Photomath
Verified Oct 16, 2026 ActivePhone app that reads a maths problem through the camera and walks through the solution step by step
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $9.99/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
Basic is $0; the paid tier is $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year, both with a trial option, billed through the App Store or Google Play. The home page lists the same three features for every plan, so what the paid tier adds (visual aids and deeper explanations) is clearer in the app than on the site.
Use tool ↗About Photomath
Photomath is a mobile app that solves a printed or handwritten maths problem photographed with the phone camera, or typed into its calculator, and shows the working step by step, often with more than one method to choose from. Coverage runs from elementary arithmetic through algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics and calculus, and word problems are supported. The basic app is free; the paid tier adds custom visual aids and extra explanations of how and why each step works. It was created by Croatian engineer Damir Sabol to help his own children and joined Google in 2023; the terms name Photomath LLC at Google's Mountain View address for most of the world and Photomath d.o.o. in Zagreb for European users. Subscriptions are billed through the App Store and Google Play.
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 16, 2026
Verified sources
- Home page pricing: Basic $0, Monthly $9.99 USD, Annually $69.99 USD labelled Best Value, both with a trial option; camera and typed solving from elementary maths through calculus; App Store and Google Play links only (15 October 2026)photomath.com ↗
- Terms of service name Photomath LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, and Photomath d.o.o., Strojarska cesta 20, Zagreb, Croatia (OIB 20161538488) for EEA and Swiss users; subscriptions billed through Google Play and the iOS App Store; trials convert unless cancelled (15 October 2026)photomath.com ↗
- About page: created by Damir Sabol, joined Google in 2023, millions of users a month (15 October 2026)photomath.com ↗
Is Photomath legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Apr 18, 2006 (20 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar MarkMonitor Inc., looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Dec 10, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 16, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 16, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- Photomath LLC, United StatesOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of Photomath
Photomath remains the simplest way to get a worked solution out of a textbook page: point the camera, get the steps. Under Google since 2023 the app has stayed focused and free for the basics, and the paid tier is cheap by subscription standards, but the site barely explains what it adds, and a step-by-step solver is only as educational as the discipline of the student reading the steps. Teachers and parents should see it as a checking tool, not a tutor.
Pros
- Camera recognition handles printed and handwritten problems, including word problems
- Shows multiple solution methods with each step explained
- Free tier covers core solving with no account needed
- Paid tier is $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year, cheaper than most tutoring apps
Cons
- The site does not spell out what the paid tier adds beyond visual aids and extra tips
- Phone-only, with no web version for homework done on a laptop
- Trials convert to a paid subscription unless cancelled through the app store
- Learning depends on the student reading the steps rather than copying the answer
Best for
- Students checking homework from elementary arithmetic to introductory calculus
- Parents who want to follow the method, not just confirm the answer
- Anyone who needs a solution from a photo rather than retyping the problem
Not for
- University-level proofs, symbolic work or anything beyond standard calculus
- Desktop or web use; it is a phone app only
Watch out: The free trial is billed through the App Store or Google Play and converts automatically; cancel there, not on the website, before the trial ends.
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