<s>
Foursquare	B-Application
Swarm	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
locations	O
with	O
their	O
friends	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
record	O
of	O
their	O
experiences	O
in	O
a	O
personal	O
lifelog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swarm	B-Application
launched	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
from	O
and	O
companion	O
app	O
to	O
Foursquare	B-Application
City	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
,	O
Swarm	B-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
check-in	O
to	O
a	O
given	O
location	O
,	O
and	O
see	O
who	O
is	O
nearby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Location	O
and	O
check-in	O
data	O
collected	O
in	O
Swarm	B-Application
are	O
used	O
to	O
improve	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
recommendations	O
in	O
Foursquare	B-Application
City	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splitting	O
check-ins	O
and	O
general	O
location	O
sharing	O
in	O
to	O
the	O
separate	O
Swarm	B-Application
app	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
main	O
Foursquare	B-Application
app	O
focus	O
on	O
exploring	O
and	O
discovering	O
information	O
on	O
locations	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
Yelp-like	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swarm	B-Application
supports	O
checking	O
in	O
with	O
photos	O
or	O
stickers	O
attached	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
broadcasting	O
of	O
check-ins	O
to	O
other	O
social	O
networks	O
including	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swarm	B-Application
features	O
include	O
a	O
shareable	O
interactive	O
personalized	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
unique	O
stats	O
like	O
total	O
lifetime	O
check-ins	O
,	O
number	O
of	O
unique	O
categories	O
visited	O
,	O
and	O
data	O
on	O
streaks	O
and	O
Foursquare	B-Application
'	O
mayorships	O
 '	O
(	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
platforms	O
gamification	O
elements	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swarm	B-Application
5.0	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
August	O
8	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
August	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
significant	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
’s	O
core	O
functionality	O
since	O
launching	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
focusing	O
more	O
on	O
lifelogging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
described	O
the	O
app	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bold	O
move	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
removing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
clutter	O
"	O
of	O
Foursquare	B-Application
and	O
focusing	O
on	O
letting	O
the	O
user	O
"	O
quickly	O
see	O
where	O
your	O
friends	O
are	O
and	O
make	O
plans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redesign	O
was	O
unpopular	O
with	O
some	O
existing	O
Foursquare	B-Application
users	O
,	O
who	O
complained	O
about	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
gamification	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
download	O
two	O
apps	O
for	O
what	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
contained	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
Foursquare	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
