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Chris Messina

Swarm 5.0 - Remember everywhere.

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Swarm is the best way to keep track of the places you go. From the new café downtown to that killer ramen spot in Tokyo, you’ll never ask “what was the name of that place?” again. Whether you love to be a local, or are trying to travel the globe, check in so you can remember everywhere with Swarm.

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Juan Buis
This is pretty much perfect. Most people I know, including myself, mostly use Swarm for lifelogging — this pivot makes a ton of sense.
Chris Messina
Top Hunter
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New in version 5.0: Say hello to Swarm 5.0. The best way to keep track of the places you go! We’ve been working on a fresh look this Summer, and are ready to show it off. Here’s what’s new and improved: • Your history, front and center. It’s now easier than ever to see all of your check-ins in one place. Less taps, more leisurely scrolls down memory lane. • 100 Collectible Categories, each paired with a Collectible Sticker. Chances are you just got A LOT of new ones added to your Sticker book, make sure to check ‘em out. • A snazzy new look for your profile. Not only can you quickly access all of your stats about where you go and what you do, but also your check-in map is now SHAREABLE. (We’re really excited about this one.) • Wait, did you not realize you could actually tap on the map on your profile?? Take a look. Every time you check in, we drop a pin for you. Reminisce on that vacation to Paris, family road trip, or all of the local coffee shops you’ve visited on a much more macro, memorable level. Lifelogging has never been so simple. Get out there, check in, have fun, and Swarm on.
Arun
@chrismessina this version looks lovely! I cannot wait to see this on Android!
Guillaume Flandre
Cool revamp, I've wanted new stickers for a while :D And I like the Categories collection as well. One thing I don't quite get though is what coins are for now. There used to be a way to use it to upgrade stickers, but from what I see, now stickers upgrades are done by checking in more in that category. is there something I'm missing or are coins useless now?
Olly S
@gflandre I believe coins are not longer used for purchasing sticker upgrades, they are now just used for the leaderboard. There are apparently more plans for coins in the future though.
Dennis Crowley
Maker
@gflandre For now, coins will be used a status (aka: I have more coins than you == I've explored more than you). We're kind of thinking of coins as "Super Mario style" (collect 'em for the sake of collecting 'em) as opposed to "currency". If you remember, we took a stab at Swarm coins paying for real-life perks, but it was nearly impossible to do outside the US (which didn't feel fair to our huge international user base)
Guillaume Flandre
@dens Got it, I'm fine with one more "vanity metric" :D Stickers being unlocked by number of checkins makes more sense anyway. I've been a long term fan of Foursquare which is hands down the best app to find places to go to abroad or at home. And I love Swarm as a life log, a way to make recommendations to friends when they go to a country I've been to already, and a fun way to fight w/ my gf over mayorships. So I guess I want to say thank you :D
Gerbz
@gflandre @dens just last week I upgraded every sticker to 3x and spent a fat chunk of coinage =\
Jonathan Yagel
@gflandre @dens @gerbz I've had a heated, ongoing debate with @jeffbowen on whether investing in Sticker boosts was wise. He said no... looks like he was right 😭
Dan Downs
I'm a die hard Swarm user, so this is great to see. Any idea when the Android update will drop?
Dennis Crowley
Maker
@dan_o_mite Android in less than 2 weeks!
Jeremy Gollehon
@dan_o_mite @dens Excited for Android. I stopped checking in on Swarm a few weeks ago after 3 years of use. I decided to go with the "Are you here now" feature of google maps. With this update I'll jump back on the Swarm train.
Arun
@dan_o_mite @dens @gollyjer but Google maps checkin is cumbersome with you searching for the place manually and then checkin, right?
Jack Dweck
As someone who has a Swarm --> Google Sheets IFTTT recipe set up to keep a running list of everywhere I go, I'm glad to see Swarm moving in this direction.
Thê-Minh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The redesign is so great 😍 I really dig the mini-map above the timeline on the first tab!
Jimmy Douglas
Yes! Still using Swarm many times per day and can't wait to check this out. 🙌🏻
Noah Mittman
yass bee
Peyton Hayslette
Glad to be among other Swarm truthers
Alexander Lange
Great work. Foursquare and Swarm are my "go-to"s for in and out of home city recommendations/check ins. Far more fun to use than competing rating apps/services and very effective outside the US.
Shaun Tollerton
Yes! I'm liking this more focused approach. I love the new map view, although I kinda wanna experience it fullscreen in landscape mode to get really immersed in it, because discovering those empty areas really makes me want to go there and fill it in. The app icon looks much better sitting alongside Foursquare too. Overall Swarm 5.0 feels easier to use. Nice work.
Jonathan Yagel
YES! Huge fan of Swarm, and super excited to play with this new version. Congrats, @dens and team!
Ben Lang
Top Product
I <3 Swarm
Roshan Sadanani
Huge fan of this update! Love that it embraces the lifelogging aspects of the app (which are compounded as a multi-year user)
Trista Kempa
I am psyched for this update. Still a strong Swarm power user, to excited to see updates that make the app more usable. Looks great already!
DAVE MORIN
Great news, and great evolution of a longtime favorite product. Thanks @dens and team!
Brad Brooks
This is great! Kudos to Dennis and the team 🎉
Michael Plasmeier
Finally more on lifelogging!
Need to start using this more – how else will the documentary makers have critical info on my life
Waseef Akhtar
Congratulations! I love anything and everything about new Swarm. But I love the new profile the most, especially Places and Categories. I’d love to see more infographics and progress bars. That’s what motivates me to check-in more. If you ask me about the things that would make Swarm perfect. Firstly, I was also expecting new features for photos as they're more prominent now, possibly the number of views for each photo, ratings that user can evaluate each photo for and place the most rated photos more visible in the profile. Furthermore, I'd want followers and following rather than friends on Swarm like our dear ol' Foursquare. If there are privacy issues, one could make their profile private and restrict followers. Some of these features are best written by Google Maps and Instagram that Swarm can get inspired from and improves even more.