Mlem for Lemmy vs CySwipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mlem for Lemmy
Experience the Fediverse through a native iOS app designed for seamless interaction with all major Lemmy instances. Enjoy powerful features like swipe actions, quick account switching, and extensive customization for an optimized mobile experience.
- Native iOS Swift development
- Lemmy instance compatibility
- Swipe actions
- Account quick-switching
- Customization options
- Optimized backend
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Mlem for Lemmy is beautiful, smooth, and compatible with all major Lemmy instances. Written fully in iOS' native Swift, Mlem lets you experience Lemmy while taking advantage of the best your device has to offer. With powerful, easy-to-use features such as swipe actions and account quick-switching, a robust set of customizations, and a highly optimized backend, Mlem offers the mobile Lemmy experience you deserve!
CySwipe
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CySwipe is a swipe-based reader for the cybersecurity community. Aggregate the industry's best blogs, threat intel reports, vulnerability research, and subreddits into a single deck — then swipe through your daily reading the way you triage findings: fast, focused, and on your own terms. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Just the security signal you've been trying to keep up with. — SWIPE TO TRIAGE — Each post is a card. Save what's worth a deeper read, swipe away the rest. There's no inbox to clear, no unread counter to shame you. Your Library only holds what you actually want to come back to. — 150+ CURATED SOURCES, READY ON LAUNCH — CySwipe ships with hand-picked feeds across the security industry. Open the app and start reading — no OPML imports, no hunting for RSS URLs. • News & analysis — Krebs on Security, BleepingComputer, Dark Reading, The Hacker News, SecurityWeek, CyberScoop • Offensive security & red team — SpecterOps, Bishop Fox, TrustedSec, Black Hills InfoSec, MDSec, Outflank, SensePost, NetSPI, Praetorian, Pen Test Partners, Hack The Box • Vulnerability research — PortSwigger Research, Watchtowr Labs, Trail of Bits, Quarkslab, Doyensec, and dozens of independent researchers • Threat intelligence — Unit 42, CrowdStrike, Recorded Future, The DFIR Report, Red Canary, Datadog Security Labs, Wiz, Sygnia, SentinelOne • Malware & reverse engineering — Elastic Security Labs, Cisco Talos, Securelist, Objective-See • Newsletters & community — tl;dr sec, r/netsec, r/redteamsec, and many more — MAKE IT YOURS — Add any RSS feed by URL. Add any subreddit by name. Disable defaults you don't want — they won't come back. Organize sources into built-in categories (News, Red Team, Vulnerability Research, Threat Intel, Malware, Tools) or create custom categories to match how you actually think about your reading. — FEATURES — • Swipe deck — flick through posts one card at a time • Library — every saved post, filterable by source and category • In-app reader — read without bouncing to Safari • Source manager — add, edit, enable, or color-code any feed • Category filters — focus on what matters in the moment • Custom categories — build a taxonomy that fits your role • Dark mode by default — designed for late-night reading • Background refresh — your feed is fresh when you open the app — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — No accounts. No sign-up. No tracking. No ads. Everything is stored locally on your device. Your reading habits never leave your phone. — BUILT FOR THE COMMUNITY — CySwipe is built for the people who live in this industry: red teamers keeping up with TTPs, blue teamers tracking new detections, vulnerability researchers chasing the latest disclosures, threat hunters watching APT activity, students breaking into the field, and security leaders who need a five-minute pulse check before standup. If you've ever wished your RSS reader felt less like work and more like an app you actually enjoy using — that's CySwipe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CySwipe at every 9 days against Mlem for Lemmy's monthly. CySwipe also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mlem for Lemmy ships an update monthly, CySwipe every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mlem for Lemmy | CySwipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (84 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Eric Andrews | Matthew Merrill |
Bugs and requests
Mlem for Lemmy
Reported bugs
19 issues- Cannot validate username for account creation
- Loses progress when switching to another app while composing a post/reply
- App bounces back to the subscribed feeds list in various situations
- New bugs introduced with each update
- Embedded content (videos) only show as links
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- Changing font size via iOS Accessibility settings breaks drag and drop functionality
- Media type label in the lower left corner covers parts of the image
- App crashes frequently
- Jittery scrolling on ProMotion enabled iPhones
- Cannot log out of an account without deleting it
- Requires signing back into the instance every time an external link is followed
- No way to change font size
- Timeline is a mess
- Unable to save images
- Unable to zoom in on images
- Unable to load images on their own without comments
- Bad app icon (furry)
- No full screen for pictures, always goes to post
- Login required from the start for some users
Requested features
19 requests- Customizability for each feed type (e.g., bold headlines)
- Larger card view option
- Compact view option
- Option to customize gestures
- Fix embedded content to be playable
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- Fix font size breaking drag and drop
- Option to not display media type label or hide it
- Mark inbox as read automatically
- Hide post option
- Customizable swipe options on posts
- Cross-post functionality
- Set Reader mode as default for links
- Ability to zoom out on pictures
- Ability to save images
- Search for posts within a community
- Block communities from post options menu
- Filter instances option
- Collapse all comments by default
- Up/Down votes on the right side
CySwipe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mlem for Lemmy
No in-app purchases
CySwipe
No in-app purchases









