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Photomath: Top Math Solver App

Photomath is an app that uses the camera on a mobile device to read and solve math problems ranging from arithmetic to calculus. It can show the steps to solve problems or check homework answers. However, it has limitations in that it cannot read handwritten work and may mistake variables or problems that are too close together. The company plans to use this technology to build banking apps and has integrated similar computer vision in other apps for tasks like bill payments and barcode scanning. The app is currently free on iOS and Windows with an Android version planned for next year.

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Photomath: Top Math Solver App

Photomath is an app that uses the camera on a mobile device to read and solve math problems ranging from arithmetic to calculus. It can show the steps to solve problems or check homework answers. However, it has limitations in that it cannot read handwritten work and may mistake variables or problems that are too close together. The company plans to use this technology to build banking apps and has integrated similar computer vision in other apps for tasks like bill payments and barcode scanning. The app is currently free on iOS and Windows with an Android version planned for next year.

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What is Photomath?

Photomath is the number 1 app for math learning; it can read and
solve problems ranging from arithmetic to calculus instantly by using
the camera on your mobile device.
Learn how to approach math problems through animated steps and
detailed instructions or check your homework for any printed or
handwritten problem.

PhotoMath’s ability to read math problems has its limitations.


PhotoMath can only read printed text so your handwritten notes
cannot be solved by the app. When I tested out PhotoMath on an
order of operations equation, the app kept on mistaking the “X”
variable as the multiplication symbol. The red frame also causes
limitations because there may not be enough spacing between two
separate math problems in the textbook to capture the equation that
you want.

Microblink, the London-based company behind PhotoMath, plans to


use the same technology to build apps for online banking in the
future. Aside from the PhotoMath app, Microblink also works with a
number of customers across 30 countries to set up “computer vision
technology” for their mobile apps. For example, Microblink
integrated its PhotoPay technology to eliminate manual data entry for
bill payments with several major European Union banks. Another
app that Microblink developed -- which is called PDF417 Barcode
Scanner -- lets users scan 1D barcodes, 2D barcodes and QR codes.

The PhotoMath app is available for free on iOS and Windows Phone
now, but the Android version will be released next year.

What are your thoughts about the PhotoMath app? Do you think it
is a useful resource for learning or will it make students lazier? Let
us know in the comments below!

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