When Swarm brought back the mayorships feature to the app (which went away when Foursquare and Swarm became two separate apps), the compulsive location-checking mobile users were delighted. Now your competitive nature will receive more blessings as the latest update brings back the leaderboard, but with a golden twist. This new version also makes a few minor changes and adds a few neat features, to make it easier to locate your contacts in a public space.

The old leaderboard used to show you your position as compared to other people who were also checking into the coffee shop, restaurant, office, house (yes, some people really did check into houses!), etc. But now there’s an added bonus of making it to the top by collecting as many coins as you can all throughout your Swarm use through check-ins, mayorships, and streaks. Although right now, the coins are just for the leaderboard, there are hints that they can be used for something else in the future.

Swarm also now has a “Here Now” section so it would be easier to see if any of your real friends are in the area, but of course, only if they checked in at the same establishment as you. It is also now easier to see all your messages and notifications as they are in just one Inbox that is now easier to access. All your friends, whether they are anywhere in the world or just near you, are now in just one friends tab.

The update has rolled out to all users by this time. If you haven’t updated yet, you can check out Swarm’s Google Play Store page.

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