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About Photomath
Photomath lets you scan a math problem with your phone's camera, including word problems, or type it into a built-in smart calculator. It then shows a solution, sometimes with more than one method, and breaks it into steps you can go through one at a time.
It covers elementary math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics and calculus, from elementary school through college. The Basic tier is free and includes step-by-step explanations, and a paid annual plan adds more. It is a different product from the photo editor Photomator.
Strengths
- Camera scanning of printed problems, including word problems
- Step-by-step explanations in the free tier
- Covers elementary math through calculus
- Some problems show several solution methods
Limitations
- Mobile only, with no desktop version
- Some explanations and tips require the paid plan
- Easy to use for copying answers instead of learning
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumBasic tier is free; a paid plan billed annually adds extra help.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Android, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Students checking their homework and working through math steps they are stuck on
- Categories
- Learning tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Photomath
Compare allSoftware that can replace Photomath for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Mathway
A math problem solver that shows step-by-step solutions for typed or photographed problems.
Mathway also solves photographed problems step by step and runs on Android and the web, and it extends beyond math into statistics, chemistry and physics, with some features behind payment.
Symbolab
An online math solver that works through algebra, trigonometry and calculus problems step by step.
Symbolab gives step-by-step solutions across algebra and calculus on web, Android, iOS and a Chrome extension, adding graphing calculators and practice problems, with some features needing Pro.
Wolfram|Alpha
A computational knowledge engine that answers math, science and everyday questions typed in plain language.
Wolfram|Alpha runs on the web and takes typed plain-language questions or math notation instead of camera scans, and it also covers science and everyday topics.
Desmos
Free online graphing, scientific, geometry and 3D calculators, plus a math notebook.
Desmos is a free browser-based set of graphing, scientific and geometry calculators, but it does not scan problems or give step-by-step explanations.
GeoGebra
Free interactive math tools for graphing, geometry, 3D, algebra and calculus, used in browsers and apps.
GeoGebra is free on web, Android and iOS with graphing, geometry and algebra tools, but you enter problems yourself rather than scanning them with a camera.
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