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photomath.app
✓ verifiedFreemium
Camera-based step-by-step math solver for students from elementary through college needing guided homework explanations.
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Business Card Scanner
✓ verifiedFreemium
Online OCR tool that scans business cards and exports contacts to vCard, CSV or Excel, plus other converters.
726K visits/mo
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Math AI
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI math solver that reads photos, text or PDFs and returns step-by-step solutions across algebra, calculus and statistics, for students.
537K visits/mo2.3K saves
Pricing
Annual plan: $69.99/year
Monthly plan: $9.99/month
Free trial available
Lite: $7.99/mo (500 scans)
Pro: $14.99/mo (1500 scans)
Free: $0/mo (5 credits/day)
Lite: $3.9/mo (500 credits/mo, billed annually)
Pro: $5.9/mo (unlimited credits, billed annually)
Core features
- ✦Scan handwritten or printed math problems with the camera
- ✦Smart calculator for manually entering problems
- ✦Multiple solving methods per problem where available
- ✦Step-by-step explanations with visual aids
- ✦Coverage from elementary math to calculus and statistics
- ✦AI OCR business-card scanning
- ✦Export to vCard, CSV and Excel
- ✦Batch upload of multiple cards
- ✦Multi-card-type support
- ✦Related OCR and file converters
- ✦API plans
- ✦Photo, text and PDF problem input
- ✦Step-by-step solutions with explanations
- ✦Coverage of math, physics, chemistry and biology
- ✦Math equation keyboard
- ✦Credit-based usage with ad-free paid tiers
Use cases
- →Checking homework answers with explained steps
- →Studying for a math test using guided walkthroughs
- →Getting help understanding a specific problem-solving method
- →Building confidence in weak math topics
- →Digitizing physical business cards
- →Bulk importing contacts
- →Building CRM contact lists
- →Extracting data from documents
- →Solving homework problems step by step
- →Understanding math concepts, not just answers
- →Scanning problems from a photo or PDF
- →Getting help across STEM subjects
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