Sorna Research

Sam Urmian Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch

Sorna Research is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Sam Urmian. Requires iOS 16.0. Updated April 12, 2026.

Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 3 MB; Age 4+
Updated: Apr 12; 2026 · v1.1

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About Sorna Research

An app to discover AI and computer science research. Follow topics, search papers, save reads, and stay current with no ads or tracking.

What’s new

Version 1.1 · Updated April 12, 2026

What's New in Version 1.1 • AI Summaries — Tap "Summarize abstract" on any paper to get a concise 3-sentence summary. Uses Apple Intelligence on supported devices; works everywhere with smart sentence extraction. • Smarter Recommendations — "More like this" now shows richer cards with authors, source, publication date, citation count, and matching topic tags — making it easier to discover your next read. • Improved Ranking — Faster recency decay tuned for fast-moving AI research, continuous engagement scoring, and centralized ranking weights for better calibration. • Better arXiv Reliability — Merged category fetches to halve API calls, per-session request budget to prevent rate limiting, and cache-aware refresh that skips unnecessary fetches. • UI Polish — Fixed text wrapping issues, reduced oversized icons, consistent styling across all views, and improved layout on smaller screens. • Under the Hood — Tag classification rules externalized for easier updates, 147 unit tests, and stability improvements.

App privacy

The developer, Sam Urmian, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

App details

Sorna Research is a free Education app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by Sam Urmian. It requires iOS 16.0 or later and is 3 MB to download. It was first released on April 1, 2026 and last updated on April 12, 2026.

Category: Education
Price: Free
Version: 1.1
Size: 3 MB
Requires: iOS 16.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English
Age rating: 4+
Released: April 1, 2026
Last updated: April 12, 2026
Developer: Sam Urmian

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