Numerade vs Photomath vs Chegg CheggMate
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Numerade
Massive STEM video library and 24/7 AI tutor Ace, from algebra up
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Photomath
Scan a maths problem and see every step, free; owned by Google since 2...
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Chegg CheggMate
Chegg's 2023 GPT-4 study companion, folded into Chegg Study
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.1 / 10 | 8.2 / 10 | 6.5 / 10 |
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| Ease of use | — | ||
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| API quality | — | ||
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Subscription |
| Free tier | 7-day free trial; the app also offers free video answers in exchange for watching ads | Unlimited step-by-step solutions to symbolic maths by camera scan or calculator, which Photomath says will always stay free | — |
| Paid from | App Store: $9.99 weekly, $29.99 monthly, $95.90 annual (seller Numerade Labs) | $9.99/month for Photomath Plus billed monthly, or $69.99 billed annually | Not published on the readable Study Pack page (CheggMate is no longer sold by name) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | 200M+ students served (company claim) | Over 220M downloads as of 2021 (Series B announcement); no verified post-acquisition figure | — |
| Founded | 2017 | 2014 | 2023 |
| Maker | Numerade Labs Inc | Google LLC | Chegg, Inc. |
| Verdict | Numerade's content is the draw: a huge library of short STEM video solutions — by its own September 2024 count, more than 150 million AI video tutorials plus 5 million educator-made videos — alongside an AI tutor (Ace),... |
Photomath is still one of the best free maths helpers: scanning is quick, the step-by-step solutions stay free by the company's own commitment, and coverage runs from arithmetic through calculus in 32 languages, includin... |
There is no CheggMate to buy. The brand Chegg launched with OpenAI in April 2023 disappeared from its filings by mid-2023, and the AI it described became the conversational layer of Chegg Study, sold in the Study Pack wi... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.