Comparison

Smallwrld vs Sawa

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

Head to head
About

Smallwrld

Connect with friends of friends in real time based on location and mutual contacts. Maintain anonymity until a mutual match is made, then unlock chat to expand your social network.

Highlights
  • Discover friends of friends
  • Real-time location-based connections
  • Mutual contact discovery
  • Anonymous matching
  • In-app chat feature
Features
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SmallWrld is a social media and networking application designed to facilitate connections between friends of friends. Discover connections in real time, based off of location and mutual contacts. Remain anonymous until both users ‘match’ and then enable the chat feature to expand your network!

About

Sawa

Features
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Real friendships, not dating. Sawa is Switzerland's app for making real friends — and actually meeting them. Most apps drop you into a group chat with strangers and hope something happens. It rarely does. Sawa works the other way round: we invite you to a real plan — a place, a day, a time — with a few people nearby who fit. Everyone answers yes or no. The people who say yes become your crew, and the plan is already set. HOW IT WORKS Tell us your city, languages, interests, and when you're usually free We send you an invitation: a small group, a specific place, a specific time Say hi with a short voice message, so nobody arrives among strangers Tap "I'm in" — once enough people are in, your crew is created Meet up. Then do it again. WHY SAWA A real plan, not another chat that fades You hear people's voices before you meet them Small groups — never an awkward 1:1 First meet-ups are easy and cheap: cafés, walks by the lake No dating, no swiping, no pressure Real profiles. Privacy-first. We never sell your data. PERFECT FOR People who moved to a new city and want a circle again Expats and students looking for real friends Anyone tired of "we should meet up sometime" YOUR PRIVACY Your profile is visible only inside the app, and your crew chat is members-only. Voice intros are shared only with the people invited to the same plan. We don't sell your data and we don't show third-party ads. Privacy: joinsawa.ch/privacy Terms: joinsawa.ch/terms Contact: hello@joinsawa.ch Made in Switzerland.

Screenshots

Smallwrld4 screens
Sawa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sawa at every 3 weeks against Smallwrld's every 2 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smallwrld ships an update every 2 months, Sawa every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Smallwrld versus Sawa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmallwrldSawa
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB66 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperWill Samuelshadi hindi

In-app purchases

None

Smallwrld

No in-app purchases

None

Sawa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smallwrld free?
Smallwrld is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sawa free?
Sawa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smallwrld or Sawa have ads?
Neither Smallwrld nor Sawa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smallwrld or Sawa?
Smallwrld ships an update every 2 months, and Sawa every 3 weeks. Most recently, Smallwrld was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sawa on October 31, 2026.

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