Vive Chueca! vs Swarmium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vive Chueca!
Discover everything happening in Madrid's Chueca neighborhood with this comprehensive guide. Find news, events, exclusive offers, and a directory of local businesses, bars, and restaurants. It's your essential companion for exploring the vibrant LGTBIQ+ scene.
- Neighborhood news and updates
- Directory of shops, restaurants, and bars
- Exclusive offers and discounts
- Information on parties and shows
- Access to LGTBI awards and artist content
- Event listings
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Chueca's gay neighborhood in Madrid now has its app. Whether you are from Madrid or just passing through, this app is for you. News, photos, videos, offers, discounts, parties, shows, shops, restaurants, bars, parties, saunas, artists... Download the app and find out everything that's going on in the neighbourhood! Vive Chueca is a multi-service app. From Vive Chueca, you can also access - The Besametonto Awards, the craziest LGTBI awards from Spain. - Kika Lorace, the successful spanish drag queen well known for the popular song: "Chueca es Genial". - Supremme de Luxe, the famous and glamorous drag singer-songwriter from Madrid. And soon, even more exclusive services... In 2017, we have been chosen as the official app of WorldPride Madrid 2017.
Swarmium
Connect with photographers and models globally to collaborate on projects. Whether you're a beginner or experienced, find talent for photoshoots, weddings, or creative endeavors. Build your portfolio and get discovered.
- Global model and photographer discovery
- Portfolio creation for models
- Job opportunities for photographers
- Find talent for various projects
- Connect with professionals worldwide
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Swarmium is a platform for professional models and photographers from all over the world, either beginners or experienced. With Swarmium you will be able to quickly find either a photographer for shooting your new clothing collection or wedding, or model who will be able to embody the image you've imagined ● For everyone Are you going to travel and want to get some beautiful photos? Looking for fresh faces for the advertisement? Planning your wedding and looking for a photographer? Or maybe you just want to give your idea a shot with Time For Print conditions? Swarmium can help you find photographers and models all over the world. ● For models No matter if you are a beginner or an experienced model - after you create a Swarmium profile you'll be able to receive most the interesting proposals from different places around the world. Create your portfolio now and get noticed! ● For photographers After you create a Swarmium profile, you'll start receiving jobs either from locals, or from people who have planned a photosession during their trip. In addition, you have an ability to find a model for your new project here.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vive Chueca! at 83% against Swarmium's 50%. Swarmium's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Vive Chueca! ships an update every 5 weeks, Swarmium every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vive Chueca! | Swarmium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rhea Networks | AnjLab |
Customer experience
Vive Chueca!
Swarmium
In-app purchases
Vive Chueca!
No in-app purchases
Swarmium
No in-app purchases
