# Mole Mapper Melanoma Study

> Personalized tool to map, measure, and monitor skin moles for health vigilance. (iPhone/iPad app by Oregon Health & Science University Apps.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mole-mapper-melanoma-study/id1048337814 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Oregon Health & Science University Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/1234363007)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.90/5 from 24 App Store ratings · 28 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 32 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2015-10-15
- Data updated: 2026-07-04
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mole-mapper-melanoma-study/id1048337814/reviews.md

## What is Mole Mapper Melanoma Study?

MoleMapper™ is a personalized tool to help you map, measure, and monitor the moles on your skin. Using a familiar Maps-like interface, you can measure the size of a mole using the camera and a reference coin.

Keeping track of the size, shape and color of your moles is one of the best ways to catch potential skin cancers like melanoma in their early stages. Whether you use MoleMapper™ to keep track of a single suspicious mole over time or construct a full-body map, we hope this app will make being vigilant about your health a bit more enjoyable.

Happy Mapping!

## Key features

- Map moles on skin
- Measure mole size with camera
- Monitor mole changes over time
- Track size, shape, and color
- Full-body mole mapping
- Early skin cancer detection aid

## Recent user reviews (10 of 28)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mole-mapper-melanoma-study/id1048337814/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Won’t Focus

*2026-05-23, version 3.4.0*

The app forces the flash on. Auto focus is somehow disabled when using app so can’thry closeup of moles.

### 3/5 — Upload photos

*2024-03-03, version 3.4.0*

Please add a way to upload a photo from the camera roll. I use the camera magnifier, which takes the clearest photos (rather than the camera), but there is no way to add the photo.

### 3/5 — Cool concept, but…

*2022-12-06, version 3.2.2*

Doesn’t seem to be a way to transfer my old data to a new phone. No “account” to log into. Defeats the purpose of longitudinal monitoring

### 1/5 — Utility undermined by unusable UI

*2022-02-02, version 3.2.2*

What should be an indispensable app to monitoring those at risk for melanoma (2-time survivor) is too difficult to use. After trying it out for two years, I give up.

### 5/5 — 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

*2020-09-19, version 3.2.2*

I can not recommend this app enough! I work in dermatology and see melanoma on the regular. I use this app to track my moles and I ended up having several biopsied, one being melanoma! The best thing about this is that the app can help track moles in the early stages before it gets too dangerous! Thank you!!

### 2/5 — No sides?

*2020-03-15, version 3.2.2*

The app works well, but you can’t take pictures of the sides of your legs. It is setup to only map the front and back of the body.

### 5/5 — A lot of potential

*2019-10-15, version 3.2.0*

I like it so far. The app pretty solid. 

Some areas to improve:
1) No picture upload from existing photos unfortunately
2) No automatic mole mapping, you need to manually map the moles and some people might heave lots of them
3) No individual mole mode, only wide areas on skin possible
4) Wide area skin photos for sides of your body not available 
5) Auto rotation & scale, so it’s easier to compare your mole photos
6) Mole area square size calculator, so you can track the size over the time. You can allow users to paint out the mole on the image manually

### 1/5 — Crashes

*2019-02-23, version 3.1.2*

Tried to use it after 2 years.. now it crashes every time I try to view moles

### 4/5 — I hope it keeps developing...

*2019-01-24, version 3.1.2*

I really like the entire idea behind this project, and I hope there is more to come in the future. But after a year of version 3, I think I have decided that version 2 worked better for me. In particular, I wish the app saved the entire picture every time, instead of keeping only the very closely cropped images of individually tracked moles. I have a lot of small weird moles in clusters, too many to track individually. I had to have another removed this fall, but it was unfortunately not one I had been tracking all along so I didn’t have a record of it...

### 5/5 — Great mole tracking tool

*2018-11-30, version 3.1.1*

I’ve been using MoleMapper since the very beginning to track my many moles, some of which were melanomas. Version 3 is a huge improvement and with the fixes for iOS 12 in place it has been working flawlessly. I am hopeful the research being done with the data collected will help find a cure.

## Frequently asked questions about Mole Mapper Melanoma Study

### What does the Mole Mapper Melanoma Study app do?

This app is a personalized tool designed to help you map, measure, and monitor the moles on your skin. It utilizes your phone's camera and a reference coin to accurately measure mole size, and allows you to track changes in their size, shape, and color over time.

### How can this app help with early detection of skin cancer?

By regularly tracking the characteristics of your moles, you can more easily identify any changes that might indicate a potential skin cancer, such as melanoma. Early detection is crucial for effective treatment.

### Is the Mole Mapper Melanoma Study app free to use?

Yes, based on the provided information, the app is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

### Who is the target audience for this mole mapping app?

The app is intended for anyone who wants to be proactive about their skin health. This includes individuals who want to keep track of a single suspicious mole or create a comprehensive full-body map of all their moles.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.4.0 — 2022-12-28

With this release of MoleMapper™ we are no longer recruiting into the Mole Mapper Study. You can still continue to use the app to monitor your moles as before, but we won’t be collecting additional data from those who consented to participate in the study.

We thank all those who participated and have helped us better understand the challenges associated with tracking and identifying moles. We will continue to learn from the data that have been collected and share those insights with the research community.

### 3.2.2 — 2020-02-27

Always hunting down bugs (got a few minor ones). Also updated the timestamp on the consent form for the next year.

### 3.2.1 — 2019-11-20

More work on some minor bugs and fixes for iOS 13 while we're working on the next set of features!

### 3.2.0 — 2019-08-08

After listening to users for many months, we’ve made several improvements to streamline mapping your moles and to the systems that guide you. We’ve added help where you need it, hints when you need them, and sprinkled in a few coaching steps as well. Moving and resizing the circles that identify coins and moles is natural now and no longer requires “selecting” them first.

We’ve also restructured some of the basic information in the app and added a new News feature which, at your discretion, allows you to receive small articles about ongoing MoleMapper™ research, links to great resources, bite-sized educational pieces, etc.

### 3.1.3 — 2019-03-06

Occasionally we update the date on our consent forms. This is one of those times.

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