 and older.
OCEAN blocks
Receive instant alerts when an OCEAN block is discovered. This utility app keeps you informed about new block findings.
- OCEAN block notifications
- Real-time alerts
- Simple utility
- Block discovery updates
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A simple app to get notifications when an OCEAN block is found.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OCEAN blocks at 5.0 against ResearchXP's 1.0. OCEAN blocks also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
OCEAN blocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
ResearchXP ships an update monthly, OCEAN blocks every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ResearchXP | OCEAN blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Exact Insight | Leo Haf |
Customer experience
ResearchXP
OCEAN blocks
In-app purchases
ResearchXP
No in-app purchases
OCEAN blocks
No in-app purchases
