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Count colonies from a phone photo.

AI counting for agar plates, including crowded and chromogenic ones. Add the dilution and replicates to get CFU/mL, and keep every count in a project.

  • R² 0.97 agreement with expert counts
  • On device photos never leave your phone
  • 1 year access per registration

Agreement with expert manual counts

216 plates · r = 0.98 · counts near 1:1

Each point is one of 216 agar plates: Nova’s AI count against the expert manual count from the public Egli & Moucka (2022) benchmark. Built for phone photos of agar plates.

Scan to install on your phone, or use Download for Android above:

Install & use

  • Scan the QR or tap Download for Android.
  • Open the file; if asked, allow “Install unknown apps”.
  • Open the app and register on first use, valid for 1 year.
  • Take or pick a plate photo and count. Works offline after activation.

Already registered? Sign in on a new phone to activate it. Requires Android 7.0+.

Trouble installing? Email enquiry@novalifetech.com

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