WWDCScholars vs SwiftEncounters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WWDCScholars
Connect with other winners of the Scholarship and Swift Student Challenge. This app helps you make the most of the conference by facilitating connections with fellow participants.
- Connect with fellow winners
- Maximize conference experience
- Networking opportunities
- Swift Student Challenge participants
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Connect with fellow Scholarship and Swift Student Challenge winners to make the most out of the conference!
SwiftEncounters
Easily create and share a digital business card with contact details and social media links. Scan QR codes to collect information from others and manage your network. Requires an iCloud account for functionality.
- Create shareable Encounter Cards
- Display QR code for instant sharing
- Collect and review contact cards
- Includes bio and social media links
- Requires iCloud account
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Remember the people you meet at conferences with SwiftEncounters! Get Carded - Create a fun Encounter Card for sharing, with your name, bio, and social media. Share Instantly - Display a QR code that launches an App Clip containing your card. Collect Them All - Keep track of everyone you meet and review their cards later. NOTE: This app requires an iCloud account. Not affiliated, associated, authorized, or endorsed by Apple, WWDC, Nintendo, or The Pokemon Company. No ownership rights claimed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SwiftEncounters at 5.0 against WWDCScholars's 4.3. SwiftEncounters also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). WWDCScholars's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SwiftEncounters holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
WWDCScholars ships an update every 6 months, SwiftEncounters every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WWDCScholars | SwiftEncounters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sam Eckert | Jakub Szulaczkowski |
Customer experience
WWDCScholars
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In-app purchases
WWDCScholars
No in-app purchases
SwiftEncounters
No in-app purchases
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