phyphox

1.2.1

RWTH Aachen University

4.72

8,282 reviews

1,000,000+
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Free

Perform physics experiments with your phone. (by the RWTH Aachen University)

4.72 · 8,282 reviews · 1,000,000+ downloads

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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 49K 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

About phyphox

phyphox is an education app developed by RWTH Aachen University.

Download Statistics

phyphox has been downloaded 3.8 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 49 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 education apps.

User Ratings

phyphox is rated 4.72 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 8.3 thousand ratings.

App Information

phyphox is FREE to download. The APK download 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.

Description

Did you know that you are carrying a 3D magnetometer? That you can use your phone as a pendulum to measure earth's local gravitational acceleration? That you can turn your phone into a sonar?

More data about phyphox

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	3.8 million
Recent downloads	49 thousand
Rating	4.72 based on 8.3 thousand ratings
Ranking	Highly ranked
Version	1.2.1
APK size	9.88 MB
Number of libraries	33
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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phyphox has been downloaded 3.8 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 1.6 thousand downloads per day.

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Comments on phyphox for Android

★★★★★ Simon Hughes · Jun 20, 2026

Really, really cool. Easily now my favorite 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.

★★★★★ Scott Lindsay · Apr 28, 2026

This is a very useful app. Thank you so much for creating it with ethically high standards. The world needs more of this.

★★★★★ Billy Thornton · Jun 4, 2026

Chris Boden sent me, ended up loving the app and that's pretty cool.

★★★★☆ Erik Wilson · Mar 15, 2026

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?

★☆☆☆☆ Alex Lammert · Jun 29, 2026

DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP. The reason why is because since this app requires all the permissions on your phone it will lead to a viruse. When I had this installed it put a Trojan horse viruse on my phone and 5 months later it attacked. Killing 2 servers of my family member, it infected 3 tablets 2 phones, 2 very import ain servers, and a printer. it's not worth the gag to have to factory reset everything and having to lose everything with no redemption. Plz be safe

★☆☆☆☆ Kam · Aug 8, 2026

Be Aware! This app can Remotely Access your phone. By default its remote port is 8080 you can see it by going to option and when I tried to change it always crash. Had potential but shame.

Google Play Rankings for phyphox

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Rank	Country	Category	List
44	Germany	Education	Top Free
58	France	Education	Top Free
52	Switzerland	Education	Top Free
105	Canada	Education	Top Free
54	Austria	Education	Top Free
72	Finland	Education	Top Free
84	Czech Republic	Education	Top Free
86	Belgium	Education	Top Free
91	Netherlands	Education	Top Free
141	South Korea	Education	Top Free

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Technologies used by phyphox

19 permissions · 33 libraries

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Trust & Safety: Permissions are tied to specific features: location, camera, microphone, storage, Bluetooth, Internet, and more support sensor access, data export, and remote experiments. Internet usage is described as user-initiated for online resources and remote access, with Android 6.0+ behavior noted in the description.

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