phyphox
phyphox is made and published by RWTH Aachen University. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with RWTH Aachen University. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to RWTH Aachen University and are shown as published on Google Play.
AppBrain's verdict
EstablishedPopularLoved by users- Total installs
- 3.8 million
- Best rank
- #33
- Top Free, Austria
- Rating on Google Play
- 4.73
- 8,320 ratings
- Last updated
- August 29, 2026
phyphox is popular, with 3.8 million installs. Users love it: 4.7 stars from 8,320 ratings. Its best ranking is #33 in Top Free, Education in Austria.
Summary
Phyphox turns your Android device into a mobile physics lab by leveraging built-in sensors for hands-on experiments, offering ready-to-run tests, data export in multiple formats, and a web-based editor to design and share your own studies. With strong global Education rankings and a high user rating, it’s a trusted choice for students and teachers. Total downloads reach 1,000,000+ with 63K downloads in the last 30 days.
Pros & Cons
- Wide access to multiple sensors (accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscope, GPS, etc.)
- Flexible data export in CSV, TSV, and Excel formats
- Web-based editor enables custom experiment design and sharing
- Remote control capability via a lightweight web interface
- Not all sensors are available on every phone
- Many permissions are required for full functionality, which may be daunting for beginners
- Some advanced features rely on online resources or remote access
Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 63 thousand
- Per day
- 2.1 thousand
- 30-day average
- Play install range
- 1+ million
- Launched
- September 2016
Installs over time
phyphox has been installed 3.8 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 2.1 thousand installs per day.
Rankings
Google Play top charts- Highest rank
- #33
- Chart
- Top Free
- Education
- Country
- Austria
Google Play Rankings for phyphox
Top rankings
| Rank | Country | Category | List |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Germany | Education | Top Free |
| 33 | Austria | Education | Top Free |
| 80 | France | Education | Top Free |
| 49 | Finland | Education | Top Free |
| 50 | Czech Republic | Education | Top Free |
| 51 | Switzerland | Education | Top Free |
| 153 | United States | Education | Top Free |
| 108 | Canada | Education | Top Free |
| 82 | Australia | Education | Top Free |
| 85 | Netherlands | Education | Top Free |
Ranking history in Germany
Competitors
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Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 1.2.1
- Launched
- September 2016
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayGoogle Play Rating history and histogram
Comments on phyphox for Android
Technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- No ads
- Price
- Free
- Libraries
- 33
- App size
- 9.88 MB
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by phyphox
About the app and developer
About phyphox
phyphox is an education app developed by RWTH Aachen University.
Install Statistics
phyphox has been installed 3.8 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 63 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 education apps.
User Ratings
phyphox is rated 4.73 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 8.3 thousand ratings.
App Information
phyphox is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 9.88 MB. The latest version available is 1.2.1. The last update was on August 29, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since September 2016.
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Store listing
By RWTH Aachen University, from Google Play“Perform physics experiments with your phone. (by the RWTH Aachen University)”
Description by RWTH Aachen University Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
phyphox gives you access to the sensors of your phone either directly or through ready-to-play experiments which analyze your data and let you export raw data along with the results for further analysis. You can even define your own experiments on phyphox.org and share them with colleagues, students and friends.
Selected Features:
• A selection of pre-defined experiments. Just press play to start.
• Export your data to a range of widely used formats
• Remote-control your experiment through a web interface from any PC on the same network as your phone. No need to install anything on those PCs - all you need is a modern web browser.
• Define your own experiments by selecting sensor inputs, defining analysis steps and creating views as an interface using our web-editor (http://phyphox.org/editor). The analysis consists of just adding two values or using advanced methods like Fourier transforms and crosscorrelation. We offer a whole toolbox of analysis functions.
Sensors supported:
• Accelerometer
• Magnetometer
• Gyroscope
• Light intensity
• Pressure
• Microphone
• Proximity
• GPS
• Camera
• LiDAR/ToF
*some sensors are not present on every phone.
Export formats
• CSV (Comma separated values)
• TSV (Tab-separated values)
• Excel
(if you need other formats, please let us know)
This app has been developed at the 2nd Institute of Physics A at the RWTH Aachen University.
Recent changes:
New spectroscopy experiment
New stroboscope experiment
Redesigned tone generator with up to three tones, waveforms and panning
Replace old Excel export format "xls" with "xlsx", removing the old limit of 65535 lines
New languages: Gujarati, Korean and Tamil
Select data when clearing
New setting to change the default filename
Full screen views of graphs and camera previews move controls to the right when in landscape
Improved edit boxes
Full changelog at https://phyphpox.org/changelog