Not sure about OP but I find the swiping to be somewhat nonsensical as far as allowing me to have a mental map of where I am in the app. Sometimes I almost think they were having a laugh with the UI and saying "swipe up here to exit" when you swiped left or clicked to get there.

It seemed like it was done originally by somebody with bad UX skills - or else it was intentional to piss off older people and let the kids have their own thing..?!