They didn't really remove checkins, they just moved them into a new app (Swarm). There's still a checkin button in Foursquare that launches Swarm. Saying Fours

They didn't really remove checkins, they just moved them into a new app (Swarm). There's still a checkin button in Foursquare that launches Swarm. Saying Foursquare got rid of checkins is like saying Facebook got rid of Messenger. They didn't, they just moved it to a new app. It's true, they did (mostly) remove the gamification aspect of checkins. It was fun competing with my friends for getting the most points. Now, you just can compete for stuff like most restaurants, most night life spots, etc.