Photograph a mushroom, compare candidate species and read danger warnings.
MycoLens helps you start looking into a mushroom you have found. Take a photo or pick one from your gallery, and the app suggests candidate species and shows a danger class for each of them.
Please read this first
MycoLens does not give permission to eat any mushroom. A recognition result from a photo can be wrong, and some mushrooms are deadly. Identification must always be confirmed in person by an expert, for example a mycologist. The app does not replace an expert. If you are not sure, do not eat it. If you suspect poisoning, contact a doctor or a poison control service right away.
What the app does
- Recognition on your phone. Use the camera, which shows hints for a clear shot, or choose a picture from the gallery. The recognition model is built into the app: it works offline and your photo never leaves the device. The model knows 35 species from the catalog. Any other mushroom, or a photo it is not sure about, is shown as an unknown mushroom.
- Candidate species. Swipe through the possible matches and open the profile of each.
- Danger class on every result. Each species is marked, for example, as deadly, poisonous or unknown. A mushroom that is not in the species base is shown as unknown, with an explanation.
- Look-alikes. A species profile lists similar species, including dangerous ones, so you can see what else it could be.
- Species base on your device. 40 profiles with description, key features, habitat and season can be read without internet. The catalog has search and a danger class filter.
- History of your scans, and a collection of finds that you save.
What is included in the app
Without the purchase the app allows one identification per day and shows one candidate per photo. Full profiles are open for 8 species, and the history keeps the last 3 scans.
One in-app purchase unlocks everything: no daily limit, up to three candidates per photo, all 40 full profiles, catalog filters, the collection and the full history. It is a single purchase, not a subscription.
Safety information is never locked. The danger class, the warnings and the look-alikes are shown to everyone, and so are deadly, poisonous and unknown candidates and the catalog filters for deadly and poisonous species.
Nouveautés
First release. Mushroom recognition now runs on your phone: it works offline and your photos never leave the device. Always confirm any identification with an expert. Never eat a mushroom based on the app.