Comparison

SWARM Mobile vs Things

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SWARM Mobile

This app facilitates crowd-based reasoning and argumentation through a mobile platform. It aims to enhance collective intelligence and decision-making processes.

Highlights
  • Crowd-based reasoning support
  • Argumentation facilitation
  • Enhanced collective intelligence
  • Mobile decision-making platform
Features
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A mobile application to support improved crowd-based reasoning and argumentation.

About

Things

Capture and share meaningful moments, experiences, and discoveries. Find inspiring places, books, songs, and movies. Share what moves you and tells your unique story.

Highlights
  • Capture and share moments
  • Discover inspiring places
  • Find recommended books, songs, movies
  • Location-based sharing
  • Share personal experiences
  • Curate joyful discoveries
Features
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Join the conversation on Things. SHARE WHAT YOU LOVE • Photos, videos and GIFs • Music and voice recordings • Polls to ask your followers anything • Places, shown on a map TOPICS FOR EVERYTHING • Post into topics and follow the ones you love • Add topics, #hashtags and $cashtags to your tabs STORIES • Share moments that disappear after 24 hours • Keep your favorites in albums YOUR AUDIENCE, YOUR CALL • Share each post with everyone, your followers or a list you choose THINGS PREMIUM An optional subscription with Emoji Status, profile colors, post editing, translations, AI summaries, Stealth Mode and more. Things Premium is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Service: https://things.cv/terms Privacy Policy: https://things.cv/privacy License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SWARM Mobile4 screens
Things4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SWARM Mobile at none against Things's 2. SWARM Mobile also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). Things's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Things sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SWARM Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SWARM Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SWARM Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, Things every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SWARM Mobile versus Things: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSWARM MobileThings
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better3.4 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews—74.1% of reviews
Number of ratings314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard SinnottKhaled Alothman

Customer experience

SWARM Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Things

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative17.2%

In-app purchases

None

SWARM Mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Things

Subscriptions2
  • monthly premium$2.991 Month
  • yearly premium$34.991 Year

Questions

Is SWARM Mobile free?
SWARM Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Things free?
Things is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SWARM Mobile or Things?
SWARM Mobile is rated higher. SWARM Mobile averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Things averages 3.4 from 14 ratings.
Do SWARM Mobile or Things have ads?
Neither SWARM Mobile nor Things shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SWARM Mobile or Things?
SWARM Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, and Things every 10 days. Most recently, SWARM Mobile was updated on November 3, 2026 and Things on November 4, 2026.

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