Best Math Homework Help Apps

What separates the best math homework help apps?

Four services made this page, and they solve different problems. Khan Academy scores 8.8 and costs nothing: teachers graded its calculus and chemistry explanations highest in our test, and its Khanmigo tutor walks you through steps instead of handing over the answer. Wyzant scores 8.0 and starts around $35/hr — the only service where our essay questions got real feedback, and where tutors explained our calculus and chemistry mistakes better than any written answer.

Chegg Study scores 7.9 at $15.95 and returned worked solutions for the exact problems in our calculus and chemistry textbooks, with expert answers to our own questions back within hours. Photomath scores 7.7, free with a $9.99/mo Plus tier, and solved 19 of our 20 math and chemistry-math questions correctly with steps.

What should you check before buying a math homework help app?

Our scoring weighs answer quality 30, coverage 20, study tools 20, learning and integrity 10, and value 20. Read the weaknesses as carefully as the strengths:

• Khan Academy: no textbook-specific solutions, and humanities and essay help is thin.
• Wyzant: pay per hour, so an hour a week costs more than any subscription, and quality depends on the tutor you choose.
• Chegg Study: lowest integrity score — answers first, explanation second — and universities pursue misuse; Chegg cooperates with investigations.
• Photomath: math only, and word problems and proofs are hit and miss.

Match the tool to the task. If you need the exact problem from your textbook worked out, that narrows the field. If you need to understand why your method failed, that points elsewhere.

If you want free, step-by-step learning

Khan Academy fits anyone working from arithmetic to AP calculus who wants explanations rather than answers, and Khanmigo keeps you in the steps. It is free, nonprofit, and has no ads.

If you want a person who sees your work

Wyzant suits students stuck on a specific mistake. You choose by subject, price, rating and availability, and there is a first-hour guarantee.

If you need textbook solutions fast

Chegg Study covers step-by-step solutions for 9,000+ textbooks, plus a citation tool, plagiarism checker and math solver in the Pack. Use it to check work, not to skip it.

If you want to photograph a problem

Photomath is the pick for quick math checks. The free tier covers most homework, and it explains alternative methods.

Khan Academy suits anyone who wants free explanations from arithmetic to AP calculus, while Wyzant suits students who need a tutor to see their actual work. Chegg Study fits textbook-specific solutions at $15.95, and Photomath is the quick camera-first option for math-only problems.