WIRED vs CySwipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
WIRED
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Download the WIRED app for breaking tech news, expert analysis, and the stories shaping tomorrow. WIRED is obsessed with what comes next. Through rigorous investigations and game-changing reporting, WIRED tells the stories of the people, technologies, and forces transforming our world. A WIRED EXPERIENCE BUILT FOR YOU * Start your day with a personalized Daily Digest, curated around the topics and journalists that matter most to you. * Get notified the moment new stories go live that will be of greatest interest to you. * Explore dedicated channels for AI, security, science, culture, business, and more. LISTEN TO WIRED * Listen to narrated versions of WIRED articles, hands-free, on any commute. * Explore the Audio tab for curated playlists and suggestions for what to listen to next. * Listen for as long as youβd like and pick up right where you left off. WATCH AND GO DEEPER * Tune into original WIRED video in a dedicated Watch tab. * Join interactive livestreams hosted by WIRED staff and expert guests. * Watch interviews, explainers, and behind-the-story video journalism that brings WIREDβs reporting to life. SAVE, SHARE, AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION * Save articles to read later, on your schedule. * Share stories instantly with friends, colleagues, and followers. * Join the WIRED community and take part in conversations with WIRED reporters and readers in our moderated comments. From the latest breakthroughs in AI to the forces reshaping science, business, culture, and society, WIRED helps you understand not just what's happening now, but what it means for what comes next. By downloading the WIRED app, you agree to: * Our User Agreement: http://condenast.com/user-agreement * Our Class Action Waiver and Arbitration Provisions: https://www.condenast.com/user-agreement#introduction-arbitration-notice * Our Privacy Policy: https://www.condenast.com/privacy-policy
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 β 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. β SWIPE TO TRIAGE β 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. β 150+ CURATED SOURCES, READY ON LAUNCH β CySwipe ships with hand-picked feeds across the security industry. Open the app and start reading β no OPML imports, no hunting for RSS URLs. β’ News & analysis β Krebs on Security, BleepingComputer, Dark Reading, The Hacker News, SecurityWeek, CyberScoop β’ Offensive security & red team β SpecterOps, Bishop Fox, TrustedSec, Black Hills InfoSec, MDSec, Outflank, SensePost, NetSPI, Praetorian, Pen Test Partners, Hack The Box β’ Vulnerability research β PortSwigger Research, Watchtowr Labs, Trail of Bits, Quarkslab, Doyensec, and dozens of independent researchers β’ Threat intelligence β Unit 42, CrowdStrike, Recorded Future, The DFIR Report, Red Canary, Datadog Security Labs, Wiz, Sygnia, SentinelOne β’ Malware & reverse engineering β Elastic Security Labs, Cisco Talos, Securelist, Objective-See β’ Newsletters & community β tl;dr sec, r/netsec, r/redteamsec, and many more β MAKE IT YOURS β Add any RSS feed by URL. Add any subreddit by name. Disable defaults you don't want β 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. β FEATURES β β’ Swipe deck β flick through posts one card at a time β’ Library β every saved post, filterable by source and category β’ In-app reader β read without bouncing to Safari β’ Source manager β add, edit, enable, or color-code any feed β’ Category filters β focus on what matters in the moment β’ Custom categories β build a taxonomy that fits your role β’ Dark mode by default β designed for late-night reading β’ Background refresh β your feed is fresh when you open the app β PRIVATE BY DESIGN β No accounts. No sign-up. No tracking. No ads. Everything is stored locally on your device. Your reading habits never leave your phone. β BUILT FOR THE COMMUNITY β 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 β that's CySwipe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CySwipe at none against WIRED's shown. WIRED's advantage is chart position (#71 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | WIRED | CySwipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Best chart rank | #71 β better | β |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 β better | 17.6 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. | Matthew Merrill |
In-app purchases
WIRED
No in-app purchases
CySwipe
No in-app purchases









