Patreon vs Swift Alert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Patreon
Gain exclusive access to content from your favorite creators, including podcasts, videos, art, and more. Engage with creators and fellow fans in community chats and enjoy offline listening for audio content.
- Exclusive creator content access
- Community group chats
- Offline audio listening
- Personalized fan profiles
- Creator work collections
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Discover hundreds of thousands of podcasters, video makers, artists, musicians, marsupial mediators, fast food historians, and a kaleidoscopic cornucopia of creative people making what they love, not what they think will "perform." Get their best, most authentic, most exclusive work alongside millions of other people who know creativity is worth it. FIND creative people from every corner of the internet making what excites them. JOIN the communities of creators you love for free and keep up with everything they’re doing. UNLOCK exclusive posts and benefits through paid membership and one-time purchases. GATHER with creators and other fans in community chats and live streams. EXPLORE more creators, communities, and corners of creative subculture you’ll love. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Swift Alert
Stay updated with all things related to a popular artist's tour and music. Get news, concert dates, real-time alerts for livestreams, track surprise songs, and test your knowledge with trivia.
- Fan newsfeed
- Concert dates
- Real-time livestream alerts
- Surprise Song Tracker
- Trivia quizzes
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The ultimate app for Swifties! Swift Alert will keep you connected to the shows and the music with a newsfeed of key fan accounts, concert dates in your time zone, and real-time alerts so you can check out livestreams. The Surprise Song Tracker will ensure you always know the latest surprise songs, and trivia quizzes will give you a chance to test your knowledge and show off your Swiftie status to your friends. Swift Alert is THE go-to source for Swifties! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Patreon and Swift Alert both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Swift Alert's written reviews are positive against 41% of Patreon's. Swift Alert also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Patreon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ratings volume (581K vs 40K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Swift Alert sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Patreon asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Patreon against 4.9 for Swift Alert. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patreon has 581K ratings behind it against 40K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Patreon's written reviews are positive against 81% of Swift Alert's.
Patreon ships an update weekly, Swift Alert every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Patreon | Swift Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (581K ratings) | 4.9 (40K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.1% of reviews | 81.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 581K — better | 40K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #29 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patreon | Swift Alert LLC |
Customer experience
Patreon
Swift Alert
User reviews
Patreon
From 581K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Podcast Lovers Get This!
- 🚀 Awesome platform for supporting creators
- 💡 Great way to find and support independent artists
- 👍 Worthwhile platform with useful content
- 👍 Able to support small animators
Room to improve
- 🐛 Lack of adjustment options
- 🐛 Website is better than app
- 🐛 Notifications don't work
- 🐛 Awful app with poor functionality
- 🐛 Technically it works but cumbersome
Swift Alert
From 40K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💗 Amazing app for Swifties
- 🤩 Incredibly fun and engaging
- 🎉 Excellent way to stay updated on Eras Tour
- 🎮 Enjoyable games and quizzes
- 🔔 Helpful notifications and alerts
Room to improve
- 💸 Some features locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 📱 Layout issues on certain devices
- 🔔 Inconsistent notification reliability
Bugs and requests
Patreon
Reported bugs
5 issues- Search function crashes the app
- Inability to access subscriptions on mobile
- Inconsistent episode tracking and playback
- Disappearing downloaded content
- Inability to log in with email
Requested features
8 requests- Face ID feature
- Ability to filter posts by year
- Playlist/queue functionality for audio/video
- Apple TV app
- Ability to search through subscribed creators' posts
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- Option to sort content chronologically
- Timestamp for comments
- Preview of creator's content before subscribing
Swift Alert
Reported bugs
3 issues- Mastermind scores not tracking correctly
- Trivia questions not loading properly
- Calendar events not clearing after shows
Requested features
4 requests- More interactive features (outfit history, song rankings, etc.)
- Ability to edit Mastermind submissions
- Merch/announcement notifications
- Syncing progress across devices
In-app purchases
Patreon
No in-app purchases
Swift Alert
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$0.991 Month
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$1.991 Month
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$2.991 Month
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- Swift Alert Games Subscription$3.991 Month
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$5.991 Month
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$9.991 Year
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$12.991 Year
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$14.991 Year
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$17.991 Year
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$19.991 Year
- Become a Swiftie$0.99
- Become a Swiftie$1.99
