iOS app for physicians, residents & students
Read the newest research with your morning coffee.
Listen to what’s new in medicine on your way to work, and build a daily reading habit. All in one app.
A day with Researchphilia
Quick pauses become powerful learning moments.
Morning, commute, evening. The app fits medicine into the gaps of your day instead of asking for more of it.
- 01 Sunrise
Read
The newest research, with your morning coffee.
Selected papers drop into the app at sunrise, ready for a five‑minute skim. Every paper comes with the abstract and a plain‑language explanation, so you get the point before the coffee gets cold.
- 02 Commute
Listen
What’s new in medicine, on your way to work.
Audio summaries stream hands‑free during any commute. Skip 15 seconds, pause, resume, and pick up right where you left off.
- 03 Every day
Build the habit
A reading habit that sticks.
Smart, once‑a‑day notifications nudge you gently, never nag you. Track your streak and daily progress, and bookmark standout studies to revisit during rounds, exams or journal club.
Features
Everything you need to stay current.
Whether you’re exploring groundbreaking treatments, preparing literature reviews or simply staying informed, Researchphilia keeps the newest medical research within reach.
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Fresh papers every sunrise
A hand‑picked set of new studies lands in the app each morning, ready for a five‑minute skim.
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Audio summaries
Listen to what’s new in medicine hands‑free while you drive, run or ride the train.
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Plain‑language explanations
Switch between the original abstract and a clear explanation of what the study found and why it matters.
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Full text when it’s open
Read full abstracts, open the article page and download PDFs whenever the paper is open access.
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Bookmark and read later
Save standout studies with their DOI to revisit during rounds, exams or journal club.
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One gentle nudge a day
Smart, once‑a‑day notifications remind you to read. Never a nag, never a stream of alerts.
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Streaks and progress
See your day streak and today’s progress at a glance, and keep the habit going.
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Works across your devices
Built for iPhone, and available on iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro too.
Screens
Designed for focused reading.
A calm, dark interface that gets out of the way. Swipe through the app.
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Home Today’s focus, your streak and quick actions. -
Explanation A plain‑language explanation of every paper. -
Abstract The original abstract, journal, tags and authors. -
Listen Daily research highlights as hands‑free audio. -
PDF Open‑access PDFs, right inside the app. -
Article page Jump to the publisher’s page in one tap. -
Bookmarks Saved studies with DOI, ready for journal club.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Who is Researchphilia for?
Physicians, residents, medical students, nurses, researchers and anyone who wants to stay current with medical research without spending hours on journal websites.
How are the papers selected?
Each day a fresh set of noteworthy, recently published studies is curated and delivered to the app at sunrise. You can read the original abstract, a plain‑language explanation, and open the full text when it’s open access.
Can I listen instead of reading?
Yes. Tap Listen to stream the daily audio summary hands‑free. The same briefing is also published as the Researchphilia Podcast on the platforms you already use.
Can I read the full article?
Full abstracts are always available. When a paper is open access you can open the article page and download the PDF directly inside the app.
How much does it cost?
Researchphilia is free to download. A Pro subscription unlocks the complete experience; current pricing is shown in the App Store.
Which devices are supported?
Researchphilia is designed for iPhone and also runs on iPad, Mac with Apple silicon and Apple Vision Pro. It requires iOS 17 or later.
Start tomorrow morning with new research.
Free to download. Requires iOS 17 or later.
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