Comparison

SWOON vs Opulist

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

Opulist

Discover stunning hotels, restaurants, and bars with a curated guide to design-forward locations. Find beautiful places based on city, category, or desired vibe, with gorgeous photography to preview your next destination.

Highlights
  • Curated guide to stunning places
  • Search by city, category, or vibe
  • Gorgeous photography previews
  • Design-forward hotels, restaurants, bars
  • Discover spots near you and while traveling
Features
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Ever wish there was a Yelp, but only for the beautiful places? Same. That's why we built Opulist: a hand-picked, curated guide to the most beautiful hotels, restaurants, and bars actually worth your time. No messy reviews. No bad lighting. Just design-forward spots worth visiting. WHAT YOU GET • A curated guide to stunning places to stay, eat, and drink • Search by city, category, or the exact vibe you're after • Gorgeous photography, so you see a place before you ever set foot in it • Design-forward hotels, restaurants, bars, and cafes, hand-picked not crowd-sourced • Beautiful spots near you and wherever you travel next Flip through the photos. Find somewhere stunning. Go. Because where you go should feel as good as it looks. Download Opulist and discover the most beautiful places to stay, eat, and drink, in your city and beyond.

Screenshots

SWOON4 screens
Opulist3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Opulist at every 4 days against SWOON's monthly. Opulist also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.

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 Opulist. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 30 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SWOON ships an update monthly, Opulist every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SWOON versus Opulist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSWOONOpulist
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (18 ratings)5.0 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1830 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB57 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLush Lagoon LLCOpulist

Customer experience

SWOON

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

Opulist

All ratings30 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SWOON

No in-app purchases

None

Opulist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SWOON free?
SWOON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Opulist free?
Opulist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SWOON or Opulist?
SWOON and Opulist are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 18 and 30 ratings respectively.
Do SWOON or Opulist have ads?
Neither SWOON nor Opulist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SWOON or Opulist?
SWOON ships an update monthly, and Opulist every 4 days. Most recently, SWOON was updated on October 30, 2026 and Opulist on October 31, 2026.

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