Comparison

DeepSwipe vs Scrolane

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

Head to head
About

DeepSwipe

Discover fascinating facts across science, history, and more through a personalized, bite-sized feed. Learn something new in minutes with content sourced from trusted origins, designed to spark curiosity without outrage.

Highlights
  • Personalized fact-based feed
  • Bite-sized learning stories
  • Trusted sources cited
  • Curiosity-driven content
  • TikTok-style scrolling interface
  • Diverse topic discovery
Features
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100% free. No in-app subscriptions. Turn scrolling into learning. DeepSwipe is a personalized feed of short, fact-based stories that make learning addictive and spark your curiosity. Discover fascinating topics in history, science, psychology, technology, space and philosophy — all in a familiar TikTok-style feed that's perfect for spare moments throughout your day. HOW IT WORKS • Swipe through bite-sized stories • Learn something new in minutes • The more you swipe, the smarter your feed gets • Discover topics outside your usual bubble • Build a smarter daily scrolling habit BUILT ON REAL KNOWLEDGE • Fact-based stories from trusted sources • Sources included on every story • No AI hallucinations or made-up facts • Designed for curiosity, not outrage If you enjoy learning, trivia, documentaries, Wikipedia rabbit holes, science facts, history, or educational content, DeepSwipe turns your daily scrolling into something meaningful. Free to download. No subscriptions. Just a smarter feed.

About

Scrolane

Features
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You unlock your phone to check one thing. Forty minutes later you lock it again, and none of it stayed. Scrolane takes that exact habit — the scrolling, the swiping, the five minutes in a queue — and gives you something to keep at the end of it. HOW IT WORKS Swipe through cards. One idea each, about two minutes, finished — not a teaser for a longer article. Every card ends with a single question, because answering something is what makes it stick. When a topic won't let you go, open a course: five to eight short modules, built around what you've been reading and the level you read at. WHAT'S INSIDE • A feed shaped by your interests and your level, not by what's trending • Courses that go deep on the topics you keep coming back to • Save any card, add your own notes, find them all in one place • A curiosity map that lights up as you explore • Saved cards stay readable offline BUILT ON SOURCES Every card is written from cited reference material and checked before it reaches you. Spot something off? One tap reports it, and the card gets reviewed and rewritten. NO STREAKS. NO GUILT. Nothing to keep alive, nothing that punishes you for a day away. Just minutes of curiosity, counted quietly, against a weekly goal you set yourself and can change whenever. NOTHING TO PERFORM No likes, no comments, no followers, nobody watching what you read. There's no account to create either — open the app and start. WHAT YOU'LL READ ABOUT The physics behind ordinary things. The ways your own mind misleads you. The history of the ideas that shaped how we think. Mathematical paradoxes that survive a second look. Logic puzzles that reward patience. The library keeps growing. TWELVE LANGUAGES English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Czech, Romanian, Bulgarian, Croatian and Russian. SCROLANE PREMIUM Unlimited cards, every course, and a feed tuned to you. • Yearly subscription: $49.99 per year • Weekly subscription: $1.99 per week • 3-day free trial before either plan begins • Prices shown are for the United States; your local price appears in the app Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, or at the end of the free trial. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://scrolane.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://scrolane.com/terms

Screenshots

DeepSwipe3 screens
Scrolane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DeepSwipe at none against Scrolane's 3. DeepSwipe also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17). Scrolane's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Scrolane sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. DeepSwipe asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DeepSwipe versus Scrolane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeepSwipeScrolane
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPeter DennissAdconcept OU

In-app purchases

None

DeepSwipe

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Scrolane

Subscriptions3
  • Scrolane Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Scrolane Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Scrolane Premium (Annual)1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is DeepSwipe free?
DeepSwipe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scrolane free?
Scrolane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DeepSwipe or Scrolane have ads?
DeepSwipe shows ads; Scrolane does not.

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