Photo Math
The world's first camera calculator
APP DETAILS
Developer – PhotoPay Ltd
Age Range – 11 Years +
Subject – Mathematics
Score – 78/100
Price – Free
App Store Link - http://geni.us/X07
Play Store Link – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microblink.photomath&hl=en
Amazon Store Link - http://geni.us/1I49
Windows Store Link - http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/photomath/1f25d5bd-9e38-43f2-a507-a8bccc36f2e6
App Review
This is an incredible app and one that really has to be seen to be believed. In fact, after having used it for a few months I am still amazed at how well it works. PhotoMath is the world's first camera calculator. All you have to do is point the camera on your tablet or smartphone towards a mathematical expression, and within seconds PhotoMath will display the correct result. Not only that but it will also detail the steps necessary for arriving at this solution and does so in a clear and very easy to follow format.
PhotoMath could obviously be used by students to cheat in exams and class tests but it is also a wonderful way to check your answers. Just as many students will tap a sum into a calculator after working on long a multiplication problem, they can now use PhotoMath to ensure they have completed equations correctly. If they have made an error, students can press the steps button to reveal the full step-by-step solution. In this way they can quickly see where it was they went wrong. Brilliant!
The app is not able to read handwriting but copes very well with most forms of text. The only difficulty I have encountered is if two or three equations are close together on a page. It can then be difficult to get the camera close enough to have just the equation you want in the scan box. Where this has been an issue I have simply keyed the equation I want to check into my computer and then scanned it from the screen. This works perfectly.
PhotoMath currently supports basic arithmetic, fractions, decimals, linear equations and several functions like logarithms. The developers are planning to add new features in due course.
PhotoMath is free to download and does not contain any adverts, in-app purchases or external links. It has been available on iOS for some time and an Android version has just been released. Try it out for yourself and let me know what you think of it.
Peter
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