About AllScan AI

Our Story

AllScan AI started with a simple observation: people constantly encounter things they cannot identify. A strange plant growing along the sidewalk. An unfamiliar insect on the kitchen counter. A coin pulled from a dresser drawer that could be worth something, or nothing at all. Before AllScan AI, answering these questions meant browsing forums, scrolling through image galleries, or hoping a friend happened to know the answer.

We believed there was a better path. In 2023, a small group of engineers and researchers with deep experience in computer vision and machine learning set out to build a single tool that could scan and identify virtually anything from a photograph. Not one app for plants and another for animals and yet another for coins. One scanner. One tap. One answer.

The Team Behind AllScan AI

Our founding team spent years working on visual recognition systems in both academic and commercial settings. Several members contributed to large-scale image classification research at university labs focused on convolutional neural networks and object detection architectures. Others built production-grade computer vision pipelines for logistics, agriculture, and retail applications.

That combined experience shaped a core conviction: AI-powered identification should not require specialized knowledge or expensive equipment. It should work with the camera already in your pocket. AllScan AI is the product of that conviction.

Today the team spans machine learning engineering, mobile development, backend infrastructure, and product design. We operate as a focused, distributed group with a shared commitment to accuracy and accessibility.

What AllScan AI Does

AllScan AI is a universal AI scanner. Point your camera at something, take a photo, and our models analyze the visual features of the image to determine what it is. The system processes shape, color, texture, pattern, and context to deliver an identification along with relevant details.

The range of categories is broad and growing. AllScan AI currently identifies plants, flowers, trees, dogs, cats, animals, birds, insects, mushrooms, fish, rocks, crystals, coins, banknotes, antiques, food, and everyday products. It also supports reverse image search, product lookup, and live camera translation.

Each identification returns more than just a name. Scan a plant and you receive care instructions, toxicity warnings, and habitat information. Scan a coin and you see estimated value, mint year, and rarity details. Scan food and you get nutritional data and ingredient context. The goal is always to move from "what is this?" to "here is everything you need to know" in seconds.

Our Mission

We want to make AI identification accessible to every person, everywhere. That means keeping the core scanning experience free. It means supporting both iOS and Android so the platform you use does not determine whether you have access. It means providing a free web-based scanner at AllScanAI.com so people without the app can still get answers.

Accessibility also means simplicity. There is no account required. No mandatory sign-up flow. No complex settings to configure. You open the app or visit the site, upload or capture a photo, and receive a result. The technology is advanced; the experience is intentionally straightforward.

How the Technology Works

AllScan AI uses a combination of deep learning models trained on millions of reference images across hundreds of categories. When you submit a photo, the image passes through a processing pipeline that extracts visual features, compares them against trained embeddings, and returns the closest match along with a confidence score.

We continuously retrain and refine our models as new data becomes available. Categories expand over time. Accuracy improves with each iteration. Our infrastructure is built to process scans in two to five seconds, with encrypted connections protecting every image in transit.

Critically, we do not store your photos. Images are processed in real time and deleted immediately after analysis. Your scans are yours alone.

Available on iOS, Android, and the Web

The AllScan AI mobile app is available for free on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The app offers daily free scans with an optional subscription for users who need unlimited access. Features include camera capture, gallery upload, scan history (stored locally on your device), and offline-ready result caching.

For quick lookups without installing anything, the web scanner at AllScanAI.com provides a free scan each day. Upload any image and receive the same AI-powered analysis available in the mobile app.

What Drives Us

Curiosity is universal. A child in rural Argentina and a retiree in suburban Tokyo share the same impulse when they see something unfamiliar: they want to know what it is. AllScan AI exists to serve that impulse instantly, accurately, and without cost barriers.

We are not building a social network or an advertising platform. We are building a tool. A scanner that works when you need it, gives you a clear answer, and gets out of the way. Every product decision we make is filtered through that lens.

Get in Touch

We welcome questions, feedback, partnership inquiries, and feature requests. Reach us at support@allscanai.com. We read every message and respond as quickly as possible.