JSX vs SWOON
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JSX
Book flights quickly and easily with real-time updates and alerts. Join the free loyalty program to earn rewards and save travel preferences for a smoother experience.
- Book flights in a few taps
- Real-time flight updates
- Flight alerts
- Join free loyalty program
- Earn 5% back on flights
- Save travel preferences
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Welcome to the JSX App — Your All-Access Pass to Easier, Faster, Better Flying. Here’s what’s waiting for you: - Book with Ease Search and book your next flight in just a few taps. Easy come, easy go. - Stay in the Know Get real-time updates and set alerts for flights you're watching. - Rewards Take Off with Club JSX Join Club JSX, our free loyalty program, and enjoy: • Saving your travel preferences • Faster, smoother booking • Earn 5% back* on flights to use toward future travel Simply create or update your profile to get started! This is flying, designed around you. *Terms apply.
SWOON
This app acts as a visual travel diary and map, allowing users to save and share their favorite places and experiences. Discover new destinations through recommendations from friends and create personalized bucket lists for future adventures.
- Save favorite places
- Share travel recommendations
- Discover places on a friend-powered map
- Create bucket lists
- Import saved places from other apps
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Collect your best spots and experiences from around the world, and find new destinations through people you know. Part map, part visual travel diary, SWOON makes it easy to save, share, and discover recommendations with friends. SWOON is free. No waitlist. Sign up in seconds — no password required. Profiles can be public, but this is a space designed for friends, not followers. • Save your favorite places — near and far, all in one place • Share your best spots instantly straight from the app, from quick recs to full city guides • Find places on a map powered by friends — search by location, filter by category (restaurants, bars, hotels, outdoor adventures, & more) • See your friends' latest recommendations and get inspired for your next adventure • Create your bucket list and never forget a place you hope to visit • Import places you’ve saved from Apple Maps, Google Maps, TripAdvisor, Yelp and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SWOON at 100% against JSX's 28%. SWOON also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). JSX's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (121 vs 18). 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.
SWOON holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JSX has 121 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of JSX's written reviews are positive against 100% of SWOON's.
JSX ships an update every 10 days, SWOON every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JSX | SWOON |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (121 ratings) | 5.0 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Delux Public Charter, LLC | Lush Lagoon LLC |
Customer experience
JSX
SWOON
In-app purchases
JSX
No in-app purchases
SWOON
No in-app purchases
