Dissent: AI Debate
The AI that argues back
Free · In-App Purchases
The AI that always disagrees with you. Read real news, take a side, and defend it against 8 AI debate personalities. Think you can win?
Read real news. Take a side. Then defend it.
Dissent is a debate app where you argue against an AI opponent that's built to challenge everything you think. Pick a story from today's headlines, submit your opinion, and watch as one of 8 distinct AI personalities tears your argument apart — then score it.
8 AI Debate Personalities
From the sharp-tongued Provocateur to the methodical Professor, each personality debates differently. Choose your opponent and brace yourself.
Three Rounds of Combat
State your position. Hear the counter-argument. Push back. Then face the judges.
Get Scored
Three AI judges — Logician, Rhetorician, Scholar — evaluate every debate. Track your rank, build your streak, and get better every day.
Real News. Real Stakes.
Fresh stories every day across Economy, Tech, Culture, Science, Sports, and World. Or bring your own topic with Debate Anything.
No Echo Chamber. No Safe Space.
Dissent is the only app that's designed to make you uncomfortable. If you want an AI that agrees with you, look elsewhere.
7 debates free. Then $9.99/month or $49.99/year.
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The developer, Joel Schoonover, 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:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Joel Schoonover
- Size
- 73.5 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humour
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Contests
Contains
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Premium Annual USD 49.99
- Premium Monthly USD 9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Dissent LLC