Sift Science
Personalized Paper Discovery
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Sift helps researchers cut through scientific information overload.
Most research feeds maximize volume. Sift maximizes relevance.
Create personalized science feeds tailored to your exact interests using intelligent keyword optimization and customizable filtering. Instead of scrolling through hundreds of irrelevant papers, Sift surfaces the research that matters most to you.
Built for researchers who want a faster, more focused way to stay current with the scientific literature.
Features
Personalized Research Feeds
Create custom feeds based on keywords, topics, publications, or research interests. Sift continuously filters new literature to deliver highly relevant papers directly to your feed.
Keyword Lab
Optimize and refine keywords before creating a feed. Test combinations, evaluate article volume, and tune your feeds to achieve the right signal-to-noise ratio for your workflow.
AI-Powered Abstract Analysis
Instantly understand a paper’s core findings, methods, novelty, and significance with structured abstract analysis designed for rapid scientific discovery.
Full Paper Analysis
Go beyond abstracts with full-paper analysis that distills complex research into clear insights, highlights key contributions, and identifies important findings across the entire paper.
Explore Landmark Research
Discover influential and landmark papers across a wide range of scientific disciplines through the Explore page.
Bookmarks & Reading Lists
Save important papers from any feed or discovery surface to revisit later.
Research Alerts
Stay updated as new papers matching your interests are published.
Easy Feed Creation
Import publications and quickly generate personalized feeds based on your existing research profile and scientific interests.
Designed for Researchers
Whether you are an academic researcher, clinician-scientist, graduate student, or industry professional, Sift helps you spend less time filtering papers and more time engaging with the research that matters.
Subscription Information
Sift requires a subscription to access app features. A 7-day free trial is available for new users.
Subscription features include:
Up to 5 personalized feeds
Unlimited abstract analyses
Up to 30 full-paper analyses
Keyword Lab access
Bookmarks
Alerts
Explore access
Additional premium research tools
Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings.
Data Sources
Sift indexes publicly available scientific metadata and research information from sources including PubMed and OpenAlex. Availability of full-text content may vary depending on publisher access and licensing.
By downloading this app, you agree to Apple's Standard License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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The developer, Shobel LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Shobel LLC
- Size
- 87.5 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Sift Premium Monthly $4.99
- Sift Premium $39.99
- Copyright
- © SHOBEL LLC d/b/a SIFT