Linux Basics vs Swyzel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linux Basics
Learn essential Linux commands and concepts through an interactive, gamified mobile experience. Gain practical, day-to-day knowledge and discover useful tips presented in a fun and engaging format.
- Interactive learning
- Gamified approach
- Practical daily knowledge
- Cool tips
- Easy to learn
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Our new mobile interactive and gamified approach makes it easy and fun to learn Linux usage from the basic, the app gives practical day to day knowledge and cool tips in a gameful way.
Swyzel
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Access crowd sourced courses to find entertaining content while learning something new! Create free and paid courses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Linux Basics at none against Swyzel's 1. Swyzel's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Swyzel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Linux Basics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Linux Basics ships an update every 2 months, Swyzel every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linux Basics | Swyzel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (50 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gabi Karasin | Swyzel LLC |
In-app purchases
Linux Basics
No in-app purchases
Swyzel
- Course Access$2.99
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