Synapse Social

Synapse Social

Follow Any Research

14 ratings
8 reviews
Free

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Released
January 15, 2026
Updated
October 29, 2026

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This app delivers a personalized feed of newly published research papers, helping scientists and researchers stay current. It monitors journals, authors, and institutions to notify users of relevant publications, offering summaries and methodologies for efficient review. All research interests and discoveries are consolidated in one convenient location.

✓Personalized research feeds
✓Track research questions, not just keywords
✓Follow alerts for journals, authors, and institutions
✓View paper summaries and methodologies
✓Track online attention for papers
✓Save and organize research
✓Connect with researchers
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What's New in Synapse Social

3.0.11

October 29, 2026

Journal Club has a redesigned tab with simpler join buttons, and club pills on Pulse now show each club's clips, quotes and posts. Paper pages show the journal's own figures with captions and lead with the journal's graphical abstract. Papers open faster, and a new member's first feed starts with their own interests.

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User reviews

Great app for cardiology

This app is quite helpful for reviewing recent, relevant, and groundbreaking cardiology research. It provides a quick high-yield overview of studies related to the user’s areas of interest. The AI-generated visual summaries of each study are particularly useful.

Great app… could be better (Updated)

Update: The app creators addressed many of my complaints and the app is doing better already!

This app has the potential to be incredible. It’s so close, but the issue is currently it’s just buggy in a few important places.

The app looks great, there’s lots of options for customization and setting up the research you want to find… only for it to not listen to your suggestions.

The biggest issue I have currently, is simply that the key functions I want to use this app for don’t work well.

The ‘My Journals’ section, which should be based on the journals you have decided to follow, does not function properly. This is disappointing as this was one of the features I was most excited about.

Additionally,
The ‘For You’ feed is horribly difficult to tailor. I have started liking and saving papers that are similar to what I’m looking for, but the app still continues to try to give me papers that are unrelated or are from journals that I have 0 interest in.

There should be a function that allows you to:
1) Refresh your feed, especially after you make changes such as following new journals or liking a series of papers.
2) You should be able to mark papers or journals as ‘not interested’ so that they don’t show up in your feed. My feed is cluttered with journals I have never even heard of and have no interest reading.

Once some of the small issues are addressed, this app will be incredible.
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for the valuable feedback! We've made several updates to address the points you've made: 1. The My Journals section should now follow desired behavior and show yo only the content from the journals you follow 2. The For You feed logic is improved to take into account your liked and saved papers and refresh faster 3. You can mark papers are Relevant / Not Relevant by swiping left or right on the paper cards We'd be happy to set up a session to work through any other issues and incorporate more of your ideas, if you reach out to ginebra@synapsesocial.com. Also - we'd really appreciate if you update your star review in case we addressed your feedback, as we are trying to grow the app and get the word out.

Great app… could be better

This app has the potential to be incredible. It’s so close, but the issue is currently it’s just buggy in a few important places.

The app looks great, there’s lots of options for customization and setting up the research you want to find… only for it to not listen to your suggestions.

The biggest issue I have currently, is simply that the key functions I want to use this app for don’t work well.

The ‘My Journals’ section, which should be based on the journals you have decided to follow, does not function properly. This is disappointing as this was one of the features I was most excited about.

Additionally,
The ‘For You’ feed is horribly difficult to tailor. I have started liking and saving papers that are similar to what I’m looking for, but the app still continues to try to give me papers that are unrelated or are from journals that I have 0 interest in.

There should be a function that allows you to:
1) Refresh your feed, especially after you make changes such as following new journals or liking a series of papers.
2) You should be able to mark papers or journals as ‘not interested’ so that they don’t show up in your feed. My feed is cluttered with journals I have never even heard of and have no interest reading.

Once some of the small issues are addressed, this app will be incredible.
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Gamechanger

Really enjoying synapse to make researching 100x easier

The best app for research papers.

Love the constant updates and the quality of the content the team is shipping. Highly, highly recommend if you’re serious about research.

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FAQ

What is Synapse Social?

Synapse Social provides a personalized feed of newly published research papers, helping researchers stay updated without checking multiple sources. It learns your interests and monitors journals, authors, and institutions to deliver relevant content.

How does Synapse Social personalize research feeds?

Instead of relying solely on keyword matching, Synapse Social allows you to track your specific research questions and follow alerts for journals, authors, and institutions. This ensures the content you see is highly relevant to your work.

Can I see if a paper is worth reading before opening it in Synapse Social?

Yes, Synapse Social provides summaries and methodologies for papers, allowing you to quickly assess their relevance and value. It also tracks papers that are gaining online attention.

What kind of research content does Synapse Social cover?

Synapse Social indexes over 200 million scholarly works, including journal articles, preprints, conference papers, and datasets, aggregated via OpenAlex. It also offers access to over 60 million open access works.

Does Synapse Social have ads?

No, Synapse Social is ad-free, allowing for an uninterrupted research experience. The app is designed to provide signal over noise for its users.

What devices does Synapse Social support?

Synapse Social is available on iPhone and iPad, making it accessible for researchers on the go.

How often is Synapse Social updated?

The latest version of Synapse Social is 3.0.11, which was last updated on October 29, 2026. This indicates a commitment to ongoing development and improvements.

What is the age rating for Synapse Social?

Synapse Social has an age rating of 17+, which is typical for applications dealing with complex academic or scientific content.