The algorithm
Picks what keeps you scrolling — not what informs you.
You are not addicted.
You are monetized.
The language
Sensational headlines outperform neutral ones. So that's what they write.
How it works
Many sources in.
One calm summary out.
NASA confirms water ice in permanently shadowed lunar craters
Scientists analyzing data from a lunar orbiter confirmed the presence of water ice near the Moon's south pole.
Reuters · AP · BBC +3 · 21h ago
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What is Wisp?
Wisp is a calm news app that clusters related articles from multiple sources into single events, rewrites them in neutral language, and shows them chronologically by topic. No algorithm, no clickbait, no outrage bait — just the news you chose to follow.
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How does Wisp help with doomscrolling?
Wisp removes the two main levers that make news feeds addictive: the algorithm and the outrage. There's no system deciding what to show you next to maximize engagement, and no emotionally charged language designed to keep you reading. You follow topics you care about, get neutral summaries, and stop.
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How is Wisp different from a regular news app?
Most news apps maximize for time-on-screen. They surface the most emotional story and keep replaying it. Wisp doesn't. You choose your topics, we cluster all coverage of each story into one neutral summary sorted by time. You read what matters, then you're done.
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Does Wisp use an algorithm?
No. Wisp shows your topics chronologically. There's no engagement-optimizing algorithm deciding what you see next. The feed is entirely yours to control.
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How is Wisp different from Particle?
Particle is a power tool — chatbot, podcast clips, spectrum charts, five reading styles. Excellent if you want to go deep. Wisp does one thing: a neutral summary of each story, chronological, nothing to manage. If news is something you engage with, Particle. If it's something you want to check and close, Wisp.
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How is Wisp different from 1440?
1440 is an editor-curated daily digest of world news — calm but generic. Wisp is personalized to topics you actually care about. 1440 tells you what editors think you should know. Wisp tells you what's happening in the topics you follow — without the anxiety.
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How is Wisp different from Ground News?
Ground News is a perspective tool — it shows you how left, center, and right cover the same story. Wisp is a calm consumption tool — it clusters all coverage into one neutral summary. Different jobs: Ground News for political analysis, Wisp for low-anxiety news reading.
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How is Wisp different from Slow News Co?
Slow News Co. is a human-edited daily digest — editors pick the stories. Wisp is AI-clustered and personalized — you pick the topics, we cluster every source covering them into one neutral summary. Both are calm. Slow News Co. is finite and curated. Wisp is continuous and yours.
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Is Wisp free?
Yes. Wisp is free to download on iPhone and Android.
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What platforms is Wisp available on?
Wisp is available on iPhone (iOS) and Android. Download on the App Store or Google Play.