Comparison

macprime vs Swiss Air Force

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

Head to head
About

macprime

Access all the latest content from macprime, including news, polls, reviews, tips, and articles, directly on your iPhone or iPad. Discover services like live updates, downloads, classifieds, and a dealer directory. Submit your own stories to the editorial team.

Highlights
  • News, polls, columns, reviews
  • Tips and tricks
  • Background articles
  • macprimeLIVE access
  • Downloads and classifieds
  • Contests and promotions
  • Dealer directory
  • Reporter for story submissions
Features
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Die App «macprime» bringt alle Inhalte — News, Umfragen, Kolumnen, Reviews, Tipps und Tricks, Hintergrundartikel — der macprime-Redaktion auf das iPhone, den iPod touch und das iPad. Auch macprime-Services wie «macprimeLIVE», «Downloads», die Kleinanzeigen, Wettbewerbe, Aktionen und Rabatte sowie das Händlerverzeichnis sind bequem per iPhone App abrufbar. Weiter bietet die App einen «Reporter», um interessante Storys auch von unterwegs an die macprime-Redaktion schicken zu können.

About

Swiss Air Force

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Swiss Air Force is the official mobile application of the Swiss Air Force. It provides access to the latest information on the activities of the Air Force and its air bases. With the Swiss Air Force app, you can now stay informed about the activities of the Swiss Air Force anytime, anywhere. The free app brings together national and regional news about exercises, missions, developments, and highlights from everyday life in the Air Force—right on your smartphone. The app provides you with up-to-date information in real time and allows you to filter content according to your personal interests. This means you receive exactly the news that is relevant to you – from regional flight movements and security policy issues to background reports and multimedia content. The Swiss Air Force app offers you, among other things: - Latest news on missions - Exercises and events - Regional information on flight movements in your area - Push notifications so you don't miss important updates - Multimedia content in images, text, and video

Screenshots

macprime4 screens
Swiss Air Force3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Swiss Air Force at every 3 months against macprime's every 7 months. macprime's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

macprime ships an update every 7 months, Swiss Air Force every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
macprime versus Swiss Air Force: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermacprimeSwiss Air Force
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTragerverein MelamediaSchweizer Armee

In-app purchases

None

macprime

No in-app purchases

None

Swiss Air Force

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is macprime free?
macprime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swiss Air Force free?
Swiss Air Force is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do macprime or Swiss Air Force have ads?
Neither macprime nor Swiss Air Force shows ads.
Which is updated more often, macprime or Swiss Air Force?
macprime ships an update every 7 months, and Swiss Air Force every 3 months. Most recently, macprime was updated on November 1, 2026 and Swiss Air Force on October 31, 2026.

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