Swarm: Check In, Explore, Map

Foursquare

About this app

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 love using. Start building the map of your life today!

📍 Check-In Fast
One-tap check-ins: Quickly log your presence at any cafe, restaurant, or landmark.
Capture memories: Add photos and tag friends to remember the exact moment.
Privacy first: Keep your location history private or share publicly—it’s your choice.

🔍 Discover Places & Events
Local search: Find coffee shops, hidden gems, and top-rated restaurants near you.
Explore events: Discover what’s happening around you and explore new activities.
Verified maps: Navigate cities using Foursquare’s trusted global guides.
Travel logs: Automatically turn your check-ins into a visual timeline of your trips.

📌 Bookmark & Save
Custom lists: Build personalized collections like “Tokyo Trip” or “Best Pizza Spots.”
Travel planner: Save favorite venues and landmarks to revisit later.

🗺️ Social Map & Check-Ins
See friends' check-ins: View where your friends have checked in and become mayor.
Stay connected: Keep up with your inner circle's favorite spots and recent travels.
Plan meetups: Comment, react, and coordinate get-togethers when you see a recent check-in.

🏅 Badges & Milestones
Earn rewards: Unlock unique badges for exploring new cities and categories.
Track streaks: Keep your exploring streak alive and celebrate your milestones.
Win Mayorships: Become the Mayor of your favorite spots when you visit them the most in the last 30 days.

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 and reviews

This app used to work great. Then a feature stopped working during check-ins. I have been in an ongoing battle with their support for over 3 YEARS. I have heard every excuse in the book, my favorite is being told it is a user error and then to be told the next week it is a known error, they are still looking into. Now, I'm being told it's not a high priority bug to fix and it only affects Android users. 1 star for a support team that cant solve ONE ISSUE in a year. I've been beyond patient.

After the most recent update, every single time I check in I'm prompted to update my settings to allow Swarm to access my location when I'm not using the app. I don't want to change my settings, and being continually asked to is really decreasing my enjoyment of the app. Even after selecting the "don't ask again" option from my phone menu, I keep getting the pop-up. I've used Foursquare/Swarm for almost ten years, but I'm not sure how much longer I'll be a user if this continues.

It's definitely useful, but a few edits could make it extremely usable. I love having a timeline of the places i go, but the check-in process is pretty restrictive to present, current, online locations. I wish you could go back and edit the time you visited the place. Sometimes my phone isn't or I've had a couple places that didn't automatically generate and when I go back I can't edit when I visited it. It also has some hiccups when you try to check in from a friend's place.

What’s new

Minor bug fixes and improvements