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A simple, portable and inexpensive spectrophotometer for chemical analysis and laboratory activities is a growing topic of research in chemical education. The purpose of this study was to investigate how academics develop simple, portable and inexpensive spectrophotometers in the chemistry classes. This study used a systematic literature review method. A total of 46 related journal articles from the Journal of Chemical Education from 2009 to 2019 were used as sources for review. As a guide to the study conducted, three formulations of the problem were used, namely (1) what type of instruments developed, (2) what specific technology used, and (3) what pedagogical approach used. The results of the study conducted indicate that the UV-Vis instrument is the most developed. This opens up opportunities for other researchers to develop other types of spectrometry instruments. The use of LED technology as a light source and a smartphone camera as a detector is an innovation that is currently developing. In addition, the augmented reality application to introduce laboratory spectrometry instruments is a unique innovation. By using the Project-based learning approach to modify the spectrophotometer instrument, spectrometric practicum activities are possible to be conducted in high school.