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
"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.
Uploading a photo to swarm taken in another time zone > BUG ALERT
RettaO
Thanks for the new feature that allows you to initiate a Swarm check-in from the photos app. HOWEVER, it is messing up the check in time if you upload a photo after you leave the time zone where you took the photo. Example: I took a picture at ***11:30am brunch in Lyon*** but forgot to check in. I flew to NYC and then finally shared it with Swarm to create the check-in. ***The Lyon check-in logged on Swarm as 5:30pm!*** Look, Lyon is 6hrs ahead of NYC, so I would understand if the check-in showed as 5:30am. I strongly disagree with that approach, but it would not be a bug. However 5:30pm IS A BUG any way you look at it — it was not 5:30pm in either Lyon OR New York when the photo was taken. ***Looks like you added 6 hours instead of subtracting.*** THE SOLUTION IS TO MATCH THE CHECK-IN TIME TO THE LOCAL TIME IN THE PLACE WHERE THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN! NO TIME CONVERSIONS ARE WARRANTED. I REPEAT, NO TIME CONVERSIONS ARE WARRANTED. At the very least, fix the bug because your conversion math is wrong.
Swarm user for years, frustrated with lack of fixes
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
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
New Features
Explore Map V2 — our biggest update since launch. A completely redesigned map with four new ways to explore.
• Discover: Personalized places nearby
• Events: Find and search things to do
• Swarming Now: See what’s trending in real time
• You: Revisit your check-ins and saved spots
Improvements & Bug Fixes
• Added VoiceOver support to the profile page, including achievements, lists, photos, streaks, tips, and user info
• Improved comment pop-up across feed, check-in detail, weekly roundup, and venue check-ins
• Fixed an issue where active check-in pins did not display correctly on the map
Version 7.0.35
The developer, Foursquare Labs, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
Location
Identifiers
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Location
Contact Info
Contacts
User Content
Search History
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Foursquare Labs, Inc.
Size
403.8 MB
Category
Travel
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 7.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
This app has an age rating of 18+ with content restrictions. Some content may be rated higher, but access is managed by the developer through in-app controls.
