SwallowBay
VR · ✓ Verified Oct 13, 2026
9.0/ 10
SwallowBay is a VR studio and membership site offering original point-of-view scenes in high resolutions, built for popular VR headsets and also viewable on desktop and phone. In our tests the site loaded quickly, showed no ads or pop-ups, used very little outside tracking, and fit phone screens well.
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At a glance
Real visitor load
1.6s
Malware check
Clean
Popups
None
Push prompts
None
Signup
Paid membership
Price
Paid
Video ad before playback
No video checked
Ads on first screen
0%
Ad & tracker scripts
1
Third-party cookies
0
Age gate
Yes
Popularity rank
Not ranked
Online since
2020
Pros
- +No ads, pop-ups or redirects were seen on desktop or phone
- +Pages load quickly
- +Minimal outside tracking and no third-party cookies
- +Clear content removal process and record-keeping statement
Cons
- -Membership is required for full access
- -One price on the join page is shown without saying what period it covers
- -Cancelling means contacting the payment processor rather than a self-service button
- -No refund policy was found
Deal-breakers
✓ No popups & forced redirects✓ No push-notification prompts✓ No fake download or play buttons✓ No autoplay with sound
Deal-breakers don't earn points. Any of them caps the rating. How we rate
Score card
Ads on the homepage4/4
Ads cover 0% of the first screen on the homepage.
Ads on content pages5/5
On a content page, ads cover 0% of the first screen and no video ad loads before playback.
Speed4/4
Real visitors wait 1.6s for the main content (Chrome data, last 28 days).
Privacy5/5
1 outside ad or tracking companies load scripts and 0 third-party cookies are set, including Google Tag Manager.
Mobile layout2/2
The layout fits a phone screen.
Clear pricing2/3
The join page shows a 1-month plan at $19.99 and a 3-month plan at $49.99 before signup, but a $299 option is listed without stating what it covers.
Easy cancellation1/3
The terms plainly state that memberships renew automatically at the original rate, but cancelling requires contacting the payment processor and no refund policy was found.
Safety & consent policies4/4
The site has a content removal page with an email contact, a 2257 record-keeping statement, an email for reporting abusive or illegal content, and an age confirmation on entry.
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Rating history
- Oct 13, 2026 9.0 Rescanned
- Oct 13, 2026 9.0 Rescanned
- Oct 9, 2026 9.0 Rescanned
- Oct 9, 2026 9.0 Rescanned
- Oct 9, 2026 9.0 Rescanned
- Oct 9, 2026 9.0 Rescanned
- Oct 9, 2026 8.8 First rated
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