What does the Clear-Sight app actually do?

It is a news reader that shows you how each story is built. You read the news, see a plain-language breakdown of how an article is constructed across ten signals, follow a story's timeline, and ask Clear-Sight to research any topic across the web.

Clear-Sight for iPhone

Read the news.
See how it's built.

Most articles aren't neutral — they're constructed. Clear-Sight is where you read the news, see how each story was put together, and understand the subject on your own terms.

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Free to read and analyze. iPhone, iOS 17 and later.

How it works

One simple loop

Clear-Sight isn't a one-shot analyzer. It's a habit: read, understand how the story was made, then go as deep as you want.

Step 1 · Read

Pick what to read

Browse Latest News and choose the topics you care about. Every story you analyze becomes a storyline you follow — grouped automatically.

Step 2 · Understand

See how it's made

Clear-Sight scores each article across ten signals and writes a plain-language breakdown: what it's doing, what it leaves out, and why that matters.

Step 3 · Go deeper

Follow the whole story

Open any topic for its timeline, the latest coverage, and what you've already read — then ask Clear-Sight to research anything about it across the web.

Read

Your news, organized into stories

Open the app to a clean feed of Latest News. Tap into the topics you care about, and Clear-Sight automatically groups everything you read into storylines you can follow over time.

Browse by category — World, Politics, Business and more
Follow topics and build a feed that's yours
Every analyzed article joins a living storyline

The Your Stories feed with Latest News cards and category filters

Understand

A plain-language breakdown of every article

Clear-Sight reads the article the way a sharp editor would — scoring it across ten observable signals and explaining, in plain language, what the words are doing, what's well-sourced, and what's missing.

An objectivity score you can read at a glance
Ten signals across sourcing, framing, and persuasion
What's strong, what's missing, and why it matters

7.4

How the policy debate was framed

Objectivity · plain-language review

SourcingStrong

EvidenceSolid

FramingSome steering

BalanceCould be wider

Go deeper

Follow a story, then ask anything

Open any topic to see its timeline, the latest coverage from across the web, and everything you've already read. When you want more, ask Clear-Sight to research the question on your mind — it digs across sources and reports back.

A timeline of how the story actually unfolded
The latest coverage gathered for each topic
Ask Clear-Sight to research anything, across the web

A storyline with its timeline, latest coverage, and an Ask Clear-Sight prompt

One-tap analysis

Analyze any article, straight from Safari

Reading something elsewhere? Tap Share in Safari and choose Clear-Sight. The Share Extension reads the exact page you're viewing — no copy-paste, and it works behind paywalls you're already signed in to.

Set it up once, analyze anywhere
Reads the real page — reliable, even on paywalls
Results land back in your library automatically

See it in action

A guided walkthrough, built in

A quick first-run tour shows you the whole loop, and gentle hints introduce each part of the app as you go.

Clear-Sight welcome tour: See how the news is built

A followed storyline with timeline, coverage, and Ask Clear-Sight

Every score is grounded in a real framework

The app's analysis runs on the Clear-Sight Analytical Framework (CSAF) — three observable categories and ten language signals for what any article is doing. It's the same vocabulary educators, librarians, and researchers use.

Explore the Framework

Good to know

Questions about the app

What does the app actually do?

It's a news reader that shows you how each story is built. You read the news, see a plain-language breakdown of how an article was constructed across ten signals, follow a story's timeline, and ask Clear-Sight to research any topic across the web.

Does it work behind paywalls?

Yes. The Share Extension reads the exact page you're viewing in Safari, so it can analyze articles you're already signed in to — no copy-paste required.

Is it free?

You can read and analyze articles for free. Deep research answers from Ask Clear-Sight use monthly credits.

What about my privacy?

We identify you only by an opaque account ID for analytics — no article content or browsing history is sold. See our Privacy Policy for details.

See how the news is built

Read, understand, and go deeper — right from your iPhone.

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