Comparison

Dislink vs Swella

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

Head to head
About

Dislink

Effortlessly save and recall details about people you meet, including where and when you connected. Add private notes, reminders, and categorize contacts to easily find them later. Share your profile and links selectively, with no ads or follower counts.

Highlights
  • Scan QR codes for instant contact info
  • Save meeting location and date
  • Add private notes and reminders
  • Search contacts by various criteria
  • Selective link sharing
  • Public profile with chosen links
  • Travel mode for location sharing
Features
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Met someone great and forgot their name a week later? Dislink keeps the people you meet together with the moment you met them. SCAN ONCE • Show your QR card or scan theirs. Name, role and links arrive in a second. • Dislink saves where and when you met, so you never have to type it. • Your QR card is ready even when the venue Wi-Fi isn't. REMEMBER THE MOMENT • Name the occasion: a design meetup, a birthday, a delayed flight. • Add private notes and a reminder to reconnect. • Note how you know them: friend, founder, climbing partner, investor. FIND ANYONE AGAIN • Search by name, company, city, venue or occasion. • Filter by circle, relationship, place and date. SHARE ON YOUR TERMS • Choose which links each person gets. Or share none. • Your notes, labels and reminders are only ever visible to you. • You decide who joins your network. • No ads. No follower counts. ONE LINK FOR ALL YOUR PROFILES • A public profile with the links you choose to show. • People you meet can connect with you from it, before they even install the app. TRAVEL MODE • Let the people you choose know which city you are in. Never your precise location. INVITE FRIENDS • Send a personal invitation link to the people you already know. Built for conferences, dinners, trips and every unexpected meeting worth keeping. Sign in with Apple, Google or email. Location access is needed to show a meeting QR card; camera access is used when you scan.

About

Swella

Connect with women who surf, whether you're at a local break or traveling. Plan surf sessions and trips, discover nearby surfers, and build confidence in the water. Find your surf sisters and never paddle out alone again.

Highlights
  • Create surfer profile
  • Share surf sessions and trips
  • Discover nearby women surfers
  • Connect by location, dates, and level
  • Chat and plan surf meetups
  • Build confidence in the lineup
Features
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Swella is the first app for women who surf, helping you connect with women nearby or while traveling, plan sessions or trips, and feel more confident in the lineup. Whether you’re heading to a new surf spot, planning a surf trip, or simply hoping not to paddle out alone, Swella helps you find other women surfing in the same place, at the same time, and at a similar level. Create and share surf sessions or trips, discover women surfers nearby, and start conversations to plan your next surf. With Swella, you can: • Create your surfer profile • Share your next surf session or trip • Discover women surfers nearby • Connect based on location, dates, and level • Chat and make plans to surf together • Explore curated surf trips, retreats, and experiences Swella helps you find surf sisters, feel more comfortable in the lineup, and surf with more confidence wherever you are. Built for every woman who’s ever looked around the lineup for another woman. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dislink4 screens
Swella4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dislink at none against Swella's 2. Dislink also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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. Swella sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Dislink 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 Dislink against 5.0 for Swella. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dislink ships an update every 3 weeks, Swella monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dislink versus Swella: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDislinkSwella
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB30 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAntonio TubitoRita Marques

Customer experience

Dislink

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Swella

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dislink

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Swella

Subscriptions2
  • Swella Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Swella Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Dislink free?
Dislink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swella free?
Swella is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dislink or Swella?
Dislink and Swella are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Dislink or Swella have ads?
Neither Dislink nor Swella shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dislink or Swella?
Dislink ships an update every 3 weeks, and Swella monthly. Most recently, Dislink was updated on November 5, 2026 and Swella on October 30, 2026.

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