Swurf
Swipe browser
People like seeing one real web page at a time and finding small blogs. Critics say the swipe layout suits varied sites poorly.
People like seeing one real web page at a time and finding small blogs. Critics say the swipe layout suits varied sites poorly.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fresh, calming one-at-a-time browsing
“I like the swiping UI from Swurf though. Being shown just one at a time is calming.”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Swurf – Swipe through the real web” “this is a fresh browsing experience”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Swurf – Swipe through the real web” Finds small web bloggers and sites
“it partially works as some sites are wide. Great selection of sites”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Swurf – Swipe through the real web” “that's really good to find small web bloggers”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Swurf – Swipe through the real web”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Swipe layout fails on varied sites
“it partially works as some sites are wide. Great selection of sites”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Swurf – Swipe through the real web” “It's tough to make the swipe interface work for content that is so varied in presentation.”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Swurf – Swipe through the real web” Cumbersome to use, swiping barely works
“Swiping barely works on an iPhone 11.”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Swurf – Swipe through the real web” “makes this really cumbersome to use”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Swurf – Swipe through the real web”
What people said
10 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“that's really good to find small web bloggers”
“makes this really cumbersome to use”
“it partially works as some sites are wide. Great selection of sites”
“these pages are loading like images”
“Content Security Policy broke the use case.”
“it's a good idea, but can you tweak it so that page 1 isn't a flashing naked lady?”
“this is a fresh browsing experience”
“It's tough to make the swipe interface work for content that is so varied in presentation.”
“I like the swiping UI from Swurf though. Being shown just one at a time is calming.”
“Swiping barely works on an iPhone 11.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.