Photomath

Math help, one step at a time

Photomath is a maths-learning app for students who want help understanding how to solve a problem, not just checking the final answer. It can read a maths question from a camera scan or let you enter one, then show a worked solution with steps. That makes it useful for reviewing homework, checking your own method, or finding where a calculation went off track.

Follow the working

Solutions break problems into smaller stages, so you can see how one line leads to the next. Photomath covers topics ranging from basic arithmetic to calculus, according to the problem you enter. Some questions can be explained using more than one method, which may help when the approach shown differs from the one used in class. Treat the steps as a guide to study: copying an answer without following the reasoning will not help much when a similar problem comes up.

Made for study sessions

The camera-based input suits printed or handwritten problems that are quicker to scan than type. If scanning does not capture a question clearly, manual entry offers another way to work with it. Photomath is aimed mainly at learners who want a prompt or an explanation while practising maths; it is not a substitute for lessons or a teacher when a concept still feels unclear.

Popularity and details

Photomath is published by Google LLC and is listed in Education. It has a 4.3 rating from more than 3 million ratings and over 100 million installs, suggesting that it has found a large audience among students and people helping them study. Those figures show reach, not whether every explanation will match your course or preferred method, so check the working against what you are learning.