Overview

Socratic by Google — Get help with your school work with Socratic

Socratic by Google is a free AI-powered study app that helps students with homework. Snap a photo of any question, and Socratic uses AI and Google Search to provide step-by-step explanations, visual guides, and resources. Covers math, science, literature, social studies, and more.

Photo question scanning

Step-by-step explanations

Visual guides

Multiple subjects

Features & capabilities

Everything it does, in plain English.

FeaturePhoto question scanningIncluded

FeatureStep-by-step explanationsIncluded

FeatureVisual guidesIncluded

FeatureMultiple subjectsIncluded

FeatureOffline accessIncluded

PlatformsiOS · Android

The honest take

Where it shines, where it stumbles.

✓ Pros

✓Free
✓Photo scanning very convenient
✓Good step-by-step explanations

! Watch-outs

!Can enable cheating
!Quality varies by subject
!No real tutoring interaction

Who it's for

Where Socratic by Google pays for itself fast.

— Use case

Homework help

— Use case

Math problem solving

— Use case

Science questions

— Use case

Literature analysis

Community reviews

Share your take on Socratic by Google

3.8

★★★★★

24 reviews

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Wei S. ✓ Verified

Entrepreneur · Uber

★★★★★

3 months ago

Impressed with the results

Really solid tool overall. I've tried 5 similar tools and this one is clearly the best in class. The customization options let me tailor it to my exact workflow.

Victoria S. ✓ Verified

PhD Candidate · a healthcare startup

★★★★★

4 months ago

Good value, works well

Recommended for anyone in my field. The ROI was clear within the first week of using it. My team is very happy with the results.

Chelsea L. ✓ Verified

Staff Engineer · a fintech company

★★★★★

5 months ago

Very useful, mostly polished

Genuinely useful — glad I tried it. The ROI was clear within the first week of using it. The outputs require minimal editing — saves so much back-and-forth. Customer support responded within hours and solved my issue. A staple in my tech stack now.

Patrick W.

Director of Product · Microsoft

★★★★★

5 months ago

Decent but has room to grow

Good for some things, lacking in others. I've recommended this to at least 10 colleagues already.

Carlos R. ✓ Verified

Backend Engineer · GitHub

★★★★★

5 months ago

Strong product overall

Mostly great, minor complaints. Integration with my existing tools was seamless — no friction at all. Would recommend to anyone in my industry.

Jason W. ✓ Verified

ML Engineer · Meta

★★★★★

7 months ago

Useful and reliable

Works really well for my use case. The collaboration features are genuinely well thought-out. Integration with my existing tools was seamless — no friction at all. A few missing integrations I'd like to see added.

Victoria P. ✓ Verified

DevOps Engineer

★★★★★

10 months ago

Very useful, mostly polished

Genuinely useful — glad I tried it. The collaboration features are genuinely well thought-out. Five stars — no hesitation.

Patrick K.

ML Engineer · Stripe

★★★★★

1 years ago

Good for some things, not others

Good for some things, lacking in others. The onboarding flow was smooth and I was productive from day one. It integrates well with VS Code / Slack / Notion — my daily drivers. A few missing integrations I'd like to see added.

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