PhonoPaper

1.6.2b

Alexander Zolotov

4.58

2,986 reviews

100,000+
Downloads

Free

Sound code scanner

4.58 · 2,986 reviews · 100,000+ downloads

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PhonoPaper is a camera-based app that plays and creates PhonoPaper-codes—sound encoded in pictures. It supports real-time playback with adjustable speed and even hand-drawn codes, delivering a unique audio-visual experience that decodes offline without internet. Although not ranked in any top lists, it maintains a steady user base, with 100,000+ total downloads and 380 in the last 30 days.

Pros & Cons

Unique analogue code system that doesn't require network decoding
Real-time playback with controllable speed and direction
Create codes by drawing or recording sound
Camera-first workflow suitable for posters, labels, and art

Lacks QR/barcode scanning and cloud-based features common in competitors
Niche use case may appeal more to enthusiasts than a broad audience

About PhonoPaper

PhonoPaper is a music & audio app developed by Alexander Zolotov.

Download Statistics

PhonoPaper has been downloaded 210 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 380 times.

User Ratings

PhonoPaper is rated 4.58 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 3 thousand ratings.

App Information

PhonoPaper is FREE to download. The APK download size is 4.92 MB. The latest version available is 1.6.2b. The last update was on December 16, 2025.

Technical Requirements

PhonoPaper requires Android 4.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play April 2014.

Description

PhonoPaper is a camera app for playing pictures with encoded sound (PhonoPaper-codes).

More data about PhonoPaper

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	210 thousand
Recent downloads	380
Rating	4.58 based on 3 thousand ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	1.6.2b
APK size	4.92 MB
Number of libraries	11
Designed for Android	4.1+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Phonopaper Seconds Picture Hear Hand Speed Examples Messages Screen Smoothly Frame Markers Button Length Code Sound Camera App Codes Image Audio

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PhonoPaper has been downloaded 210 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 13 downloads per day.

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Alexander Zolotov

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Comments on PhonoPaper for Android

★★★★★ Keenan Ketzner · Apr 14, 2022

Loved this app, but does not seem to work on Google Pixel 6. Otherwise, this is one of the coolest things ever. Draw patterns and reap the rewards of interesting sounds.

★★★★★ Jab · May 20, 2025

This app is good to turn audio to picture and vice versa, saw it once on YouTube. But when I tried to 'take photo' and turn into audio (free play), it does work when save as picture, but doesn't work when saving as audio. The app said it's saved but when I see in directory where I saved, there's no such file I saved before. May I can get support for this, Thank you.

★★★★★ Vlad · Jul 22, 2022

Would be awesome to have an option to decode an imported image. Would be also awesome to add a distortion seed, so that and only be able to decode if you have the correct code. U know, like radio transmission, carrier wave + signal + distortion? You likely know way more about it than I do. Man, mad regards. The stuff you do, is the stuff I've bern thinking about for years. Not just this app, but color-sound experiments. Bought almost all of it. Awesome. Respect. And hello from UA.

★★☆☆☆ IKE · Jan 19, 2021

Ok so I'm giving this 2 star because of it can get better not because it's bad:1st if we could import sound into app it would be better cause now we have to play the sound and have the app listen to it. 2nd if we could also import image it would be good too. I have a Samsung Galaxy A6, so you could say my phone camera isn't that bad but every time I scan an image that I made with this app it ignores some part of it. Cause when I save it, it doesn't have some parts compared to main one.

★★☆☆☆ TanatOS Zet · Apr 9, 2021

It is impossible to listen the reordered result on the go. Useless app with no support.

Google Play Rankings for PhonoPaper

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Technologies used by PhonoPaper

8 permissions · 11 libraries

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Trust & Safety: Permissions include CAMERA, MICROPHONE, INTERNET, READ/WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, WAKE_LOCK, and a dynamic receiver permission. These are standard for camera-based media apps and do not indicate location tracking.

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