Comparison

PoweReader vs Clear

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PoweReader

This app uses AI to enhance your RSS reading experience, offering smart summaries, personalized news picks, and audio narration. It breaks down language barriers and allows for offline processing, making staying informed more efficient.

Highlights
  • AI daily news picks
  • Smart article summaries
  • AI audio narration
  • AI-powered translation
  • Offline processing mode
  • Built-in RSS service
  • Sync across Apple devices
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Too many feeds to read? PoweReader is an RSS reader with AI built in: get through the news worth reading in minutes, get any article's key points in one tap, read foreign articles with a translation under each paragraph, and listen when you can't look at the screen. DAILY PICKS No more scrolling through every feed: in a few minutes you know what has been happening. Open Discover and AI picks the stories worth reading, each with a summary, key developments, what each source says and the articles that cover it. You can also listen to it as a briefing. AI SUMMARY For an article you only want to skim, one tap gives you a summary with the key points in seconds, plus a picture that explains it. You can also summarize a category, a feed or the unread list. The list summary is split by topic, and you can tap any link to open the article. AUDIO SUMMARY When you can't look at the screen, let AI read the summary aloud. Playback starts a few seconds after you tap play. TRANSLATION Foreign articles are translated paragraph by paragraph, with the translation under each original paragraph. FEEDS Start right away with the built-in local account, no third-party sign-up needed. Feedbin, NewsBlur, Miniflux, FreshRSS, Tiny Tiny RSS and Fever are supported too. The Feed Library has 130+ feeds by topic, or paste any feed address. ICLOUD SYNC Reading progress syncs between iPhone and Mac, so you pick up where you left off. READING The same reading typography on iPhone and Mac, code blocks and math formulas rendered properly, dark mode, and articles available offline. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Clear

Features
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Clear-Sight shows you how the news is built. See when an article is informing you, and when it's using words to move your opinion where the data doesn't. Most articles aren't neutral. They make choices about what to include, whose voice matters, how certain to sound, and how hard to push. Clear-Sight surfaces those choices in about a minute. READ Browse trending Top Stories and the latest headlines across the topics you care about. Found something worth a closer look? Analyze it in one tap. ONE-TAP ANALYSIS, NO COPY-PASTE Reading in Safari? Just tap Share and pick Clear-Sight. We capture the full article and send back the breakdown. It even works on subscriber-only stories you're already logged into. No copy-paste, no dead ends. UNDERSTAND Every analyzed article gets an Objectivity Score from 1 to 10, built from 10 signals: Balance, Evidence, Logic, Sourcing, Context, Nuance, and more. See at a glance whether an article is informing you, or using words to move your opinion where the data doesn't. A high score informs. A low one persuades. Then go past the number: • What it left out: the perspectives and voices missing from the story • How it was built: breaking news, an explainer, or an opinion dispatch? • The claims and stats that actually carry the argument • Historical context, so you understand how the story came to be, and start seeing the patterns that repeat ASK CLEAR-SIGHT Have a question about a story? Ask it. Clear-Sight searches the live web and comes back with a plain-language answer, plus the sources to back it up. If the sources don't support a claim, it tells you. Ask about a single article or a whole topic. GO DEEPER Your articles group themselves into Storylines automatically. Follow a story as it unfolds on a visual timeline, see fresh coverage from multiple outlets, and discover how separate stories connect through the people and organizations they share. YOUR READING, ON THE RECORD Everything you analyze is saved to a searchable, filterable library. Filter by outlet, date, or objectivity score. Watch your own media diet take shape over time. BUILT FOR MOBILE • Face ID / Touch ID sign-in • Notifications when your analysis is ready • Syncs across your devices Clear-Sight doesn't tell you what to think. It shows you how a story was made, then hands you the tools to understand the subject on your own terms. Account creation is free at clear-sight.ai. Some features use monthly credits depending on your plan.

Screenshots

PoweReader4 screens
Clear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clear at none against PoweReader's 2. Clear also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PoweReader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Clear asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PoweReader ships an update monthly, Clear weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PoweReader versus Clear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoweReaderClear
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size393 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer珂诚 许ClearSight AI Incorporated

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PoweReader

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Clear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PoweReader free?
PoweReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clear free?
Clear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PoweReader or Clear have ads?
Neither PoweReader nor Clear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PoweReader or Clear?
PoweReader ships an update monthly, and Clear weekly. Most recently, PoweReader was updated on October 14, 2026 and Clear on September 30, 2026.

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