Photomath is a mobile application that uses a phone's camera to recognize mathematical equations and display step-by-step solutions. It is available for free on Android and iOS. The app was created in 2014 by Microblink, a Croatian company that specializes in text recognition software. As of 2016, Photomath can also recognize handwriting and show the steps to solve mathematical equations. It has been operating as a separate company since 2017 and was ranked third on a list of top teaching and learning apps.
Photomath is a mobile application that uses a phone's camera to recognize mathematical equations and display step-by-step solutions. It is available for free on Android and iOS. The app was created in 2014 by Microblink, a Croatian company that specializes in text recognition software. As of 2016, Photomath can also recognize handwriting and show the steps to solve mathematical equations. It has been operating as a separate company since 2017 and was ranked third on a list of top teaching and learning apps.
Photomath is a mobile application that uses a phone's camera to recognize mathematical equations and display step-by-step solutions. It is available for free on Android and iOS. The app was created in 2014 by Microblink, a Croatian company that specializes in text recognition software. As of 2016, Photomath can also recognize handwriting and show the steps to solve mathematical equations. It has been operating as a separate company since 2017 and was ranked third on a list of top teaching and learning apps.
Photomath is a mobile application described as a "camera calculator",[3] which utilizes a phone's
camera to recognise mathematical equations and to display the step-by-step solution onscreen.[4] It is available for free on Google Android and iOS.[5] The application was released in 2014 by Microblink, a company based in Zagreb, Croatia, with a registered office in London, United Kingdom.[6][7][8] The company specializes in text recognition software.[9] As of 2016, apart from printed texts, it also recognizes handwriting[10] and provides steps for the mathematical equation.[11] Since 2017, Photomath has been operating as a separate company. It was included on the list of top 20 best teaching and learning apps placing third.[12][13] It received both praise and criticism from teachers.[14]
Initial release 2014
Stable release(s) [±]
Android 5.2.5 / September 20, 2019; 13 days ago[1]
iOS 6.2.1 / September 28, 2019; 5 days ago[2]
Written in Java (Android/Windows)
Operating system iOS, Android
Available in English, Croatian, Czech, French, German,
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