Use your smartphone as a magnifying glass - how it works

With the right apps, smartphones are becoming all-rounders. So you can also use your smartphone as a magnifying glass. To do this, you simply need the right app.

Use your iPhone as a magnifying glass

• There are many magnifying glass apps for iOS.
• For example, "Free Magnifying Glass" or "Ultra Magnifying Glass" are free and good.
• The apps are self-explanatory and have a light and zoom function as standard.

Android: Also a large selection of magnifying glass apps

• You also have a large selection of magnifying glass apps on Android.
• Use for example "magnifying glass" or "magnifying glass & microscope".
• In the apps, you can usually not only illuminate things and enlarge them with the zoom function. You can often use the magnifying glass apps as a camera program and play detective.

We also present 5 camera apps in addition to iPhoto for your iPhone. Android users are of course not left out - we have also put together the best photography and camera apps for the Google operating system.