SWOON vs Opulist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
SWOON ships an update monthly, Opulist every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SWOON | Opulist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lush Lagoon LLC | Opulist |
Customer experience
SWOON
Opulist
In-app purchases
SWOON
No in-app purchases
Opulist
No in-app purchases









