SELECT Card vs SwatchBase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SELECT Card
Access exclusive, unlimited benefits worldwide with a next-generation membership card. Enjoy discounts at restaurants, hotels, and retail, plus members-only events and a dedicated concierge service.
- Exclusive global benefits
- 15-30% off dining
- Up to 60% off hotel rates
- VIP resort status
- Members-only events
- 24/7 live chat concierge
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Select is a next-generation membership card, concierge, and membership community offering exclusive and unlimited benefits with premier brands and venues at over 1.3 Million locations worldwide & online. Benefits Select partners with industry-leading brands and venues across categories to provide exclusive, ongoing benefits to our members. These include 15-30% off the bill or complimentary items (or both) at renowned restaurants, up to 60% off room rates at over a million hotels worldwide, VIP status and amenities with 5,000+ luxury resorts, and significant private discounts with leading travel, retail, lifestyle, entertainment, and business brands including Ferragamo, BMW, Mercedes, Tumi, Lazzoni, Herman Miller, Caraway, Google, Hubspot, UPS, and many more. Events Select hosts a variety of members-only events in major cities throughout the US and online. These range from complimentary cocktail hours and digital speaker series to major events during Art Week, Fashion Week, the Masters, award show pre-parties, and more. Concierge Members also gain access to the Select concierge team, who are available via live chat to assist with reservations and recommendations seven days per week. Select's in-house concierges are trained and knowledgeable about the various activities and experiences our members enjoy so that they can make informed recommendations and suggestions wherever they are.
SwatchBase
Organize and access all your saved paint colors with detailed information like brand, code, and finish. Categorize swatches by project and room for easy retrieval. Includes preloaded colors from major brands and custom color options.
- Organize paint colors
- Save color details (brand, code, finish)
- Add custom colors
- Organize by project and room
- Preloaded brand colors
- Export PDF reports (Pro)
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Tired of rummaging through your old paint cans to try to find the color you painted the guest room? Was it flat or eggshell finish? SwatchBase keeps every paint color you've ever chosen organized, searchable, and always at your fingertips. Save colors with all the details that matter — name, brand, code, finish, and base — plus make notes for each one. Organize your swatches by project and break them down by room, so you always know exactly what's on your walls. Choose from preloaded colors from major paint brands, or add your own custom colors as you go. With SwatchBase Pro, get unlimited projects and rooms, export polished PDF reports to share with clients or contractors, and priority support Whether you're a DIY homeowner tracking your own projects or a pro managing color libraries for clients, SwatchBase makes sure you never lose a swatch again. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SELECT Card at none against SwatchBase's 3. SELECT Card also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 11). SwatchBase's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, rating and ads 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. SwatchBase sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SELECT Card asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SELECT Card against 5.0 for SwatchBase. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SELECT Card has 1.1K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of SELECT Card's written reviews are positive against 100% of SwatchBase's.
SELECT Card ships an update fortnightly, SwatchBase every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SELECT Card | SwatchBase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Select Innovations, Inc. | Jeremy Loyd |
Customer experience
SELECT Card
SwatchBase
Bugs and requests
SELECT Card
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashing and logging users out frequently
- Reservation date changes without user consent
Requested features
3 requests- Improved app stability and compatibility
- Expansion of covered cities and benefits
- More transparent pricing and value proposition
SwatchBase
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SELECT Card
No in-app purchases
SwatchBase
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
- SwatchBase Pro Lifetime$34.99









