Lupa: Rock & Mineral ID
Zakhar Sazanavets Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Lupa: Rock & Mineral ID is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by Zakhar Sazanavets. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated October 21, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 52 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 21
- 2026 · v1.0.3
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About Lupa: Rock & Mineral ID
Point your camera at a rock, mineral, or crystal. Lupa turns the photo into a short, honest list of candidates, then a few field checks narrow it down. A real answer when there's one. "No good match" when that's the truth. HOW IT WORKS - Snap a photo of a rock, mineral, or crystal - Get a ranked shortlist of candidates with the reasoning behind each one, not a single confident label - Run a field check: a scratch, a streak, a drop of vinegar, a magnet, the same checks a geologist reaches for - Save the find with a photo, a note, and a location BUILT LIKE A FIELD GUIDE, NOT A TOY Every photo is checked against a curated reference of 268 rock, mineral, and crystal species. Specimens worth handling carefully are flagged before Lupa ever suggests picking them up. A MAP OF EVERYWHERE YOU'VE COLLECTED Every find sits on a personal map, alongside a geology layer showing the rock formation, and its age, under your feet. Species, finds, and places, tallied automatically, plus a shareable yearly retrospective of your best finds. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your collection lives on your phone, not an account. Sharing a find is a choice you make per find, and location is left out by default: collecting spots are worth keeping to yourself. Free to start: 5 identifications every month, no account required. Lupa Pro removes the monthly cap and unlocks the geology layer, full data export, and a 3-day free trial. Whether you're a weekend rockhound, a student learning mineral properties in the field, or someone who picked up a strange rock on a hike and wants a real answer, Lupa is built to be an honest tool, not a guess dressed up as certainty. LUPA PRO SUBSCRIPTION Lupa Pro is an auto-renewing yearly subscription, $34.99/year (or the equivalent in your local currency), with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your device's Subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://luparocks.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://luparocks.com/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.0.3 · Updated October 21, 2026
A new look: a fresh malachite palette, a redesigned onboarding, Paywall and Profile. Collecting spots on the map: places to look for finds, with the rules for each. Reference tab updates and fixes.
App privacy
The developer, Zakhar Sazanavets, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Location: Precise Location
- User Content: Photos or Videos
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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| Lupa: Rock & Mineral ID | – | Free | October 21, 2026 | |
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| StoneLens: Rock & Mineral ID | – | Free | May 7, 2026 | Compare |
| Geode: Rock & Crystal ID | – | Free | Oct 5, 2026 | Compare |
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| MineralEye: Rock & Crystal ID | 5.0 / 5 (1) | Free | Aug 10, 2026 | Compare |