How Swaply Works

Everything you need to know before you start.

Step-by-step guide

From account to first swap

1

Create your account

Takes 2 minutes. You only need an email. No card required.

2

Add what you want to swap

Take 3-5 good photos, write an honest description, say what you'd like in return. Items with photos get 4x more proposals.

3

Browse or let the match do the work

Browse manually or enable auto-match which finds people who have what you want and want what you have.

4

Propose the swap

Send a request with your item and what you want in return. The other person accepts, declines, or counter-proposes.

5

Agree and swap

Work out the details via chat: meet face to face or use a courier. Confirm the swap and leave a rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Swaply

Swaply in numbers

Live data from the community

We're just getting started. Be among the first.

The Swaply community is growing every day. Add your first items and be a pioneer of direct swapping.

Map & privacy

Map provider active only if key exists; otherwise placeholder per schema.

  • Public pins only for Premium/Platinum badge.
  • Location is approximate (city / radius), no reverse geocoding.
  • Fallback: show "Map unavailable" message without blocking the rest of the page.
Rules aligned with Excalidraw: visibility controlled by profile settings and cost-control for provider.

Monetization & tokens

Ranks, badges, map appearance

Free

Simple badge, limited map visibility.

Silver

Highlighted badge, appears on map as public pin.

Gold

Premium

Platinum

Special badge, distinct pin, match prioritization.

Feature Comparison

FreeSilverGoldPlatinum
Unlimited swaps
Secure chat
AI match suggestions
Map pin visibility
Priority matching
Swap analytics
Profile badge
Priority support
Monthly tokens1050200Unlimited
Token ledgerAccount benefitsLimited promotions (disabled in beta)

Sponsored content

AdSense / YouTube / Partner Stories — slot reserved

Ads appear only on Info & Stories pages, never during swaps or matching.

AI Contract

Moderation, explainability, fallback

  • Calls only server-side, with timeout and retry.
  • Moderation for text + images + attachments.
  • AI output saved as versioned metadata: provider/model_version/trace_id.
  • Separate `ai_suggested_*` from `user_final_*`.
  • Manual fallback if AI is down, without blocking critical flows.

Cost calculator

See how much you save by swapping instead of buying

0 RON

Cost of swapping

~500 RON

Average saved per swap

100%

No platform fees

About us

The people and technology behind Swaply

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Swaply Team

Full-stack development

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AI Engine

Matching & moderation

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Community

Users & feedback