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Ok, thanks, I did not realize that. Still, it illustrates the fact that it is bad design if it is not intuitive to use. I interviewed multiple people and none knew how to dismiss it. Design should be easy to use and understand. I agree with @stevekinney

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Furthermore, while you close apps by swiping up, most delete / dismiss actions are done from right-to-left (messages, mail, closing safari windows, etc).

Agreed but what I think they are going for is that it is part of notification center and the traditional interaction with notification center is up or down.

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