Comparison

Bluelight Sweden vs CySwipe

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

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About

Bluelight Sweden

Features
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Don’t miss what is happening around you. Blåljus Sverige brings public police incidents from across Sweden into one clear and easy-to-use app. Follow crimes, alerts and local incidents near you, explore what is happening in different areas and get a better overview over time. The app displays public information from polisen.se and makes it easier to follow, understand and filter. Follow incidents near you Each incident may include: • Location and time • Incident type • The official public police summary • Updates when new information is published • A link to the original source when available Perfect for anyone who wants a clearer view of what is happening nearby, in their city, while travelling or across Sweden. AI Legal Guide Paid users get access to AI Legal Guide, an AI-based information feature that helps explain Swedish legal concepts, legislation and common legal questions. You can use it to better understand: • Legal terms and concepts • How legal processes work • Which legal references may be relevant • General rules in everyday situations AI Legal Guide provides informational guidance only and does not replace advice from a lawyer, legal professional or authority. Statistics and overview Understand developments more clearly with statistics and visual insights: • Incidents by area • Distribution throughout the day • Weekly and monthly trends • Comparisons between locations and periods This gives you a better overview of what is happening where you live, work or travel. Notifications on your terms Choose which types of incidents you want to be notified about. Set quiet hours and smart limits so the app keeps you informed without disturbing you unnecessarily. Widgets and Live Activity Get a quick overview without opening the app: • Latest incidents • Daily summary • Quick statistics • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Premium unlocks full access With Premium, you get access to all features, including: • More incidents • AI Legal Guide • Statistics and deeper overview • Smart notifications • Widgets and Live Activity • An ad-free in-app experience Subscription options • Monthly - flexible and easy • Yearly - lower monthly cost compared with the monthly plan • Lifetime - one-time purchase with no recurring fee All paid options unlock all premium features. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed and cancelled in your account settings. Blåljus Sverige is not affiliated with the Swedish Police Authority. Information in the app is based on publicly available data from polisen.se. Privacy Policy: https://xserve.se/privacy Terms of Use: https://xserve.se/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/

About

CySwipe

This app aggregates cybersecurity news, threat intelligence, and research into a swipeable feed for quick triage. Save articles for later reading and customize your content with curated and custom sources. It's designed for privacy with no accounts, ads, or tracking.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based content triage
  • Curated and customizable RSS feeds
  • In-app reader
  • Local storage for privacy
  • Dark mode
  • Background refresh
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Bluelight Sweden4 screens
CySwipe3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CySwipe at none against Bluelight Sweden's 7. CySwipe also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bluelight Sweden sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CySwipe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluelight Sweden ships an update every 8 days, CySwipe every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Bluelight Sweden versus CySwipe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluelight SwedenCySwipe
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB3 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJohan HjelmbergMatthew Merrill

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Bluelight Sweden

Subscriptions3
  • Månadsprenumeration$1.991 Month
  • Premium 6 månader$9.996 Months
  • Årsprenumeration14 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time4
  • 20 AI-Jurist krediter$1.99
  • 50 AI-Jurist krediter$3.99
  • 150 AI-Jurist krediter$7.99
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  • Engångsköp (livstid)$49.99
None

CySwipe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluelight Sweden free?
Bluelight Sweden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CySwipe free?
CySwipe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bluelight Sweden or CySwipe have ads?
Bluelight Sweden shows ads; CySwipe does not.
Which is updated more often, Bluelight Sweden or CySwipe?
Bluelight Sweden ships an update every 8 days, and CySwipe every 9 days. Most recently, Bluelight Sweden was updated on October 28, 2026 and CySwipe on October 25, 2026.

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