X

Swarm shows where your friends go (pictures)

Foursquare's new social app keeps tabs on where your friends go, so you can meet up with them.

Sarah Mitroff
Sarah Mitroff is a Managing Editor for CNET, overseeing our health, fitness and wellness section. Throughout her career, she's written about mobile tech, consumer tech, business and startups for Wired, MacWorld, PCWorld, and VentureBeat.
Sarah Mitroff
swarm-app-8975-001.jpg
1 of 7 Josh Miller/CNET

Meet Swarm

Foursquare's newest app Swarm takes all the social features of Foursquare, adds a few more, and puts them all in their own standalone app. With the app, you can see where your friends go, create spur of the moment plans, and stay on top of your own Foursquare activity.

swarm-004.png
2 of 7 Sarah Mitroff/CNET

Friend's activity

You can see all of your friends' latest check-ins on the activity page.

swarm-15gallery.png
3 of 7 Sarah Mitroff/CNET

Where am I?

Just like in Foursquare, you can check into locations in Swarm. You can also add new stickers to your check-in to express your mood.

screenshot2014-05-14-09-09-05.png
4 of 7 Sarah Mitroff/CNET

Check out your check-ins

If you tap on anyone's check-in, you can see the location on a map and see who else is there.

swarm-010.png
5 of 7 Sarah Mitroff/CNET

Craft a plan

One of Swarm's biggest features helps you create a plan that you then share with your Foursquare friends to see if they want to be apart of it. You can create a vague plan about going to the beach, or add more specific details about the time and tag a Foursquare location, so your friends know where you're headed and when.

swarm-011.png
6 of 7 Sarah Mitroff/CNET

Who wants to go?

After you create a new plan, your friends can comment it on it, or tap the "I'm interested" button to let you know they want to go.

swarm-007.png
7 of 7 Sarah Mitroff/CNET

Your activity

Swarm helps you stay on top of your activity, seeing when new people add you as a friend, or when someone likes your check-in.

More Galleries

My Favorite Shots From the Galaxy S24 Ultra's Camera
A houseplant

My Favorite Shots From the Galaxy S24 Ultra's Camera

20 Photos
Honor's Magic V2 Foldable Is Lighter Than Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra
magic-v2-2024-foldable-1383

Honor's Magic V2 Foldable Is Lighter Than Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra

10 Photos
The Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus Looks Sweet in Aluminum
Samsung Galaxy S24

The Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus Looks Sweet in Aluminum

23 Photos
Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra Now Has a Titanium Design
The Galaxy S24 Ultra in multiple colors

Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra Now Has a Titanium Design

23 Photos
I Took 600+ Photos With the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. Look at My Favorites
img-0368.jpg

I Took 600+ Photos With the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. Look at My Favorites

34 Photos
17 Hidden iOS 17 Features You Should Definitely Know About
Invitation for the Apple September iPhone 15 event

17 Hidden iOS 17 Features You Should Definitely Know About

18 Photos
AI or Not AI: Can You Spot the Real Photos?
img-1599-2.jpg

AI or Not AI: Can You Spot the Real Photos?

17 Photos