Comparison

Swoop vs Filaire

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

Head to head
About

Swoop

Features
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Write SwiftUI on your phone, watch it run, and paste it into Xcode. Swoop is a canvas for postcard-sized components. Type one, press play, and it runs for real — springs, timing and trigonometry computed on the device at the frame rate you feel. Copy hands back plain SwiftUI that compiles. Most SwiftUI apps are catalogues you browse. This is the one where you write it. WHAT IT PLAYS Swoop runs a documented subset of SwiftUI, on device. • Text, Image, Button, Toggle, Spacer, Divider • VStack, HStack, ZStack, ForEach, TimelineView • Circle, Capsule, Rectangle, RoundedRectangle • frame, padding, offset, opacity, scaleEffect, rotationEffect, zIndex • fill, stroke, trim, background, overlay, clipShape, shadow • animation, onAppear, symbolEffect, sensoryFeedback • @State, helper funcs, computed views, if/else, ranges • sin, cos, tan, sqrt, pow, min, max, .pi If Swoop cannot play something exactly the way Xcode would, it refuses and points at the line rather than guessing. What you copy always compiles. Swoop is for one component at postcard size — not for building whole screens on a phone. ScrollView, List, NavigationStack, GeometryReader and TextField are deliberately not included. A REAL EDITOR • Line numbers and syntax colour • Autocorrect, smart quotes and autocapitalisation switched off • Every file in your library previews itself, running, in the list POST IT AND RECORD IT • Publish a component to the community, free, under your username • Anyone can play it and take the source • Record three seconds of it running and share the video • Like and view counts on everything published PRIVACY • Your files are saved on your phone • Nothing is uploaded, read by us, or used to train anything • A file leaves the device only when you publish or share it • Writing, playing and copying never need an account • Sign in with Apple or Google only to publish or like • Delete your account from inside the app, any time SWOOP PRO • A profile page — your picture and a grid of your work • Clean recordings, without the Swoop mark • Sign a recording with your avatar and username • Backdrops for recordings • Post a component without handing over the source Writing, playing, copying and publishing stay free. Requires iPhone, iOS 17 or later. Swoop is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple Inc. Swift, SwiftUI and Xcode are trademarks of Apple Inc. Privacy Policy https://swoopswift.com/privacy/ Terms of Service https://swoopswift.com/terms/

About

Filaire

Features
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Filaire is a native SSH terminal and tmux client for iPad and iPhone. • TMUX, BUILT IN Attach to or create a tmux session when you connect. Switch windows, split and zoom panes from a pull-down control bar, swipe with three fingers to change windows, and use your own prefix key. • SECURE BY DEFAULT Lock hosts behind Face ID or Touch ID. Generate Ed25519 and RSA keys on-device and keep them in the iOS Keychain. Forward your SSH agent to remote servers and approve each signature with Face ID or Touch ID, so private keys never leave your device. • MADE FOR IPAD One window per host, with Split View, Slide Over and Stage Manager. Drag a host out to open it in its own window, and reconnect to recent hosts from Home Screen quick actions. • NETWORKING Jump hosts (ProxyJump), local and SOCKS5 port forwarding, and automatic reconnection when your network changes. • KEYBOARD, TOUCH & TRACKPAD Hardware keyboard shortcuts, a customizable on-screen key bar, mouse support, trackpad scrolling and pinch to zoom. • COMPANION CLI: FIL Install fil on your servers to copy to your device's clipboard, open links, preview files in Quick Look, send notifications and use your forwarded SSH agent. • THEMES Solarized Dark, Solarized Light, Dracula, Nord and Monokai. Filaire is open source.

Screenshots

Swoop4 screens
Filaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

Swoop and Filaire are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swoop ships an update weekly, Filaire every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Swoop versus Filaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwoopFilaire
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValet Hero LLCTeam OT

In-app purchases

None

Swoop

No in-app purchases

None

Filaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swoop free?
Swoop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Filaire free?
Filaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swoop or Filaire have ads?
Neither Swoop nor Filaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swoop or Filaire?
Swoop ships an update weekly, and Filaire every 5 days. Most recently, Swoop was updated on October 13, 2026 and Filaire on October 13, 2026.

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