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Read the whole spectrum.

Sidewise groups the same story across 17 outlets, shows you how left, center and right are covering it, and flags the ones only one side is reporting. Free, no account, no tracking, no ads.

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Sidewise is the iPhone, iPad and Mac app — one purchase, all three. Free, and in review now.

Assad sentenced to death in absentiaexample

3 left · 2 center · 1 right — 6 sources

Coverage bars

Every story shows the proportion of left, center and right outlets carrying it, before you click.

Blindspots

Stories only one political side is covering get flagged, so you see what your usual sources leave out.

Save for later

Bookmark a story and its full source list stays on your device, readable offline.

Search and filter

Search every headline at once, or narrow to one lean or one outlet.

Open API

The same feed powers a free JSON API and an MCP server, no key required.

No account

Nothing to sign up for. The apps collect nothing and store saved stories locally.