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Pin Drop vs Foursquare
Foursquare retired City Guide, the app people saved places in, in December 2024, and the web version followed in April 2025. Swarm continues for check-ins, and Foursquare itself is now a geospatial data company. Pin Drop is a personal map built to hold the places you want to remember, unlimited on the free plan.
One map that outlasts the app.
Save places once and keep them, without wondering whether the app will still be there next year.
Unlimited places, free.
No cap to migrate into and nothing to prune when you bring years of saved spots across.
Organised your way.
Tag, group and filter places however makes sense to you, not by someone else's categories.
Yours on every device.
iPhone, Android and the web in sync, with a browser extension for saving as you browse.
The app you saved them in is gone.
Foursquare City Guide spent years as the place people kept restaurants, bars and neighbourhood finds. Foursquare announced its retirement in October 2024, the mobile app closed on 15 December 2024, and the web version followed on 28 April 2025.
Swarm is still going and still being actively developed, so check-ins, streaks and mayorships have a home. Foursquare's own business has moved to geospatial data and analytics for developers and marketers. That is a sensible strategy for the company. It leaves a specific gap for the person who used City Guide as the place their saved spots lived.
Your data is not lost. Foursquare kept the export open and said it has no plans to discontinue it, so you can log in, request a data download and get your tips, lists and check-in history back.
The question is where they go next. Pin Drop is built for exactly this. Every place you pin is unlimited on the free plan, with your own tags, photos and notes on each one, and it works on iPhone, Android and the web with a browser extension for saving as you go.
Nothing here replaces the check-in game, and it does not try to. Keep Swarm for the streaks. Pin Drop is where the places themselves live, and it keeps growing across every trip and every day in between.
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How Pin Drop compares with Foursquare
The capabilities that matter when you move your map across.
Capability
Pin Drop
Foursquare
How it works
From scattered saves to one map you keep for good.
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Bring your places across
Import everywhere you have already saved from a spreadsheet, export or another app. However many, they map instantly with no limits.
02
Make it yours
Tag and group places into trips, cities and wish lists, and add your own notes and photos.
03
Take it everywhere
One map on your phone and the web, kept in sync, so it is with you at home and on the road.
Why people switch
No limits, nothing lost, easy to share.
No pin limit
Keep saving without hitting a cap or deleting old places to make room.
A map that lasts
Your places stay put and keep growing, trip after trip, year after year.
Notes and photos
Remember why you saved somewhere, not just that you did.
Yours to share
Send a place or a whole list to the people you are travelling with, no sign up needed.
Move your saved places to Pin Drop.
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Questions you might have
How is Pin Drop different from Foursquare?
Foursquare City Guide, the app people saved places in, was retired in December 2024, with the web version following in April 2025. Swarm continues for check-ins, and Foursquare itself is now a geospatial data company. Pin Drop is a personal map built to hold the places you want to remember, with your own tags, photos and notes, unlimited on the free plan.
Can I move my Foursquare places to Pin Drop?
Yes. Foursquare kept its data export open, so you can log in, request a download of your tips, lists and check-in history, and bring those places into Pin Drop. You can export them out of Pin Drop again whenever you want.
Can I use Pin Drop alongside Swarm?
Yes. Swarm is still going and still being developed, so keep it for check-ins, streaks and mayorships. Pin Drop is where the places themselves live, organised your way and growing over time.
Is Pin Drop a good Foursquare City Guide alternative?
If you used City Guide to keep a map of restaurants, bars and places you wanted to remember, then yes. Pin Drop is built for exactly that, with unlimited places on the free plan, your own tags, photos and notes, on iPhone, Android and the web. It is not a community reviews app, so it will not replace crowd-sourced tips.
How much does Pin Drop cost?
Pin Drop has a free plan with unlimited places, and paid plans billed per seat. See the pricing page for current plans. Support is not a paid upgrade: every plan gets a response from the team within one business day.
