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What it is

MathPad is an AI math workspace for solving, explaining, and teaching math. Its SnapSolve tool reads handwritten or printed math from a photo, then returns a step-by-step solution with CAS verification. The AI Tutor offers interactive conversations, hints, guidance, concept explanations, and work verification. A math editor supports LaTeX, AsciiMath, MathML, Typst, and MathJSON with live preview; OCR can extract equations and text together. Document conversion supports more than 21 formats, including PDF, DOCX, LaTeX, EPUB, and Jupyter notebooks. Add-ons work in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms, while the Office add-in supports Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on desktop and Office Online. MathPad also offers public APIs for LaTeX-to-image rendering and math-format conversion. It runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows, plus an extension. The free plan has 10 daily credits and three AI Tutor trial messages per day; paid plans start at $14.99/mo.

Spec sheet

What it does
MathPad is an AI math workspace that accepts photos, PDFs, handwriting, voice, plain English, and typed notation, then provides step-by-step solutions and tutoring.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Product
MathPad describes itself as an AI math workspace for solving, explaining, and teaching math.Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Audience
MathPad presents its tools for students, teachers, and other users creating or working with math documents.Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
API
MathPad offers public APIs without signup for LaTeX-to-image rendering and math-format conversion.Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Security
MathPad says it uses HTTPS/TLS encryption, secure authentication, and database-level access controls.Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Privacy
The privacy policy says uploaded images and PDFs are processed in real time and not stored, and MathPad does not use user data to train or improve AI models.Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
AI limitation
The terms warn that AI-generated content outside pure mathematics can contain errors and should be independently checked.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
AI Tutor
The AI Tutor supports follow-up questions, hints, concept explanations, and guided work checking.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
CAS verification
The service says its computer-algebra system checks mathematical steps before results are shown.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Chrome availability
The Chrome extension listing showed version 1.0.0, 45 users, and a December 9, 2025 update.Read 14 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Chrome privacy disclosure
The extension listing says it handles personally identifiable, payment, authentication, activity, and website-content data, while declaring that data is not sold or used for unrelated purposes.Read 14 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Data retention
The privacy policy says account data is deleted within 30 days after account deletion and inactive accounts are deleted after two years with 30-day advance notice.Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Discord integration
The Discord bot provides free rendering, conversion, and calculator commands plus linked-account commands for solving, tutoring, OCR, and step checking.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Document conversion
The converter supports more than 21 formats, including Markdown, DOCX, PDF, HTML, LaTeX, EPUB, Jupyter notebooks, Typst, JSON, and CSV/TSV.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Export formats
Downloads include LaTeX, Markdown, HTML, MathML, AsciiMath, Typst, MathJSON, SVG, PNG, PDF, DOCX, PPTX, ZIP, and TSV/JSON.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
G2 listing status
G2 categorizes MathPad under Digital Learning Platforms and says there are insufficient reviews to provide buying insight.Read 14 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Google data handling
The vendor says Workspace documents are accessed only when explicitly used, processed in real time, not permanently stored, and governed by Google's Limited Use policy.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Google Play availability
The Android listing showed at least 50 downloads and an update dated November 25, 2025.Read 14 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Google Play data safety
Google Play states that no data is shared with third parties, data is encrypted in transit, and users can request deletion; it also lists location and personal-data collection.Read 14 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Google Play developer
Google Play identifies the Android developer as INNOVIS LLC at 82 Wendell Ave Ste 100, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States.Read 14 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Google Workspace
The add-on works in Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms, including equation insertion and quiz export to Forms.Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Google Workspace integration
The add-on works in Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms, with equation insertion, conversions, batch processing, and auto-graded quiz export.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Handwriting recognition
Digital Ink recognizes handwritten or printed mathematics and can output formats including LaTeX, HTML, and MathML.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Limit: credit consumption
The pricing page says SnapSolve costs 2 credits, Step Checker 3, problem sets and quizzes 3 each, documents 1 per page, exports 1 each, and handwriting 1 per session.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Limit: plan gating
The Free tier locks problem sets, document OCR, Google exports, premium equation conversion, and most support access behind paid plans or limits.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Math input
The math editor supports LaTeX, AsciiMath, MathML, Typst, and MathJSON with live preview.Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Microsoft integration
MathPad advertises a native add-in for Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on desktop and web.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Microsoft Office
The Office add-in works in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on desktop and Office Online.Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Notable news
The maker's Reddit launch post introducing the AI workspace was published about nine months before the page was crawled, describing the photo, Discord, and Google Workspace integrations.Read 14 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
OCR
Image OCR recognizes handwritten or printed math and can extract math and text together in multiple formats.Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Photo solver
SnapSolve turns a photo into an OCR-processed, step-by-step solution and offers CAS verification.Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Praise: CAS accuracy
Both the Chrome listing and the maker's Reddit launch post emphasize CAS-verified results as the product's central advantage over ordinary AI math answers.Read 14 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Praise: education workflow
The Reddit post describes problem-set generation, quiz creation, Google Forms answer keys, and editable equations in Google Workspace as educator-focused strengths.Read 14 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Praise: input flexibility
The Reddit launch post highlights photo, handwriting, voice, plain-English, and LaTeX input as ways to enter mathematics.Read 14 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Pricing limits
The pricing page states that SnapSolve costs 2 credits, Step Checker costs 3 credits, and document processing costs 1 credit per page.Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Privacy processing
MathPad says uploaded images and PDFs are processed in real time and not stored, and that user data is not used to train its AI models.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Problem sets
The problem-set generator supports templates, custom topics, source materials, difficulty controls, hints, standards alignment, and CAS-verified solutions.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Problem variations
Problem Variations creates similar exercises while changing values, difficulty, units, or placement.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Progressive Web App
The product can be installed as a PWA on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and ChromeOS, with offline caching and automatic updates stated by the vendor.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Public API
MathPad exposes unauthenticated REST endpoints for LaTeX-to-SVG/PNG rendering and math-format conversion.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Quiz generator
The quiz generator creates multiple-choice questions with distractors and can export answer-key data for Google Forms.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Rating on Chrome Web Store
4.9 out of 5 from 39 ratingsRead 14 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Rating on G2
0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rendering API details
The LaTeX image endpoint accepts URL-encoded LaTeX and optional format, scale, text-color, and background parameters.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Retention
Account data is stated to be deleted within 30 days after account deletion, while inactive accounts are deleted after two years with advance notice.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
SDKs
The developer pages document REST endpoints but do not list official SDK packages.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Security controls
The privacy policy states HTTPS/TLS encryption, secure authentication, database access controls, United States cloud storage, and GDPR-compliant protections.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Self-hosting
The published product documentation describes hosted web, mobile, add-on, bot, and API services and provides no self-hosting deployment option.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Service limitation
The terms disclaim guaranteed uptime and allow temporary interruptions for maintenance; rate limits depend on the user's tier.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
SnapSolve
SnapSolve sends photographed or captured problems through OCR and returns step-by-step solutions.Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai

Plans and prices

Free Free 10 daily credits · AI Tutor: 3 trial messages/day Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Free Free 10 daily credits · 3 AI Tutor trial messages/day · core AI features · SnapSolve · OCR · Step Checker Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Basic $14.99 a month monthly 500 monthly credits · 20 problem sets/quizzes per month · 100 document-OCR pages/month · basic support Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Basic $14.99 a month $14.99 /mo 500 monthly credits · Problem Sets & Quizzes: 20/month · Document OCR: 100 pages/month Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Pro $39.99 a month monthly 5,000 monthly credits · 1,000 document-OCR pages/month · Google Forms export · premium equation conversion · priority support Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Pro $39.99 a month $39.99 /mo 5000 monthly credits · Document OCR: 1000 pages/month · Priority support Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai
Lifetime Membership $499, paid once one-time payment Lifetime access · limited availability Read 14 Oct 2026 · mathpad.ai
Lifetime Membership $499, paid once One-time payment Lifetime access Read 29 Sep 2026 · mathpad.ai

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Reads handwritten and printed math from photos
  • Supports five math input formats with live preview
  • Converts more than 21 document formats
  • Works with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office add-ins
  • Uploaded images and PDFs are processed in real time, not stored

Limits

  • Free plan limits users to 10 daily credits
  • AI Tutor trial is three messages per day
  • SnapSolve uses two credits per use
  • Basic costs $14.99/mo

Who it suits

MathPad suits students, teachers, and others who solve problems or create math documents. Its OCR, editor, and office add-ins are useful for people working with equations across document formats.

MathPad in depth

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Overview

MathPad is a math workspace for students, teachers, and anyone who solves or prepares math documents. It is strongest when a single workflow needs to cover photographed problems, guided explanations, equation editing, and document conversion. That breadth comes with a usage-credit budget to manage, so it is less compelling for someone who only needs occasional answers.

Key features

Solving and learning

SnapSolve converts a photo into an OCR-processed, step-by-step solution and can verify it with a computer algebra system. That is a useful shortcut for handwritten or printed exercises, but each solve costs 2 credits. The AI Tutor offers a different kind of help: interactive guidance, hints, concept explanations, and work verification. Free users get three trial tutor messages a day; paid users still need to budget credits for tools such as Step Checker, which costs 3 credits per check.

The combination suits learners who want more than a final answer, particularly when a problem is easier to photograph than retype. MathPad also supports handwriting input, broad subject coverage, and offline mode. The credit system, however, makes frequent use of solving and checking dependent on choosing a plan with enough monthly allowance.

Math editing and documents

The editor accepts LaTeX, AsciiMath, MathML, Typst, and MathJSON, with a live preview. That range makes MathPad more useful to people moving among math-authoring formats than a solver focused only on homework questions. OCR can recognize handwritten or printed math and extract equations alongside text in multiple formats. The converter handles more than 21 formats, including PDF, DOCX, LaTeX, EPUB, and Jupyter notebooks; processing costs 1 credit per page, so large conversions can consume an allowance quickly.

Its Google Workspace add-on works in Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms, with equation insertion and quiz export to Forms. The Microsoft Office add-in supports Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on desktop and Office Online. Public APIs for LaTeX-to-image rendering and math-format conversion are available without signup, a practical extension for developers who need those specific conversions.

Privacy and security

MathPad says uploaded images and PDFs are processed in real time and not stored, and that user data is not used to train or improve its AI models. It says it uses HTTPS/TLS encryption, secure authentication, and database-level access controls. Account data is deleted within 30 days after account deletion; inactive accounts are deleted after two years with 30 days' advance notice.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing and includes 10 daily credits plus three AI Tutor trial messages per day. It is a reasonable way to try the workflow, but the small daily allowance and tutor-message cap limit sustained use.

Basic costs $14.99 a month, billed $14.99 /mo. It includes 500 monthly credits, 20 Problem Sets & Quizzes per month, and 100 Document OCR pages per month. This is the sensible paid starting point for regular individual use, though the credit and page quotas still matter if solving or converting frequently.

Pro costs $39.99 a month, billed $39.99 /mo. Its 5000 monthly credits and 1000 Document OCR pages per month provide substantially more room for intensive use, and priority support is included. It fits people processing math documents at volume better than a casual student.

Lifetime Membership costs $499, paid once, billed One-time payment, and provides lifetime access. It may suit a committed user who prefers a single payment, but the monthly plans are easier to match to a defined period or workload. The credit costs still apply to usage: SnapSolve is 2 credits, Step Checker is 3 credits, and document processing is 1 credit per page.

Platforms

MathPad covers Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web, with an extension and API as additional access points. That breadth helps people switch between mobile capture, desktop document work, and browser-based use. The Office and Google Workspace integrations extend it into common document workflows.

Who it's for

MathPad is a strong fit for students who want photo-based worked solutions and conversational help, and for teachers or document creators who need OCR, equation editing, conversion, or quiz export. Developers may value the no-signup APIs for rendering and format conversion. It is a weaker choice for someone seeking a simple, low-use solver without monthly credit management, or for users whose work does not involve math documents.

Pros and cons

Broad math workflow: Solving, tutoring, OCR, editing, and conversion sit alongside integrations for Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.

Flexible input and formats: Photo and handwriting input pair with five supported math formats and conversion across more than 21 document formats.

Useful free entry point: The free plan includes 10 daily credits, but tutor access is capped at three trial messages per day.

Usage is quota-bound: Credit charges for solves and checks, plus per-page document processing, can make regular or high-volume work depend on a paid allowance.

Privacy commitments are explicit: MathPad says images and PDFs are not stored after real-time processing and user data is not used to train or improve its models.

Alternatives

For a related overview, browse Math Solver Apps. Choose Mathos AI (MathGPTPro) instead if its free trial, flashcards and quizzes, auto-drawn graphs, or limited video generation better match the study workflow you want. MalMath is an Android, iOS, and web option with a free app and a $2.99, paid once Premium in-app purchase, though that purchase's inclusions are not defined. Mathway offers free solver and calculator access across Android, iOS, web, and Windows, with step-by-step solutions and an optional subscription. Pick Photomath if an Android or iOS-focused solver with free step-by-step explanations is enough; its Basic plan excludes custom visual aids and extra how-and-why tips. SnapXam is worth considering for its algebra, trigonometry, and calculus APIs with step-by-step explanations. Cymath offers free step-by-step solutions, with a $5 a month Plus plan for ad-free use and detailed sub-steps on most problems. Magma Computer Algebra System is an alternative if an online calculator or an institutional subscription better fits the need. Solvely is another freemium option with a free trial.

Verdict

Choose MathPad if you want one multiplatform workspace for image-based solutions, tutor guidance, math authoring, and document handling. Its range of tools and integrations is the central reason to pick it; the recurring credits and page quotas are the main reason to look elsewhere if your needs are simple or your usage is heavy enough to make limits a constant concern.

Verdict

MathPad combines photo-based solving, tutoring, math input, and document conversion across many platforms. The free plan has daily and tutor-message limits, while usage costs credits and paid plans start at $14.99/mo.

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