{"id":326960,"date":"2021-08-17T21:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rival-apps-battle-to-become-nycs-airbnb-for-pools\/"},"modified":"2021-08-17T21:00:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T18:00:20","slug":"rival-apps-battle-to-become-nycs-airbnb-for-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rival-apps-battle-to-become-nycs-airbnb-for-pools\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rival apps battle to become NYC&#8217;s &#8216;Airbnb for pools&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Rival <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s battle to become NYC&#8217;s &#8216;Airbnb for pools&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>As New York bakes in the summer heat, two companies are fighting to become the city\u2019s go-to \u201cAirbnb for pools.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Swimply \u2014 a Long Island-based swimming pool-sharing company whose backers include a former Airbnb executive and two Silicon Valley venture capital firms \u2014 has\u00a0held the lead in tri-state pool rentals since last summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But now, a French competitor called Swimmy is taking on the New York market. The company, which has 120,000 users in Europe, told The Post that it plans to launch fully in the New York area in time for Labor Day weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both companies let homeowners rent out their pools to strangers by the hour and make money by charging commissions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, one Mahwah, NJ, pool owner told The Post he was booking as much as $10,000 in rentals through Swimply in a single week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, Swimmy is pushing for a piece of the pool rental pie. But despite its plans for a full Labor Day launch, the company listed just three pools available in the New York City area as of Tuesday \u2014 compared to 126 on its competitor\u2019s site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/pools-44.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19154879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/pools-44.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/pools-44.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/pools-44.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Swimmy, which has 120,000 users in Europe, is expanding into the New York area. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are really pushing for pool hosts in NYC to list their pools,\u201d Swimmy spokesperson Camille Passi told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>She did not say whether the company is offering incentives to encourage Swimply users to switch to Swimmy.<\/p>\n<p>Swimply\u2019s vice president\u00a0of growth, Sonny Mayugba told The Post that the company \u201cwelcomes\u201d competition from Swimmy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe names are oddly similar but that\u2019s ok,\u201d Mayugba said of Swimmy. \u201cIt\u2019s actually an important thing to have more people in the space.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/pools-45.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19154891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/pools-45.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/pools-45.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/pools-45.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Some pool owners say they have booked $10,000 worth of rentals in a single week.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mayugba added that Swimply has about 20,000 hosts and \u201chundreds of thousands\u201d of users. He said Swimply\u2019s entrenched status as the first pool sharing app in the US gives it an advantage over Swimmy, adding, \u201cwe\u2019re the category king.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Swimmy and Swimply are also available in other sun-soaked US states including California, Texas and Florida\u00a0\u2014 and both companies say they offer up to $1 million in insurance to cover property damage and injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/pools-49.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19154898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/pools-49.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/pools-49.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/pools-49.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption> Both pool rental apps are also available in California, Texas and Florida. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some New Yorkers told The Post last summer they could charge as much as $125 an hour for pool access through Swimply \u2014 and said demand had soared as coronavirus restrictions prevented New Yorkers from vacationing at far-flung beaches and resorts.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Doree Lewak<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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