# Crystal Guide® Pocket Edition

> The Original & Authentic Crystals, Gemstones, Rocks & Minerals Encyclopedia.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.darxide.android.crystalguide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.darxide.android.crystalguide)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.darxide.android.crystalguide`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** M.Stevens
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 26,285
- **Rating:** 4.56 / 5 (629 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-16
- **First published:** 2011-04-21
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 52 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.darxide.android.crystalguide)
- **Website:** [https://www.crystalguide.net](https://www.crystalguide.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.markstevens.co.uk/privacy](https://www.markstevens.co.uk/privacy)

## Description

Crystal Guide® Pocket Edition is the original and authentic encyclopedia app for crystals, gemstones, rocks, and minerals. Perfect for collectors, geologists, and crystal healers, this award-winning app offers a vast A-Z database with thousands of alternative names, detailed scientific and metaphysical information, and beautiful images. Users can browse, search, filter, and catalog their own specimens, create custom tags, and share collections with friends.

Features include advanced filtering, a crystal therapy and elixir advisory, zodiac and planetary details, facet galleries, personal notes, cloud backup, and more. With no ads or in-app purchases, this app offers free lifetime updates and is a trusted companion for anyone fascinated by the mineral world and crystal healing.

## Rankings

- #388,612 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.darxide.android.crystalguide.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Crystal Guide® Pocket Edition is highly praised for its comprehensive crystal encyclopedia combining scientific and spiritual info, quality images, and excellent features for collectors such as collection management and challenges. Users appreciate the no-subscription pricing and regular updates. Common issues are the inability to upload photos from the gallery when adding personal specimens, occasional missing crystals, and problems with data loss in favorites and notes due to limited cloud backup options. Overall, it is considered a top choice for crystal enthusiasts, collectors, and healers alike.

### Pros

- Comprehensive and extensive information on crystals, combining scientific and metaphysical details.
- Excellent and high-quality images for each crystal with a wide variety included, regularly updated with new additions.
- Great features for collectors such as cataloging collections, adding notes, marking owned crystals, and built-in collecting challenges.
- User-friendly interface with powerful filtering and search options to find crystals easily.
- One-time purchase with no subscriptions, providing good value for a fully featured app.

### Cons

- Inability to add photos from the gallery when logging personal specimens; only allows taking new photos.
- Some minerals/crystals are missing from the database (e.g., fluorite mentioned by one user).
- Instances of favorites and personal notes getting erased or lost, with limited or inconvenient cloud backup options.
- No integrated photo identification feature, which some users desire though acknowledged as scientifically unreliable.

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