# Swurf

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Swurf and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People like seeing one real web page at a time and finding small blogs. Critics say the swipe layout suits varied sites poorly.

## Why people recommend it

- Fresh, calming one-at-a-time browsing (2 comments): "I like the swiping UI from Swurf though. Being shown just one at a time is calming." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50214924)) "this is a fresh browsing experience" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50215792))
- Finds small web bloggers and sites (2 comments): "it partially works as some sites are wide. Great selection of sites" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227457)) "that's really good to find small web bloggers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248287))

## What people warn about

- Swipe layout fails on varied sites (2 comments): "it partially works as some sites are wide. Great selection of sites" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227457)) "It's tough to make the swipe interface work for content that is so varied in presentation." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50215185))
- Cumbersome to use, swiping barely works (2 comments): "Swiping barely works on an iPhone 11." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50214366)) "makes this really cumbersome to use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50242730))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Swurf", https://hackerapproved.com/p/swurf/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).