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24 alternatives to Foursquare Places API

Integrate your app with Foursquare platform capabilities

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Foursquare Places API launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Foursquare Developers▲282

   Create magical real-world moments for your users

   2017 · foursquare.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Foursquare 11▲270

   Find the best places everywhere, every time with place pages

   2017 · foursquare.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Foursquare Places API for Start-Ups▲6

   Opening up the power of location to start-ups & small biz

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Foursquare 10▲409

   Your ultimate city guide, in your pocket

   2016 · foursquare.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Foursquare on Apple Watch▲266

   Places you’ll love, without having to look at phone

   2015 · foursquare.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Swarm 4.0▲286

   Compete with friends based on the places you go

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Telegram 4.4▲278

   Broadcast your current location to any chat in real time

   2017 · telegram.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   APIPark▲719

   Your open source AI gateway & API developer portal

   2024 · apipark.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   4sqwifi — find nearby venues w/ wifi & their password▲13

   Hi HN, I want to show you my first iPhone app. It's called 4sqwifi. I use Foursquare to find nearby venues with wifi and their passwords. We (me and a friend of mine who helped with coding) used Titanium Appcelerator to develop the app. The way it works is that we have a nice little algorithm communicating with Foursquare's API and then brings back the results which are only nearby venues with wifi -- and their passwords as tips. I think it's an interesting way to use Foursquare, right between social location awareness and everyday life-hacks. If you have any feedback, it's greatly…

   2011 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Foursquare Movement SDK▲226

    Build location-powered apps and services

    2017 · foursquare.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Pilgrim SDK 2.0▲123

    Foursquare's superpower is now available to all developers

    2019 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Apiway.ai▲336

    Connect apps with each other

    2020 · apiway.ai · its alternatives →

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    a.placebetween.us▲115

    Find a meeting point based on place type

    2016 · a.placebetween.us · its alternatives →

14. 14
    IPTrace▲143

    API to build location-aware mobile and web apps

    2018 · iptrace.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Placekey 2.0▲139

    Join Places Data Seamlessly

    2023 · placekey.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Uber API▲311

    Move your app forward with the Uber API

    2014 · developer.uber.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Location by amo▲189

    The friend map is back

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Work Onward▲81

    A map-based hiring platform for small businesses and locals

    2023 · workonward.com · its alternatives →

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    PlaceKit▲159

    Worldwide geocoding API and address autocomplete

    2023 · placekit.io · its alternatives →

20. 20CC
    Comparing checkin counts from Foursquare and Facebook Places▲11

    2011 · aleemmawani.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    "API Place"▲7

    A

    2025 · portal.api-place.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    fsociety▲64

    Easily find your friends at event, and a lot more

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    MeetPoint▲71

    A mappable, social schedule for meeting your friends

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    /whereis #everybody?▲78

    Friendly Slack app that remembers where your team is

    2020 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →