Research Radar
Stay current on any topic — without the doomscroll. Periodic AI briefings that fold live web research and the X conversation into a 30-second read, delivered on the schedule you set.
Overview
Research Radar runs scheduled research on the topics you care about and hands you the result. Add a topic in plain English, pick how often you want it — hourly through yearly — and each update runs two AI engines in parallel: Perplexity Sonar for live web research with inline citations, and xAI Grok for the discussion happening on X.
The briefing arrives as a push notification you read in about 30 seconds. No tabs to hoard, no feed to scroll. Pay-as-you-go credits — no subscription, and they never expire. Topics and summaries sync privately through your own iCloud, never a login we hold.
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- § 01Two Engines, One Briefing
Every update runs two AI calls in parallel — Perplexity Sonar synthesizes live web research, and xAI Grok reads the X conversation. You get the long-form picture and what people are actually saying, side by side.
- § 02Any Topic, Your Cadence
Write a topic as specific or broad as you want — “perovskite solar cell efficiency,” “Fed rate decisions,” “what my competitor is shipping.” Each topic runs on its own schedule: hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly.
- § 03Cited Sources You Can Tap
Research summaries carry inline citations drawn from live web results. Tap one to read the original without leaving the app — no hand-waving, no unsourced claims.
- § 04Pay-As-You-Go — No Subscription
Buy credits in packs when you need them, starting at $2.99. Credits never expire. A typical briefing costs about 250–500 credits — a few cents of AI usage — so a topic you check yearly costs almost nothing while one you watch hourly is metered transparently. No auto-renew, no surprise bill.
- § 05Private By Design
Topics, schedules, and summaries live in your private iCloud database — only you can read them. The server keeps an anonymous identifier and your credit balance, never your name, email, or contacts. No ads, no analytics SDK, no data resale.
- § 06Delivered As A Push
When a briefing is ready, it arrives as a notification you can read in about 30 seconds — or come back to from your history later. Failed updates retry automatically, and you are never charged credits for a run that didn’t complete.
How it works
- Step 01Add a topic
Describe what you want to follow in plain English. The more specific the topic, the more focused the briefing.
- Step 02Pick a schedule
Choose hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Each topic has its own cadence, independent of the others.
- Step 03Two engines run
When it’s time, Research Radar runs Perplexity Sonar for live web research and xAI Grok for the X conversation — in parallel, server-side.
- Step 04Get the briefing
A push notification lands with the summary and inline citations. No app to open on a schedule, no tab to babysit.
- Step 05Read in 30 seconds
Skim the recap, then tap any citation to dig into the source if you want to go deeper. Past briefings stay in your history.
Frequently Asked
Research Radar is an iPhone app that delivers periodic AI briefings on topics you choose. For each update it runs two AI calls in parallel — Perplexity Sonar for live web research with inline citations, and xAI Grok for the discussion happening on X — then sends you a push notification you can read in about 30 seconds.
AI calls cost real money, and different topics burn different amounts depending on how much the model has to research. Credits track actual usage, so a topic you check yearly costs almost nothing while one you watch hourly is metered transparently. No auto-renew, no surprise bills — and credits never expire.
Most topic briefings cost about 250–500 credits — a few cents of actual AI usage — depending on how much research is involved. The $2.99 pack's 10,000 credits cover roughly 20–40 briefings; heavier, high-frequency topics use more.
Yes. As long as both devices are signed into the same iCloud account, Research Radar syncs your topics, schedules, and summaries through your private CloudKit database automatically — there is no separate account to create.
Yes. Topics and summaries are stored in your private iCloud database, readable only by you via your Apple ID. The server keeps an anonymous, iCloud-derived identifier and your credit balance — never your name, email, or contacts. There are no ads, no analytics SDK, and your data is never sold.
Research Radar launched on the iOS App Store on 2026-06-03 (iPhone, iOS 18.5+). An Android build is feature-complete and in internal testing; a public Google Play release will follow.
Pricing
Free to download. Run briefings with pay-as-you-go credits — no subscription, and credits never expire. A typical briefing costs about 250–500 credits — a few cents of AI usage. Buy a pack in-app whenever you need more.
More credits per dollar
- No subscription
- ~45–85 briefings
- Credits never expire
Best value per credit
- No subscription
- ~80–160 briefings
- Credits never expire
Stop hoarding tabs. Start getting briefed.
Research Radar is live on the iOS App Store. Free to download — add a topic, pick a schedule, grab a credit pack, and let the briefings come to you. Pay-as-you-go, no subscription.