Khanmigo
AI EducationFreemium
AI-powered Socratic tutor and teacher assistant from Khan Academy that guides without giving direct answers.
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Photomath
AI EducationFreemium
Camera-based math solver app that scans handwritten or printed problems and returns step-by-step solutions from arithmetic to calculus.
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Pricing
Pricing Comparison
Khanmigo
Teacher Tools$0
Free for educators worldwide, includes lesson plans, rubrics, and more
Family Plan$4/mo
AI tutoring for up to 10 children on one parent account
District$Custom
Enterprise pricing for school-wide deployment
Photomath
Basic$0
Step-by-step solutions for all subjects
Plus Monthly$9.99/mo
Custom visual aids and extra how & why tips
Plus Annual$69.99/yr
Full Plus access at best value, about $5.83/month
Features
Feature Comparison
Khanmigo
Socratic QuestioningLesson Plan GeneratorRubric BuilderExit Ticket CreatorQuiz GeneratorWriting CoachStudent Progress SummaryMulti-Subject CoverageSafe Content FiltersDifferentiated InstructionStandards AlignmentEssay FeedbackHistorical Character ChatMath Step-by-Step GuidanceCoding TutorParent DashboardScience Concept Explainer
Photomath
Camera Math ScannerHandwritten Problem RecognitionStep-by-Step SolutionsMultiple Solution MethodsAlgebra SolverCalculus SolverGeometry SupportTrigonometry SolutionsStatistics HelpSmart CalculatorCustom Visual AidsHow & Why TipsWord Problem SupportElementary to College CoverageOffline ModeiOS & Android AppGoogle Ownership
Fit
Best For & Not For
Khanmigo
✅ Best For
✅K-12 teachers who want to automate lesson planning and rubric creation without sacrificing instructional quality
✅Parents looking for a safe, supervised AI tutor that guides their child through homework rather than handing out answers
✅School districts that need a trusted, nonprofit-backed AI tool with student data protections built in
❌ Not For
❌Users who need a free self-paced tool with no subscription commitment, as Khanmigo requires a paid plan for families
❌Teachers outside the U.S. who need full language localization, since Khanmigo's teacher tools are primarily in English
❌Students who want quick direct answers, as Khanmigo intentionally withholds them to promote deeper thinking
Photomath
✅ Best For
✅Middle and high school students who get stuck on math homework and need not just an answer but a clear explanation of every step so they can replicate the method in class or on tests
✅Parents helping their children with math homework who have forgotten the procedures and want an instant, reliable reference for checking work and explaining concepts
✅Students preparing for standardized tests who want to cross-check their manual solutions against a trusted step-by-step system to identify exactly where they make procedural errors
❌ Not For
❌Students who want to develop independent problem-solving skills without any reference support, as over-reliance on Photomath can reduce the productive struggle needed to build mathematical intuition
❌Teachers looking for a classroom management or assignment creation tool, since Photomath is a student-facing homework help app with no teacher dashboard or classroom features
❌Advanced college math students working on proofs, abstract algebra, or graduate-level mathematical reasoning, as Photomath's strengths are in procedural computation rather than theoretical mathematics
Availability
Platform & Accessibility
Khanmigo
web-basedmobile
Photomath
mobile
Use & Audience
Tasks & Who It's For
Use Cases
Real-world Use Cases
Khanmigo
1
Ms. Rao, a 9th-grade English teacher, uses Khanmigo's rubric generator to build a custom essay rubric in 10 minutes instead of the usual hour, freeing her to spend more time on student conferences.2
Arjun, a 14-year-old struggling with algebra, asks Khanmigo why he got a problem wrong and receives guided hints that help him rework it and finally understand the concept.3
A homeschooling parent uses Khanmigo to generate daily quiz questions across three subjects for her two kids, saving hours of curriculum prep each week.Photomath
1
Neha, a 9th-grader stuck on quadratic equations at 11 PM before an exam, scans her textbook problem with Photomath and works through each step the app shows until she can replicate the method on the next three practice problems herself.2
A parent helping his 7th-grade son with fraction division uses Photomath to pull up the step-by-step solution, then explains each line to his son using the app as a visual guide.3
An 11th-grade student preparing for JEE scans ten calculus problems from a past paper into Photomath to compare each with her own written solutions, finding she consistently misapplies the chain rule in step three.Keep Exploring
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