Foursquare's New Swarm App Is Here

Foursquare's new app called Swarm has arrived, as promised. The app went live in the iOS App Store and Google Play on Thursday.

Foursquare announced in early May that it would split its experience into two apps. Swarm is intended to be a convenient way to keep up with what your friends are doing, letting you check into venues, just like the Foursquare app, but it also lets you automatically share which neighborhood you're in.

In a series of blog posts, Foursquare explained the new features of Swarm. The app includes stickers, which users can attach to a check-in similar to emoji. Mayorships also got a revamp; a venue can have several different mayors among different friend groups. Read more...