Swella vs PositionGuard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Swella ships an update monthly, PositionGuard weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swella | PositionGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rita Marques | SCALEFORGE AI LLC |
Customer experience
Swella
PositionGuard
In-app purchases
Swella
- Swella Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- Swella Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
PositionGuard
- PositionGuard Premium$4.991 Month
- PositionGuard Premium$39.991 Year









