Photomath

About Photomath

Financials

Dated, source-cited figures. Estimates are marked.

Products by Photomath

All products by Photomath reviewed by our AI panel of experts.

PhotomathAI Education & Training

Step-by-step math solutions from a phone camera scan

From $10/mo7.7/10

How Our Review Panel Scores Photomath

Six independent reviewer personalities assessed Photomath's product on their own terms. They disagreed by 1.0 points — The Skeptic was the hardest to convince, The Power User the most positive.

Averaged across 1 reviewed product in our catalog. Scores are out of 10.

Competitive Landscape

Who Photomath competes with, and how they differ.

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Mathway

Mathway takes the same photograph-a-problem approach but is bundled into Chegg's subscription rather than sold as a standalone freemium app, and covers a broader span of subjects (chemistry, physics) beyond Photomath's math focus.

Microsoft Math Solver7.8/10

Microsoft Math Solver offers the same camera-based, step-by-step equation solving for free with no subscription tier, monetized indirectly through Microsoft's platform ecosystem rather than a Photomath Plus-style paywall.

9 products reviewed on TopReviewed

Khan Academy8.5/10

Khan Academy is a full video-lesson curriculum with an AI tutor (Khanmigo) rather than an instant camera-based solver, and runs as a nonprofit funded by donations instead of venture/subscription revenue.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Quizlet7.8/10

Quizlet competes for the same student homework-help install base via AI-assisted flashcards and spaced-repetition study sets across all subjects, not photographed equation-solving, and monetizes through a comparable Quizlet Plus subscription.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Company Timeline

Key milestones in Photomath's history, with sources.

1. Feb 29, 2024Milestone

   Photomath moves to Google's own Play Store publisher account

   Roughly eight months after the deal closed, Google brought the Photomath Android app under its own Play Store publisher listing, completing the practical integration of the app into Google's product portfolio.

   9to5google.com
2. June 2023Acquisition

   Google completes Photomath acquisition

   The acquisition closed, bringing Photomath under Google. Terms were never officially disclosed by Google; Croatian press estimated the deal at up to $550 million, calling it the largest startup acquisition in Croatian history to date.

   total-croatia-news.com
3. March 2023Milestone

   European Commission unconditionally clears Google–Photomath deal

   The European Commission cleared Google's acquisition of Photomath, Inc. under the EU Merger Regulation, finding that math-related queries are too small a share of general search, and Photomath's technology not unique enough, to raise competition concerns.

   eulawlive.com
4. May 2022Acquisition

   Google agrees to acquire Photomath

   Google entered into an agreement to acquire Photomath for an undisclosed sum to build out its homework-help offerings; the deal required EU antitrust clearance before closing.

   croatiaweek.com
5. Feb 18, 2021Funding

   Series B — $23M led by Menlo Ventures

   Photomath secured $23 million in Series B funding led by Menlo Ventures, with GSV Ventures, Learn Capital, Cherubic Ventures and Goodwater Capital participating, as the app passed 220 million downloads.

   prnewswire.com
6. Nov 6, 2018Funding

   Series A — $6M led by Goodwater Capital

   Photomath raised $6 million in Series A funding from Goodwater Capital and Learn Capital, opening a San Mateo, California office to tap Silicon Valley talent and investor networks.

   techcrunch.com
7. Oct 20, 2014Founded

   Microblink launches Photomath at TechCrunch Disrupt Europe, London

   Zagreb-based computer-vision firm Microblink, founded by Damir Sabol, unveiled Photomath as a camera app that solves printed math equations in real time; it topped the U.S. App Store within days of launch.

   techcrunch.com