Comparison

TripDoc vs SWOON

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

Head to head
About

TripDoc

Easily save and organize places you want to visit, from restaurants to attractions. View them all on a map, get directions, and collaborate with friends. Discover new spots shared by others and contribute your own favorites.

Highlights
  • Save restaurants, attractions, and hotels
  • View all saved places on a map
  • Collaborate with friends and family
  • Discover community-shared places
  • Offline access to saved places
  • Organize places by custom categories
  • Save places directly from other apps
Features
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The easiest way to remember all the places you want to go, on a trip or at home. Add restaurants, attractions, hotels and everywhere else you want to go. TripDoc shows everything on one map, making it easy to see what‘s nearby and get directions. ~~Collaborate~~ Collaborate with friends and family — let others view or edit your places. ~~Community~~ Discover hidden gems shared by others. Follow people you trust and never miss their faves. Give back by sharing your faves with the community. ~~Share Button Support~~ Use the Share button within other apps (Safari, Maps, Instagram, etc) to save places to TripDoc. ~~Other Major Features~~ • Quickly add restaurants, attractions, hotels, businesses, or POIs by name or address • See everything on one map • Add notes, mark faves, mark visits • Works without a cellular or WiFi connection • Organize places by category (restaurant, cafe, attraction, …) • Create custom categories with emoji map pins • Filter places by category, faves, visited or not • Get directions, see open hours, etc. • Instantly search all your places, notes, categories • Privately share guides or individual places with others • Optionally, sync your places to tripdoc.com to see and edit everything using any web browser Note: TripDoc lets you organize up to 100 places for free. An in-app subscription is required to organize an unlimited number of places. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Screenshots

TripDoc4 screens
SWOON4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SWOON at none against TripDoc's 5. SWOON also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. TripDoc sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SWOON asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SWOON holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of TripDoc's written reviews are positive against 100% of SWOON's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TripDoc ships an update every 2 weeks, SWOON monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TripDoc versus SWOON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTripDocSWOON
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (28 ratings)5.0 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynamic VariableLush Lagoon LLC

Customer experience

TripDoc

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

SWOON

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

In-app purchases

5 purchases

TripDoc

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly (save over 75%)$9.991 Year
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  • Yearly (save over 50%)$24.991 Year
  • Family (save over 60%)$49.991 Year
None

SWOON

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TripDoc free?
TripDoc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SWOON free?
SWOON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TripDoc or SWOON?
SWOON is rated higher. TripDoc averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while SWOON averages 5.0 from 18 ratings.
Do TripDoc or SWOON have ads?
Neither TripDoc nor SWOON shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TripDoc or SWOON?
TripDoc ships an update every 2 weeks, and SWOON monthly. Most recently, TripDoc was updated on November 1, 2026 and SWOON on October 30, 2026.

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