ChemLens
Education
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Point your camera at anything — see the chemistry of everyday objects.
ChemLens turns your camera into a chemistry lens. Point it at any everyday object — a wooden chair, a plastic bottle, a glass cup, a metal coin — and ChemLens identifies what it is and shows you the materials, elements, and environmental footprint behind it.
Curious students, science teachers, and anyone who loves learning will find ChemLens a friendly way to connect the chemistry they study with the objects they touch every day.
WHAT YOU GET FROM EACH SCAN
• Object identification — name, category, and a one-line composition summary
• Chemical composition — the main constituents and their estimated percentages, shown as a clean bar chart
• Elemental breakdown — the key chemical elements (O, Si, C, Fe, S, and more) with short, plain-language notes
• Environmental impact — rough carbon footprint, water use, and recyclability estimates
• Material origins — where these materials typically come from and a bit of history
• Suggested reading — curated links (mostly Wikipedia) so you can dive deeper into anything that catches your interest
KEY FEATURES
• Scan with your camera or upload a photo from your gallery
• Bilingual interface — English and Simplified Chinese, switchable any time including on the login screen
• Personal scan history with search and material filters
• Bookmark any scan to revisit it later
• Cloud sync — your scan history follows you across devices once you sign in
• Privacy-first camera — the camera is off whenever you leave the Scan tab, so your privacy indicator stays off
• Account control — full account-delete option built right into Settings
EDUCATIONAL, NOT A LABORATORY
ChemLens is a learning tool, not a chemical analyzer. Every result is the AI's educated guess from a single photo — useful for sparking curiosity and reinforcing classroom topics, but not a substitute for lab analysis, safety information, or medical advice. The model is told to be conservative, and we always show you the source disclaimer.
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The developer, Coding Minds, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Size
- 21.5 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Provider
Coding Minds, Inc.
- Coding Minds, Inc. has not identified itself as a trader for this app. If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, consumer rights do not apply to agreements between you and the provider.
- Copyright
- © Jinyuan Li