Relay.app vs Google Lens

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A workflow automation platform that is currently winding down and shutting down in 2026.

Search what you see and explore the world around you using your phone's camera

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Relay.app is a workflow automation tool that is winding down its services. It will fully shut down on August 15, 2026 for free users and September 14, 2026 for paid customers. Existing users can export their workspaces, workflows, sequences, tables, and AI prompts during the wind-down period.

Discover how Lens in the Google app can help you explore the world around you. Use your phone's camera to search what you see in an entirely new way. Identify plants and animals, translate text in real-time from over 100 languages, get step-by-step homework help, and find similar clothes, furniture, and home decor.

Key features

• Workflows
• Sequences
• MCP servers
• AI prompts
• Tables
• Run history

• Visual search using your phone's camera
• Real-time translation of over 100 languages
• Copy and paste paragraphs or serial numbers from images
• Step-by-step help with math, history, chemistry, biology, and physics
• Plant and animal identification
• Visual search for matching clothes, furniture, and home decor

Pros

• Existing users can keep using Relay.app and running workflows through the end of the wind-down window.
• Users can export their workflows, sequences, and MCP servers as JSON files.
• Tables data can be exported as CSV files for seamless transition.
• Paid workspaces receive an additional 25,000 steps and 10,000 AI credits per month for free during the transition.
• Automatic prorated refunds are initiated for annual customers for the unused remainder of their billing period.
• Prorated refunds for annual customers are processed quickly within 5 business days.
• Paying customers get extended access for free for 60 days through September 14, 2026.
• Past invoices remain accessible to existing users via a dedicated link.

• Enables real-time translation for over 100 languages directly through the camera view.
• Provides step-by-step academic help for math, history, chemistry, biology, and physics problems.
• Allows fast identification of mystery plants and animal breeds.
• Helps users get inspired by matches for clothes, furniture, and home decor visually.
• Copies text and serial numbers from captured images to paste directly on your phone or computer.
• Includes a direct entry point into the search bar of the standard Google app.
• Completely free of charge to install and use without any hidden application purchases.
• Comes pre-integrated within the native camera applications of select Android devices.

Cons

• The service is permanently shutting down in August/September 2026.
• New signups for the platform are now turned off.
• Free-to-paid upgrades are no longer available for existing free accounts.
• All associated user data will be permanently deleted after the respective shutdown deadlines.
• No mobile application is referenced on the main page.
• No open-source code version or self-hosting options were listed.

• No developer or public API options are referenced on the website.
• Built-in camera integration is restricted only to select Android devices rather than all of them.
• No open-source license or public code accessibility information is offered on the page.
• The website does not present any information on security compliance measures like SOC2 or ISO.
• Cross-device copy-paste functionality to computers explicitly requires the use of Chrome.

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