At first glance, Socratic seems to make every student’s wildest dreams come true. All you have to do is take a photo of a math formula, and the app will work it out for you, providing the answers to your homework. But Socratic is more than just a digital cheat sheet. Instead of just displaying the end result, the app also explains the solution and offers extra sources to help you study and understand the process. It answers questions on numerous subject areas: English, history, geography, biology, or physics. Instead of giving a simple answer, it provides extensive explanations. For example, if you ask Socratic about the Medieval Order, the app collects matching search results from the web for you to choose from. The same happens when you give it a complicated equation from a math exam – the app can solve it in no time.
The homework app, originally designed for iOS, has increased tremendously in popularity. The reason for this is that the app is now also available for Android devices, and understands multiple languages: not just English, but also German, Spanish, French, Indonesian, and Portuguese.