Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When I saw Petzl had replaced flagship Petzl Reactik+ all singing reactive lighting and bluetooth headtorch this the new Swift RL I got it for Christmas to compare.
Both torches have the excellent reactive lighting feature, the Reactik+ with bluetooth and multiple buttons was overly complex, so the back to basics Swift RL is brighter and simpler.
I do feel Swift RL is overpriced in comparison with the Reactik+ which understandably required bluetooth and smartphone Apps development, so to strip off most of the features but charge same or more price seems steep to me!
Hope this is useful info as always.
When I saw Petzl had replaced flagship Petzl Reactik+ all singing reactive lighting and bluetooth headtorch this the new Swift RL I got it for Christmas to compare.
Both torches have the excellent reactive lighting feature, the Reactik+ with bluetooth and multiple buttons was overly complex, so the back to basics Swift RL is brighter and simpler.
I do feel Swift RL is overpriced in comparison with the Reactik+ which understandably required bluetooth and smartphone Apps development, so to strip off most of the features but charge same or more price seems steep to me!
Hope this is useful info as always.
