I Built an AI Rock Identifier App in a Weekend With SwiftUI & Gemini

Author(s): Kaushik Rajan

Originally published on Towards AI.

How I took a simple idea from concept to the App Store in just 48 hours.

You’re on a hike and find a stone with mesmerizing, deep-purple crystals. Is it amethyst? Fluorite? For most of us, the geological world is fascinating but opaque. Answering that question usually means sifting through dense field guides or clunky websites — hardly ideal when you’re out in the field. This was the exact problem I wanted to solve.

The article discusses the author’s journey in developing the Smart Rock Identifier app, which utilizes multimodal AI to provide detailed geological insights. It covers the ideation process, the technical architecture involving Google’s Gemini API, and the importance of prompt engineering to create a personalized user experience. The author emphasizes the challenges faced in transforming general AI capabilities into a focused tool for rock identification, showcasing the technical details of API integration and data handling that led to a successful app launch.

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