Comparison

SBB go vs Swing Live

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SBB go

Features
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As a study participant, you can use the SBB go app to record your Customer Journey and evaluate SBB Touchpoints along your journey. To use the app, you need an invitation to participate in a study. If you have a question, please contact us: sbbgo@sbb.ch

About

Swing Live

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A live-blogging app for users of the Eidosmedia editorial and publishing platforms. Using any mobile device live bloggers post text and multimedia content directly into an online news stream, as well as embedding tweets and other social content, photos and videos, captured locally or found online. Distributed teamwork As well as individual blogging, Swing Live also supports coverage by teams of live bloggers, coordinated by a moderator. All posts from team members show up in the moderator’s staging area. Here they can be accepted, rejected or edited before being sent for immediate publication to the online stream. All team members see the live stream as it develops in real time. Creating the team The moderator builds the team by clicking on the names of authorized contributors. Team members receive an automatic invitation to join the coverage and are enabled to submit content for the duration of the event. Easy interface Swing Live’s interfaces are extremely intuitive. Whether they are using a tablet or smartphone, users create and submit posted content through a clean, uncluttered workspace. Media autoformatting Contributors can include any kind of media in their posts – from tweets and other social media items to photos and videos shot with their device’s own cameras. All media can be previewed in the editing space and automatically reformats for the live stream as soon as it is submitted. Back to the street Swing Live reverses a tendency over the last few decades which has seen reporting staff increasingly tied to the newsroom by the need to access resources and technology. By extending the newsroom workflow to groups of remote users, Swing Live creates a shared mobile workspace that keeps news gatherers close to the unfolding action of breaking news events. Live teams enjoy maximum freedom and mobility while their contribution to the news flow is subject to full workflow control.

Screenshots

SBB go3 screens
Swing Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Swing Live at every 2 months against SBB go's every 5 months. SBB go's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SBB go ships an update every 5 months, Swing Live every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
SBB go versus Swing Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSBB goSwing Live
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 β€” better15.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size71 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSBB AGEidosMedia

In-app purchases

None

SBB go

No in-app purchases

None

Swing Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SBB go free?
SBB go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swing Live free?
Swing Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SBB go or Swing Live have ads?
Neither SBB go nor Swing Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SBB go or Swing Live?
SBB go ships an update every 5 months, and Swing Live every 2 months. Most recently, SBB go was updated on October 2, 2026 and Swing Live on October 5, 2026.

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