Comparison

SWOON vs TripWalkers

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Save favorite places
  • Share travel recommendations
  • Discover places on a friend-powered map
  • Create bucket lists
  • Import saved places from other apps
Features
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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

About

TripWalkers

This app generates personalized, day-by-day walking itineraries for new cities. It includes local insights, transit advice, and budget tracking, with a unique niche experience hand-picked for each trip. Share your travel memories with a "Trip Wrapped" feature.

Highlights
  • AI-generated walking itineraries
  • Niche local venue recommendations
  • Transit card and cost guidance
  • Cultural notes and holiday warnings
  • Budget tracker and expense logging
  • Day-by-day map with walk distances
  • Trip sharing feature
Features
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TripWalkers turns a city you've never been to into a day-by-day plan you can actually walk. AI builds your itinerary in seconds — destination, dates, budget, your travel style. You get morning-to-evening stops, niche venues only locals know, transit card recommendations, hidden cultural notes and holiday warnings. Every plan ships with one verified niche experience the AI hand-picks for your trip. Why TripWalkers: • AI-generated, walking-optimized plans (Apple Maps validated) • 1 niche venue per trip — speakeasies, family workshops, historic neighborhoods • Transit card pick (Suica, Istanbulkart, Oyster, Navigo, OV-chipkaart) with cost + where to buy • Cultural notes & holiday warnings before you land • Budget tracker, expense log, packing essentials • Day-by-day map with walk distances • Trip Wrapped — share your journey beautifully • Apple Sign In, secure local-first storage Walkers Bolt economy: Day 1 of your first plan is on us. Every plan after that is 1 Bolt, whatever the trip length. Regenerating a day is 1 Bolt. No subscription. Bolt packs are available in the app — your balance lives on your Apple ID. Built for travelers who care about the stops between the stops. NEW — PLAN FROM YOUR REELS Share a reel you liked on Instagram or TikTok to TripWalkers (or paste its link). We read the caption and cover, pull out the places, and the ones you keep go straight into your plan. No video download, reading is free.

Screenshots

SWOON4 screens
TripWalkers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SWOON at none against TripWalkers's 2. SWOON also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). TripWalkers's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. TripWalkers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SWOON asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SWOON against 5.0 for TripWalkers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SWOON has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SWOON ships an update monthly, TripWalkers every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SWOON versus TripWalkers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSWOONTripWalkers
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLush Lagoon LLCArzu UGUR

Customer experience

SWOON

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TripWalkers

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SWOON

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TripWalkers

One-time2
  • Bolt Starter$4.99
  • Bolt Voyager$9.99

Questions

Is SWOON free?
SWOON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TripWalkers free?
TripWalkers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SWOON or TripWalkers?
SWOON and TripWalkers are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 18 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SWOON or TripWalkers have ads?
TripWalkers shows ads; SWOON does not.
Which is updated more often, SWOON or TripWalkers?
SWOON ships an update monthly, and TripWalkers every 5 days. Most recently, SWOON was updated on October 30, 2026 and TripWalkers on November 5, 2026.

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