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Photomath

A maths app that scans a problem and explains the solution step by step.

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on the App Store, US, 733,151 ratings
4.8
downloads on Google Play
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app languages
32
animated tutorials in Photomath Plus
400+

About Photomath

Photomath is a maths app from Zagreb that reads a problem through the phone camera and shows the solution step by step. It covers arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus, including word problems. Step-by-step solutions are free, and Photomath Plus adds animated tutorials, extra hints and textbook solutions for $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year on photomath.com. Google agreed to buy Photomath in May 2022, the European Commission cleared the deal in March 2023, and Google completed it in June 2023. On the US App Store the app’s seller is Google LLC, and it has 4.8 stars from 733,151 ratings.

Photomath reads a maths problem from a photo of a textbook, a screen or handwriting and solves it. The app then breaks the solution into steps and explains each one. The app sends each image to cloud servers. There a neural network reads the formula, and a solving engine builds the steps. For this reason the app needs an internet connection.

Damir Sabol, an engineer and father of three, started Photomath to help his children with homework. His company Microblink, based in London and Croatia, launched the app at TechCrunch Disrupt London in October 2014 as a demo of its text recognition engine. Photomath d.o.o. was registered in Zagreb in March 2016. Goodwater Capital led a $6 million Series A in 2018, and Menlo Ventures led a $23 million Series B in 2021, when the app had 220 million downloads.

Google agreed to buy Photomath in May 2022 for an undisclosed sum. The European Commission cleared the deal unconditionally on 28 March 2023, and Google confirmed in June 2023 that it had completed the purchase. Croatian press estimated the value at up to $550 million, which neither side confirmed. Google LLC now sells the app in the App Store and Google Play, Photomath LLC in Mountain View runs the service, and Photomath d.o.o. in Zagreb runs it for the EEA and Switzerland.

History

  1. 2014 Microblink launches Photomath at TechCrunch Disrupt London. The iPhone app comes out on 17 October.
  2. 2016 Photomath d.o.o. is registered in Zagreb on 8 March. The app learns to read handwritten problems.
  3. 2018 Raises $6 million in a Series A led by Goodwater Capital. The app has 100 million downloads and solves 1.2 billion problems a month.
  4. 2021 Raises $23 million in a Series B led by Menlo Ventures, with 220 million downloads.
  5. 2021 Animated tutorials get a voice-over in September.
  6. 2022 Google agrees in May to buy Photomath for an undisclosed sum.
  7. 2023 The European Commission clears the deal unconditionally on 28 March, case M.10796.
  8. 2023 Google confirms in June that it has completed the purchase.
  9. 2024 The app moves to Google’s publisher account on Google Play on 29 February.
  10. 2024 Photomath d.o.o. reports 0 employees for 2024, down from 71 in 2023, according to CompanyWall.
  11. 2026 Version 8.47.0 comes out on the App Store on 31 August.

Photomath funding and investors

$29 million in the two rounds reported before the Google deal
  1. November 2018
    Series A $6 million

    Lead: Goodwater Capital Learn Capital

    Source: TechCrunch
  2. February 2021
    Series B $23 million

    Lead: Menlo Ventures GSV VenturesLearn CapitalCherubic VenturesGoodwater Capital

    Source: TechCrunch

The sum of the 2018 and 2021 rounds as reported by TechCrunch. Earlier seed funding is not in the sources we opened. Google did not disclose the purchase price. Jutarnji list estimated it at up to $550 million, unofficially.

Leadership

  • Damir Sabol Founder
  • Paul Terence Manicle Director of Photomath d.o.o., Zagreb

Photomath has no separate management team in public sources since the Google deal. The Croatian register names Paul Terence Manicle as director of Photomath d.o.o., owned by Google Hrvatska d.o.o. Wikipedia says Sabol moved to Google as Director of Software Engineering, a role we could not check on a current page.

How Photomath works

for step-by-step solutions
$0
animated tutorials in Plus
400+
app languages
32
  • Camera scan of printed and handwritten problems
  • Word problems
  • Maths keyboard
  • Scientific calculator
  • Step-by-step solutions
  • Several solving methods
  • Interactive graphs
  • Animated tutorials with voice-over
  • Contextual hints
  • Textbook Solutions
  • Elementary maths to calculus
  • iPhone, iPad and Android

Maths topics

Numbers and algebra5

  • Fractions, decimals and percentages
  • Powers and roots
  • Complex numbers
  • Polynomials
  • Matrices and determinants

Equations and functions5

  • Linear and quadratic equations
  • Logarithmic and trigonometric equations
  • Systems of equations
  • Inequalities with one variable
  • Graphs of functions

Geometry and trigonometry5

  • Area and perimeter
  • Right triangles
  • Circles and arcs
  • Vectors
  • Law of Sines and Cosines

Sequences and calculus6

  • Arithmetic and geometric sequences
  • Limits
  • Derivatives
  • Integrals
  • Differential equations
  • Power series

From the Photomath help center. The app does not solve statistics and probability, interest rates, trigonometric inequalities or inequalities with two variables.

Products

  • Scan and solve The camera reads a printed, handwritten or on-screen problem, word problems included. A maths keyboard and a scientific calculator take typed input. Scan a problem
  • Step-by-step solutions Free for equations and expressions. Each step explains what changes and why, and some problems show several solving methods. How much it costs
  • Animated tutorials More than 400 animations in Photomath Plus show a step the way a teacher explains it on a whiteboard, with a voice-over since September 2021. Photomath Plus
  • Interactive graphs Graphs of linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric and other functions, with roots, extrema and asymptotes. Supported content
  • Textbook Solutions Photomath Plus adds worked solutions for textbook exercises, according to the App Store listing. App Store listing

How much is Photomath?

  • Basic $0/mo Free, step-by-step solutions Base monthly price
  • Lowest monthly price Photomath Plus $5.83/mo $69.99 a year, billed annually Base monthly price
  • Photomath Plus $9.99/mo $9.99 a month, billed monthly Base monthly price

Is Photomath free?

Free: Basic with step-by-step solutions for equations, expressions and functions, with no limit on problems.

Prices on photomath.com on 7 October 2026, in US dollars. The yearly plan is charged upfront. The US App Store lists in-app items named Photomath Plus at $9.99, $7.99 and $5.99 without a billing period. The help center also names a 6-month plan, with no price given. Plus is sold only through the App Store and Google Play.

How to cancel Photomath Plus

Terms of Service
  • iPhone and iPad ↗
    1. Open the Settings app and tap your Apple ID
    2. Tap Subscriptions and choose Photomath
    3. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm
  • Android ↗
    1. Open Google Play
    2. Go to Payments and subscriptions, then Subscriptions
    3. Choose Photomath and cancel
  • Cancel at least a day before the billing period ends, or the plan renews.
  • After cancelling, Plus stays active until the end of the paid period. Pausing is not possible.
  • A yearly plan cannot be changed to monthly. To move from monthly to yearly, cancel and subscribe again.
  • Apple Family Sharing does not cover Plus. Parents can use Ask to Buy.
  • Questions go to photomath-help@google.com.

Refund rules

App Store and Google Play
Refunds follow the store’s own policy. Photomath has no access to Apple’s systems and sends refund requests to Apple.
Other cases
The terms give no refund after cancelling, except where they or the store policies say otherwise.
EEA and UK consumers
14 days to withdraw from the contract, counted from the start of a free trial.
Disputes
Residents of the EEA, the UK and Switzerland can use the law and courts of their own country.

From the Photomath help center and the Terms of Service effective 1 October 2025, checked on 7 October 2026.

Apps and ratings

App details, App Store United States

Seller
Google LLC
Copyright
© 2023 Photomath, Inc.
Current version
8.47.0, released 31 August 2026
First release on iOS
17 October 2014
Requires
iOS 14.0 or later
Size
31.4 MB
Age rating
4+ in the App Store, 13+ in the terms
Awards
Editors’ Choice, App Store

Is Photomath worth it?

What users like

What users criticise

What users write in reviews, not our rating. Step-by-step solutions are free. Photomath Plus costs $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year on photomath.com. Trustpilot has only 9 reviews, and some of them do not describe the maths app.

Photomath reviews

  • Never fails!
    “Way better than other websites like brainly, gets you what you need to know right away.”
    Archie Abbott · 20 September 2024 · App Store
  • Decent
    “Good app but i only give it a 3 stars because you have to pay just to see each steps of a math problem.”
    FnSync · 22 October 2024 · App Store
  • Google ruined photomath app every task…
    “Google ruined photomath app every task is now incorrect as all task are now solved by AI”
    LAtif JAni · 15 December 2024 · App Store

Latest news

  1. Photomath is officially Google’s latest app on the Play Store, 9to5Google
  2. Google confirms it has completed the Photomath purchase, Jutarnji list
  3. Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Photomath by Google
  4. European Commission clears Google acquisition of Photomath, N1
  5. Photomath raises $23 million as it reaches 220 million downloads, TechCrunch
  6. Photomath raises $6 million for its math-solving app, TechCrunch

Contacts and company data

Legal entity
Photomath LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, USA
EEA and Switzerland operator
Photomath d.o.o., Strojarska cesta 20, Zagreb, Croatia
OIB
20161538488
MBS
081018659, registered 8 March 2016
Owner of Photomath d.o.o.
Google Hrvatska d.o.o.
Employees of Photomath d.o.o.
71 in 2023, 0 in 2024 and 2025, according to CompanyWall
EU merger case
M.10796, cleared unconditionally on 28 March 2023

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Photomath FAQ

Yes. The free Basic version solves equations, expressions and functions step by step, with no limit on the number of problems. Animated tutorials, extra hints and textbook solutions need Photomath Plus.

On photomath.com on 7 October 2026: $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year, which works out to $5.83 a month. The US App Store also lists Plus items at $7.99 and $5.99. Plus is billed through the App Store or Google Play.

Elementary maths, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, sequences and calculus, including limits, derivatives and integrals. It reads word problems and handwriting. It does not solve statistics and probability or inequalities with two variables.

Photomath Plus has more than 400 animated tutorials. They show a step the way a teacher explains it on a whiteboard and have had a voice-over since September 2021.

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