Comparison

Swella vs PositionGuard

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

Head to head
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/

About

PositionGuard

This app allows you to share your presence at specific locations with chosen groups, like family or friends. It focuses on notifying you when people arrive or leave defined places, while keeping your precise location private when you're not at a shared spot. Discover public groups and see who's attending before you go.

Highlights
  • Area-based presence sharing
  • Customizable groups and privacy rules
  • Define and get notified about place arrivals/departures
  • Discover and join public community groups
  • Ghost Mode for complete privacy
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Know when. Know where. Stay private everywhere else. Meet friends at the park. Know when your family gets home. Check if anyone's at the pickleball court before you drive over. See who's already at the bar after work — and message the group before you leave the office. Most location apps show you where someone is. PositionGuard shows you that they're where they should be. SHARE WITH YOUR PEOPLE Create groups with family, friends, or teammates — each with their own shared places and privacy rules. See each other when you're there. Invisible when you're not. DEFINE YOUR PLACES Set up areas like Home, Work, or the gym. Get notified the moment someone arrives or leaves — no constant checking required. Your group only sees your presence at shared places. Your precise location stays yours. DISCOVER YOUR COMMUNITY Find public groups near you — pickup games, dog parks, neighborhood spots. See who's there before you make the trip. Message the group without leaving the app. INVITE NATURALLY Share a link through iMessage, WhatsApp, or any app you already use. Anyone who taps it gets a preview and joins in one tap. BUILT DIFFERENTLY Area-based sharing — precise coordinates stay yours - You decide who sees you, when, and at what precision - Ghost Mode: disappear completely whenever you want - No ads. No data selling. Ever. Share your presence. Not your every move. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://positionguardai.com/privacy

Screenshots

Swella4 screens
PositionGuard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PositionGuard at weekly against Swella's monthly. PositionGuard also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Swella sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PositionGuard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Swella against 5.0 for PositionGuard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swella ships an update monthly, PositionGuard weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Swella versus PositionGuard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwellaPositionGuard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB14 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRita MarquesSCALEFORGE AI LLC

Customer experience

Swella

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

PositionGuard

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Swella

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

PositionGuard

Subscriptions2
  • PositionGuard Premium$4.991 Month
  • PositionGuard Premium$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Swella free?
Swella is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PositionGuard free?
PositionGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Swella or PositionGuard?
Swella and PositionGuard are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Swella or PositionGuard have ads?
Neither Swella nor PositionGuard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swella or PositionGuard?
Swella ships an update monthly, and PositionGuard weekly. Most recently, Swella was updated on October 30, 2026 and PositionGuard on November 5, 2026.

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