Daylight Capture vs Sway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daylight Capture
Easily send links, articles, and PDFs from your iOS device to your Daylight Computer. Read content in a focused environment after sharing it through the iOS share dialog. Requires a DC1 device to function.
- Share links, articles, and PDFs
- Utilizes iOS share dialog
- Read content in peace
- Requires Daylight Computer hardware
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This app allows you to easily send content to your Daylight Computer. Share links, articles, or PDFs using the iOS share dialog. Then read in peace. You need a DC1 to use this app, see daylightcomputer.com. See our Privacy Policy: support.daylightcomputer.com/privacy-policy And Terms of Service: support.daylightcomputer.com/terms-of-service
Sway
Manage your digital habits by setting daily limits on addictive apps. Earn points for extra time or wait for midnight resets. This app prioritizes your privacy by keeping all data on your device.
- Set daily app limits
- Midnight resets
- Earn extra time with Sway Points
- Impulse-proof deactivation
- Private and safe data handling
- Utilizes Apple's Screen Time API
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Turn infinitely indulgent feeds into a guilt-free allowance. Set a budget for your brainrot with daily limits on your most addictive apps. Midnight resets: Hit your limit? It resets at midnight Add extra time: Everyone needs an extra 5 minutes sometimes. Redeem Sway Points to keep scrolling. Impulse-proof: Want to end a limit? Deactivation takes 24 hours to prevent impulsive limit-breaking. Private & Safe: Sway uses Apple’s Screen Time API to monitor and block apps once their limits are reached. Your personal app usage data never leaves your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sway at 5.0 against Daylight Capture's 4.3. Sway also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). Daylight Capture's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Sway holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daylight Capture has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Daylight Capture ships an update every 9 days, Sway daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daylight Capture | Sway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daylight Computer Co | Manifest Global, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Daylight Capture
No in-app purchases
Sway
No in-app purchases
