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phyphox

phyphox

Category: Education

Developer: RWTH Aachen University

Verified App
Rating: 4.8
Price: free
Age Rating: Everyone
Version: 1.2.0
Updated on: Jul 2, 2025
Available on: /
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Pros
  • Discover the power of phyphox!
  • Transform your smartphone into a lab
  • Access a variety of sensors easily
  • Conduct experiments with real data
  • Share results with friends instantly
  • User-friendly interface for all ages
Cons
  • Limited device compatibility
  • Complex user interface
  • Requires internet access
  • Battery drain on usage
  • Learning curve for beginners

User Reviews

  • A
    AIRBORNE_EEvEE
    2025/02/24

    Honestly, a really cool piece of work! Simple to use and operate, and really opened my eyes as to the sheer amount of STUFF my phone has to offer in terms of telemetry. I think what really opened my eyes was being able to detect the minute, fraction-of-a-decimal differences in barometric-pressure between various rooms in my home, from floor to ceiling. Impressive stuff! Definitely worth having on-hand.

  • S
    Simon Hughes
    2026/06/20

    Really, really cool. Easily now my favourite app on my phone. I cannot believe this has no ads and is entirely free. Just goes to show what can be produced when you just want to help people around the world do experiments. I found it essential for adding the finishing touches to a pulsing electromagnet, where other apps couldn't quite capture every pulse. This app smashed it!! Awesome.

  • N
    NoNameIdk1
    2026/05/21

    This is what a utility app should be like. There's absolutely no ads or (from my experience) intrusive popups, it's completely free (although if your phone has some sensors missing you'd need to buy a new one, but that's not something the app can fix) and it has all the utilities and data exportation you could like.

  • E
    Erik Wilson
    2026/03/15

    This app is great. Looking through the experinens shows some basic capabilities of sensors. The stopwatches tied to light, sound and acceleration are favorites. Sensors often have a high resolutions/lots of sig figs. Export it and use that data for analysis. Can an AI tell a bunch of accelerometer data is a phone drop without context?

  • L
    Lindsay F
    2020/06/15

    I was using phyphox to record some barometric pressure data over several days on an old phone. The first time I did it, everything seemed to work, though the export process isn't straightforward. The second time I tried it, I couldn't export the data I needed before the app let me exit the experiment without prompting me to save any of my data and then crashed. I have no idea if the data is recorded anywhere or if it's even recoverable.

Review Source: Google Play store public user reviews.

FAQ

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Can I submit suggestions or feedback to phyphox? Yes, users can submit suggestions or feedback through the app or the official website to help improve phyphox.

How to use phyphox

1

How can I contact customer service for the phyphox app?

You can reach customer service through the official phyphox website or by emailing support

2

How do I log in to the phyphox app?

The phyphox app does not require a login; simply download and open the app to start using it.

3

Is activation necessary for the phyphox app?

No activation is necessary; the app is ready to use immediately after installation.

4

What is the customer number for phyphox support?

The phyphox app does not have a specific customer number; use the support email for inquiries.

What's New

New camera-based sensors to measure luma, luminance, hue, saturation and valueNew camera-related experiments: Brightness stopwatch, color stopwatch, brightness spectrumNew UI elements: Slider, Dropdown and ToggleRedesign of export/save dialogs to offer an additional download to filesystem buttonThe deprecated Apache-based webserver has been replaced with jlhttp (big thanks to Amicha R.)Full list of changes at https://phyphox.org/wiki/index.php/Version_history#1.2.0

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