# RayLab

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id710190065](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id710190065)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id710190065`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kamyar Ghandi
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (67 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.76
- **Last updated:** 2024-10-21
- **First published:** 2013-09-25
- **Size:** 39 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/raylab/id710190065)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.raymak.com/wp/privacy-policy](https://www.raymak.com/wp/privacy-policy)

## Description

RayLab is an educational optics design and simulation app for learning and building real optical systems. It offers 2D modeling of lenses and mirrors, full geometric ray tracing, and precise control over component placement and shapes for students and engineers.

RayLab Pro unlocks 3D modeling and advanced elements such as lens arrays, diffraction gratings, prisms, and Fresnel lenses, plus polarization ray tracing, beam splitting, multi-configuration animation, design parameter optimization, Zemax importer, and multiple analysis windows to refine complex optical designs.

## Rankings

- #156,395 — Overall

## Review summary

RayLab is a powerful, affordable iPad optics simulator that supports Zemax imports and a wide range of elements. It's praised for its intuitive design and educational value, and for solid developer support. Common drawbacks are stability issues and a subscription model that restricts many features to Pro, limiting free use.

### Pros

- Powerful and versatile ray-tracing/optics simulation on iPad.
- Affordable alternative to expensive optics software with great value.
- Can import Zemax models and supports a wide range of optical elements.
- Simple, intuitive interface with strong educational value for learning and teaching.
- Responsive support and active development from the developers.

### Cons

- Stability issues: frequent crashes and bugs that disrupt use.
- Subscription-based model gates most tools behind Pro, limiting free users and potentially driving up costs.
- Occasional reliability/UI bugs that affect workflow.

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