Smallwrld vs Sawa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Discover friends of friends
- Real-time location-based connections
- Mutual contact discovery
- Anonymous matching
- In-app chat feature
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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!
Sawa
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Smallwrld | Sawa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Will Samuels | hadi hindi |
In-app purchases
Smallwrld
No in-app purchases
Sawa
No in-app purchases









