Local Search vs Swarm Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Local Search
Manage your business's online reputation by responding to reviews, social media comments, and customer questions. Easily update essential business information and receive instant notifications for new activity.
- Update business information
- Respond to reviews and chats
- Post to social media
- Answer questions on Google/Facebook/Instagram
- Receive push notifications
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Empowering location managers to easily manage your business’ online presence, reviews, and social media. Simply log in and get started! With the Local Search mobile app, you can: - Update key business info, like opening hours - See and respond quickly to reviews, chats and comments - Post to your social media accounts including local and brand level accounts - Answer questions on Google, Facebook and Instagram - Get push notifications for new activity and reviews **Note that feature availability depends on your business’ package. Please contact your administrator if you would like access to additional features.
Swarm Mobile
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Use Swarm Mobile to unlock the data from your building controls and enable employees, and service providers, to be more efficient, communicative, and responsive to your facilities management day-to-day needs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Local Search at monthly against Swarm Mobile's every 4 months. Swarm Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Local Search ships an update monthly, Swarm Mobile every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Local Search | Swarm Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Uberall | Encycle Technologies, Incorporated |
In-app purchases
Local Search
No in-app purchases
Swarm Mobile
No in-app purchases
