Choose a rabbit hole.
Swipe smarter.
Curio is a full-screen swipe feed for news, facts, stories, history, and science — pick a category, mood, or rabbit hole and drop into a feed styled for that vibe. Doomscrolling, redesigned into something you actually want in your head.
Free to start · iOS · No account needed to read
Learn easier. Feel better. Stay curious.
Every feature exists to make knowledge feel like something you want — not another feed that leaves you worse off.
Learn easier
Bite-sized cards with a hook, the point, and why it matters. Build a feed about anything, or follow a Learning Path that teaches a topic in a few swipes.
- ~17 categories + a personalized For You mix
- "Build a feed about…" search
- Learning Paths and Daily Mix
Eye Comfort
EyeFlow auto-tunes warmth, brightness, contrast, text, and motion to the time of day and how long you've been reading — so long sessions feel calm, not harsh.
- SmartRead auto-tuning + Auto Night Shift
- 6 reading themes, dyslexia font, reduce motion
- Focus mode + gentle 20-20-20 break reminders
Reader Stories
Read true stories, insights, and experiences submitted by the community — every one reviewed for safety and quality before it's published, with clear trust labels.
- Moderated before publishing (AI + human review)
- Trust labels: verified, source-provided, personal
- Report & block built in
Scenario Mode
A premium interactive reading format. Read a setup, choose what happens next, see the consequence, and get a result. Choose carefully — the story changes.
- "Could you survive a day as an ER nurse?"
- Careers, survival, mystery, startup, hidden knowledge
- A shareable result and your Curio "type"
Curio AI
Tap any card to go deeper. Explain it simpler, summarize it, quiz yourself, turn it into a story, or build a learning path — streamed instantly, in plain language.
- Explain deeper · simpler · summarize · quiz
- Turn into a story · recommend more · learning path
- Clearly labeled, with sources encouraged
Built to feel premium.
Bring a friend, you both get a free week.
Invite someone into a rabbit hole. When they join, you each get a free week of Curio Pro — unlimited scrolling, every category, and the full AI toolkit.
CURIO-XXXXXWhat is Curio?
Curio is a full-screen reading app for rabbit holes — a calm, swipeable feed of short reads built for curiosity instead of doomscrolling. Pick a topic, mood, or rabbit hole and drop into a feed styled for that vibe.
What you can read: facts and stories, psychology facts, science facts, history stories, horror stories, career stories, ideas, and smart short reads — each one a hook, the point, and why it matters. Curio is full-screen reading and smart scrolling, designed so a few swipes leave you sharper, not drained.
Built for focus, not distraction: no infinite outrage feed, no autoplay noise. Eye Comfort tuning, focus mode, and gentle break reminders keep long reading sessions easy on your eyes.
Join the TestFlight beta: Curio is a reading app for iOS, currently in TestFlight beta. Curio is available at trycurio.app — search Try Curio or Curio app to find the official site.
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