Swarm by Foursquare

Name: Swarm by Foursquare
Rating: 3.7 (4417 reviews)
Author: Foursquare Labs, Inc.

Check in & track places

Free

4.4K Ratings
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Travel
Developer

Foursquare Labs, Inc.
Language

EN
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263.2
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Check in anywhere. Find amazing places. Save favorites to revisit later — and see your life on a map. Swarm by Foursquare is the original check-in and travel app that turns your daily journeys into a personal location history, social map, and travel journal you’ll actually love using. CHECK IN FAST • One-tap check-ins at any place you visit. • Add photos and friends to capture moments and memories. • Stay private or share publicly — your check-ins, your choice. SEARCH & DISCOVER PLACES • Find coffee shops, restaurants, parks, and hidden gems near you using powerful place search. • Explore cities through Foursquare’s verified maps and local guides. • Turn your check-ins into a travel log of every city you explore. BOOKMARK & SAVE PLACES • Bookmark favorite restaurants, cafes, and landmarks for later. • Build custom lists like “Weekend Spots,” “Tokyo Trip,” or “Best Pizza.” • Your saved places become a personal travel planner and city guide. YOUR LIFE TIMELINE • Each check-in adds to your personal timeline of places you’ve been. • Scroll through days, weeks, or years to relive memories. • Search your location history and see your journey on a map. TRAVEL JOURNAL & MEMORIES • Automatically build a visual record of every trip and adventure. • Add notes and photos to remember every moment. • Share your travels and inspire friends to explore. SOCIAL MAP WITH FRIENDS • See friends’ check-ins live on a shared social map. • Comment, react, and plan meetups in real time. • Discover new cities and travel spots together. EXPLORING MILESTONES • Earn badges for daily check-ins, new cities, and new places. • Celebrate milestones and track your most-visited spots. • Keep your streak alive and make every day count. SMART NOTIFICATIONS • Get reminders to check in when you arrive somewhere new. • See when friends are nearby and plan spontaneous meetups. • Stay connected without constant manual tracking. POWERED BY FOURSQUARE • Every place comes from Foursquare’s verified global POI database. • Accurate locations, categories, and maps trusted by millions worldwide. • The same data that powers Uber, Apple, and Airbnb — now in your pocket. Start your check-in journey today and discover every place that shapes your world. A Note on Battery We’ve spent *years* developing the location technology that powers Foursquare Swarm, making it extremely power efficient. But, as with all apps of this type, continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life

Ratings & Reviews

3.7

out of 5

4.4K Ratings

Editors’ Choice

"What was the name of that coffee shop?" Foursquare's Swarm helps you remember where you've been — from your local favorites to your world travels — with a simple check-in. See where you and your friends have checked in and view tips from others who have visited before.
Diary or Journal; nothing more.
04/08/2021

danielclinn
I’ve had Swarm since it was just Foursquare. Swarm is actually useless these days for anything other than logging where you’ve been. That’s really the only reason I still use it. I like to see where I’ve been and when it was. That’s come in handy when traveling because sometimes on vacation I can’t remember “that little shop” or restaurant.The coins mean nothing and can’t be used for anything...not even a free drink or discount at a bar or cafe. I have about 43K coins and have no idea what they’re for or how to use them. It’s basically a check-in app I use with only a single travel buddy so we know where we’ve been during our travels. I’ll use it as long as it’s available on my phone.
Diary or Journal; nothing more.
04/08/2021

danielclinn

I’ve had Swarm since it was just Foursquare. Swarm is actually useless these days for anything other than logging where you’ve been. That’s really the only reason I still use it. I like to see where I’ve been and when it was. That’s come in handy when traveling because sometimes on vacation I can’t remember “that little shop” or restaurant.The coins mean nothing and can’t be used for anything...not even a free drink or discount at a bar or cafe. I have about 43K coins and have no idea what they’re for or how to use them. It’s basically a check-in app I use with only a single travel buddy so we know where we’ve been during our travels. I’ll use it as long as it’s available on my phone.
Swarm user for years, frustrated with lack of fixes
02/11/2019

hyena17
I was a Foursquare user for a long time, then got moved to Swarm when they were forcing people to switch. It has been a great way to keep a history of my check-ins, and I like to have it linked to my twitter. I have two huge problems though and they have persisted for years and I have emailed and tweeted support multiple times and they either ignore me or tell me they are “working on it.” Well, they’ve been “working on it” for years now and nothing has changed.First, the app is hit-or-miss in whether it recognizes an event is taking place at the location of your check in. For example, checking in at a music venue and it doesn’t recognize a concert is taking place, or at an arena and it doesn’t recognize the pro sporting event that’s happening. This has gotten worse the last few years and it only recognizes maybe 60% of the events I’m attending. And these are huge events with anywhere from 1K-20k people. Secondly, if you have the app linked to twitter, it tweets your check-in, then ruins it by sticking an ad in the tweet with a pic of their logo and link to the Swarm website. It makes your timeline ugly as hell and you can’t change it.I wish to hell there was a different app I could use for check ins but unfortunately Swarm is the only one, so I’m stuck. I would pay $$$ for an app that fixed these issues, but oh well.
Swarm user for years, frustrated with lack of fixes
02/11/2019

hyena17

I was a Foursquare user for a long time, then got moved to Swarm when they were forcing people to switch. It has been a great way to keep a history of my check-ins, and I like to have it linked to my twitter. I have two huge problems though and they have persisted for years and I have emailed and tweeted support multiple times and they either ignore me or tell me they are “working on it.” Well, they’ve been “working on it” for years now and nothing has changed.First, the app is hit-or-miss in whether it recognizes an event is taking place at the location of your check in. For example, checking in at a music venue and it doesn’t recognize a concert is taking place, or at an arena and it doesn’t recognize the pro sporting event that’s happening. This has gotten worse the last few years and it only recognizes maybe 60% of the events I’m attending. And these are huge events with anywhere from 1K-20k people. Secondly, if you have the app linked to twitter, it tweets your check-in, then ruins it by sticking an ad in the tweet with a pic of their logo and link to the Swarm website. It makes your timeline ugly as hell and you can’t change it.I wish to hell there was a different app I could use for check ins but unfortunately Swarm is the only one, so I’m stuck. I would pay $$$ for an app that fixed these issues, but oh well.
Love this app still 10+ years later
09/16/2024

h greed
I love the history aspect of this app. I’ve been using it for over 10+ years now faithfully. I came over when it was just one app, Foursquare. Before this, I was using Loopt, which didn’t make it. I wish I started out using this app first. I missed some great years and great check-ins I couldn’t merge into this one. But Swarm has been very useful. I’ve even mentioned when I got pulled over one night randomly going home when the police officer asked me where am I coming from. I just said I just left dinner and showed him the app. He asked do I log everything. I said yes. Because of random situations like this. I’m where I’m supposed to be. Plus I like it. The pics aspect. Etc. I wish it could integrate into the journal app or vice versa. Not sure how that would be done. But it’s great. I miss the watch functionality of adding badges and being able to talk to add to it. But maybe that wasn’t utilized enough by everyone. But I hope this app never goes away.

Developer Response
Thanks for the great review! We're glad you had a positive experience with us. If you have any additional feedback or questions - you can always reach out to our Support team via the following link: http://4sq.com/AppSupport
Love this app still 10+ years later
09/16/2024

h greed

I love the history aspect of this app. I’ve been using it for over 10+ years now faithfully. I came over when it was just one app, Foursquare. Before this, I was using Loopt, which didn’t make it. I wish I started out using this app first. I missed some great years and great check-ins I couldn’t merge into this one. But Swarm has been very useful. I’ve even mentioned when I got pulled over one night randomly going home when the police officer asked me where am I coming from. I just said I just left dinner and showed him the app. He asked do I log everything. I said yes. Because of random situations like this. I’m where I’m supposed to be. Plus I like it. The pics aspect. Etc. I wish it could integrate into the journal app or vice versa. Not sure how that would be done. But it’s great. I miss the watch functionality of adding badges and being able to talk to add to it. But maybe that wasn’t utilized enough by everyone. But I hope this app never goes away.
Developer Response 06/29/2023
Thanks for the great review! We're glad you had a positive experience with us. If you have any additional feedback or questions - you can always reach out to our Support team via the following link: http://4sq.com/AppSupport

Bug fix that causes app to freeze when attaching photo in checkin compose.

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