AskSia vs Cymath

AskSia solves homework problems in math, science, engineering, business, and computer science, with step-by-step explanations. Students can type, paste, photograph, or speak a problem, and the solver supports LaTeX input. Its Solver page lists more than 184 topic-specific solvers. After a solution, students can ask for alternate methods, practice problems, and flashcards. The service is available on Android, iOS, the web, as a Chrome extension, and on macOS and Windows. The web app lists exports to PDF, DOCX, Notion, and Google Docs. The extension lists integrations with Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle, Everytime, CyberCampus, Echo360, and Panopto; it is read-only and does not share the user's LMS password with AskSia. The free plan at free includes daily problem solves, step-by-step solutions, and photo input. AskSia says it is intended for high school students and students in their first two years of university. Its agreement prohibits cheating or plagiarism and advises against use during tests or exams.

Cymath solves math problems step by step using artificial intelligence and heuristics, with coverage of algebra, calculus and graphing on Android, iOS and the web. Algebra topics include equation solving, factoring, logarithms, exponents, complex numbers, quadratic equations, trigonometry, partial fraction decomposition and polynomial division. Calculus includes product, quotient and chain rules, along with u-substitution, integration by parts and trigonometric substitution. Graphing features can generate graphs and identify intercepts, asymptotes, domains and ranges. The website also offers practice problems in pre-algebra, fractions, algebra and calculus, with full solutions and steps. On iOS, a user can capture a problem with the camera instead of typing it. The free plan provides step-by-step solutions. Cymath Plus costs $5 a month and adds ad-free use, detailed sub-steps and explanations on most problems, bookmarks, solution history, definitions and examples; cancellation is available at any time.