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An alternative to Photomath for learning 

Someone searching for Photomath usually has a maths problem in front of them and wants to see the steps to the answer quickly, often to check homework or get unstuck. Here is how LetMeTeach, a 1:1 real-time visual AI teacher, approaches the same need, and when Photomath may be the better fit.

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What it is

What is Photomath?

Photomath is a mobile app that scans a printed or handwritten maths problem with the phone camera and shows a step-by-step solution, with explanations for each step and animated tutorials for some methods. It covers arithmetic through calculus and has been owned by Google since its acquisition.

What you and Photomath users usually want: Someone searching for Photomath usually has a maths problem in front of them and wants to see the steps to the answer quickly, often to check homework or get unstuck.

What both serve: Both let a learner point a camera at a maths problem and get help with it, step by step, rather than typing it out.

The LetMeTeach way

How LetMeTeach differs

  1. 01

    Live visuals

    LetMeTeach teaches the idea behind the problem with a spoken, drawn lesson, where a solver app presents the steps to the answer.

  2. 02

    Interruptible

    LetMeTeach can be interrupted at any step to ask why and answers over the drawing, where a solver's steps are the same for every scan.

  3. 03

    Checked

    LetMeTeach asks a checkpoint question so you can do the next problem yourself, where a solver's job ends when the solution appears.

  4. 04

    Checked

    LetMeTeach covers every school and university subject in your chosen language, where a solver app focuses on mathematics.

Every lesson is planned around your question, explained out loud while the picture builds, open to interruption at any moment, and closed with a checkpoint question, in 26 languages.

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When Photomath may fit better

Photomath may suit you more when you only need the steps to a single arithmetic or algebra problem quickly, on your phone, to check your own working before moving on.

Many learners use both: a structured course or a drill app for the routine, and LetMeTeach for the moment a concept will not click.

Questions

Asked, Answered

Can I use LetMeTeach together with Photomath?

Yes. Use a solver to check answers, and when the steps do not make sense, bring the problem to LetMeTeach. The tutor draws the method, explains why each step is allowed, takes doubts mid-sentence and asks a checkpoint question.

Is LetMeTeach a replacement for Photomath?

It is a teacher rather than a solver. LetMeTeach aims to leave you able to solve the problem yourself, with Test Lab's graded practice afterwards. If you only want an answer checked, a solver is a quicker tool.

Can I upload a photo of my maths problem to LetMeTeach?

Yes. Upload a photo or a PDF of the problem, a worksheet or a past paper and the tutor works through it with you, step by step, in your chosen language. You can ask for a different explanation if the first does not click.

Last updated · Photomath is a product of Google; names and marks belong to their owners. LetMeTeach is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.

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