Symbolab App is a math problem solver for Android, iPhone and iPad. It accepts typed questions or photographs of problems and returns answers with worked solutions. Its calculators cover arithmetic and algebra through calculus, with additional tools for graphing, trigonometry, matrices and statistics.
Entering problems by text or photo
Symbolab accepts a problem through text entry or its photo scanner. The camera route lets a student submit a question from printed material without entering the mathematical notation manually. It also handles word problems, where the question includes a written description rather than just an equation.
Algebra and graphing
Symbolab’s algebra tools distinguish between manipulating an expression and solving a statement. Simplifying, expanding brackets and factoring change how an expression is written. Equation solving instead finds values for an unknown, while inequality solving finds values that satisfy a comparison. The calculator range includes fractions and functions as well as equations and inequalities.
Factoring a polynomial produces a different form of the expression; solving an equation involving that polynomial asks for its roots. Symbolab supplies worked solutions for these operations so the intermediate mathematical changes can be read alongside the result.
The app also includes a graphing calculator for representing functions visually.
Calculus
Separate calculus tools handle derivatives, integrals and limits. Differentiation takes a function and finds its derivative; integration works with antiderivatives or definite integrals. Limits address the value an expression approaches, giving the solver a different task from substituting an ordinary input value into a function.
Symbolab App also includes calculators for series, ordinary differential equations and Laplace transforms. These extend its scope beyond individual algebraic equations into problems involving sums, derivatives within equations and transformations of functions.
Free and subscription solution steps
The depth of the explanation depends on access level. Free use provides answers, while a subscription unlocks fuller step-by-step solutions and explanations. On iPhone and iPad, the free offering includes basic steps; the subscription adds more advanced steps and explanations.
Worked solutions make the app useful for examining a method as well as checking an answer. A student can compare the supplied sequence with their own written calculation to locate where the two approaches diverge.
