Clear Retro
Clear Retro is a free web tool for live agile retrospectives, designed for developers and remote engineering teams.
What Clear Retro is
Clear Retro is a free web tool for live agile retrospectives, designed for developers and remote engineering teams. Teammates’ boards update in real time without refreshing, and guest access lets members join without logging in. Focus Mode blurs cards while participants write. Teams can prioritize issues using 0–5 point voting, then use Gemini AI to categorize and group cards by meaning. Templates include Start, Stop, Continue; Mad, Sad, Glad; 4Ls; Lean Coffee; and Sailboat. Clear Retro also supports action tracking and exports PDF and Excel reports with AI-generated summaries and sentiment analysis. Its Community Edition costs nothing and includes unlimited boards, members, and history, plus all current features. The maker identifies Gemini AI and Google Cloud Platform (Firebase) for storage. It says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and retrospective data is not used to train Google’s public AI models. Users can delete boards in the app or contact Clear Retro for complete account deletion. Community Edition includes priority community support; the maker says it may later add higher-usage limits or premium AI models, while basic AI features are currently free.
Good
- Real-time board updates without refreshing
- Guest access requires no login
- Includes multiple retrospective templates
- Exports PDF and Excel reports
- Community Edition includes unlimited boards and history
Watch out
- Available as a web tool
- Maker says higher-usage limits or premium AI models may be added later
Who it suits
Clear Retro suits developers and remote engineering teams running live Agile retrospectives who want shared boards, voting, and action tracking. Guest access may suit teams that want members to join without logging in.
Verdict
Clear Retro combines live collaboration, voting, AI grouping, templates, and report exports in a free Community Edition. Teams should note that the maker may introduce higher-usage limits or premium AI models in the future.
Plans and prices
From Clear Retro's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Community Edition | Free | Unlimited boards · Unlimited members · Unlimited history · All current features · $0/ free tier |
The facts
Each one read from Clear Retro's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI grouping
- Gemini AI categorizes and semantically groups retrospective cards.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Brainstorm privacy
- Focus Mode blurs cards during writing to reduce groupthink and social bias.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data rights
- Users can delete boards in the app and may contact Clear Retro for complete account deletion.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Users can export PDF and Excel reports with AI-generated summaries and sentiment analysis.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Guest access
- Team members can join boards without logging in through guest access.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker identifies Gemini AI and Google Cloud Platform (Firebase) for storage, but lists no other integrations on the pages reviewed.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Clear Retro describes itself as built by developers for developers and says it is made for efficient, actionable Agile ceremonies.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Live collaboration
- Its WebSocket sync updates teammates’ boards in real time without refreshing.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Potential future limits
- The maker says it may later add higher-usage limits or premium AI models, while currently offering basic AI features free.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Clear Retro is a real-time agile retrospective tool designed for developers and remote engineering teams.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and retrospective data is not used to train Google’s public AI models.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Community Edition includes priority community support.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Templates
- Templates include Start, Stop, Continue; Mad, Sad, Glad; 4Ls; Lean Coffee; and Sailboat.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Voting
- Teams can use a numerical 0–5 point voting system to prioritize issues.checked 8 Oct 2026
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