‘Airbnb for pools’ app lets you escape crowded beaches and algal blooms for a private swim

With temperatures skyrocketing and crowds flocking to local beaches, where an algal bloom of Noctiluca scintilla – also known ...
CNN

It’s like Airbnb but for renting your pool to strangers. Things don’t always go as planned

Chris, a homeowner in Des Moines, was surprised when a woman he didn’t know recently pulled into his driveway and asked if he could move his vehicles. She believed she had booked his pool for the ...
CNET

Swimply lets you swim in a stranger's pool. It's less weird than you think

It's like an Airbnb-style for swimming pools. Your visit may or may not include a giant unicorn floatie. Meara covers streaming service news for CNET. She graduated from the University of Texas at ...
Business Insider

I used Swimply to rent a stranger's pool for a few hours and it was a cheap and relaxing way to spend the day

Swimply allows you to rent private residential pools without paying a nightly room rate. Swimply is ideal for remote work, a staycation, a gathering on a hot day, or even swim lessons. I booked a ...
NBC Los Angeles

‘Swimply' App Is the New Airbnb for Pools

It's like Airbnb but for pools. Swimply is a pool sharing platform that connects owners of private pools with people looking for a place to swim and hang out. The app has been growing in popularity ...
Chicago Tribune

Swimply is like Airbnb for renting strangers’ backyard swimming pools. We tried it. Was it weird?

We have grown comfortable with our so-called sharing economy. We forget that Airbnb offers us a stranger’s bed for the night (or longer). Uber puts us in a stranger’s car. Those are just the ...
The Desert Sun

Swimply, an 'Airbnb for pools,' comes to the Coachella Valley. Here's how it works.

Heather Carson found out about Swimply, “the Airbnb for pools,” like most people find out about anything these days: on social media. She had already used Airbnb to rent out a home she owns in Palm ...
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I tried Swimply, the Airbnb of pools — and here’s how it went

Dubbed the Airbnb of swimming pools, Swimply is entering the fifth year of existence. The app allows users to access private pools for hours at a time, sometimes with extra amenities like outdoor ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Need a summer escape? You can rent out your neighbor's pool through this new app

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- An app that allows you to rent a pool by the hour is making a big splash during the COVID-19 pandemic. Homeowners across the country are using Swimply to list their backyard ...