Confusing and unable to answer questions
I downloaded this app to help me understand my math homework more when trying to makeup work that I missed. It works well with taking pictures and explaining, but it only explains simple questions or questions other people have asked. It works well for problems in like 1st-5th grade, but when you start to do middle school math with it, it doesn’t have the question you asked or it explains it in a confusing way. I had a question of “Triangle A has side lengths 2, 3, and 4. Triangle B has side lengths of 4, 5, and 6. Is Triangle A similar to Triangle B?” Similar meaning same angle measures and possibly different side lengths. It gave me an answer but not for my questions. Google Socratic gave me answers that had to do with right angles, side lengths, and the differences between types of triangles but not what I was looking for. I gave this app 4 stars because it’s a good app for younger kids learning math but not for middle and high school math. The app does not seem to understand the question or gives you the answer to a “similar” question when you ask for a question more than just a simple “_x_=_”. I hope Google can fix this because Socratic is a very easy and understandable app to use, it just doesn’t meet the requirements for explaining math to older students.
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New update is a flop
This is an amazing app. When I needed to get some answers on problems I was stuck on, but as soon as you guys paired with google and changed the format things have been difficult. Scanning the questions always translates it into something that wasn’t written in the actual photo/physical paper. I try different angles and there are still many errors that I have to fix by hand. Although, this app is supposed to make things easier, it’s giving be harder time than before. Overall, the app is still helpful and makes life so much easier but I just hope the picture function improves more so I don’t have to fix the sentence every time I take a picture.
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R.I.P. :/
the old version was so much better but now ever since the new update with google and everything it can’t even show me how to solve basic math problem.... very unfortunate... it was a great app but now you killed it :/
Pre Update was better...
Socratic was one of the apps that had my back throughout most of the tough problems I had during school. It was working fine, but the new update made all the good features of the app go away.
One of my biggest uses for the app was to use the math keyboard, because it allowed for me to easily search for solutions to problems, but it seems that they seem to be more reliant on the photo taking feature now...
The next issue I had was that there were no longer solutions to specific problems. If I went to socratic, it was usually to see an answer to a specific problem, and to see a solution. They seem to be leaning toward teaching the topics needed, instead of giving specific solutions.
Lastly, the format of the app itself has gotten a lot messier. Weird purple gradients and smaller button sizes make the app more awkward to use, and more confusing for returning and new users alike.
I hope that socratic will consider will consider bringing back some of it's older and most popular features. Even if it cannot come
back completely to what it once was, I hope they consider bringing back some of the aspects that made it a great student friendly app.
One of my biggest uses for the app was to use the math keyboard, because it allowed for me to easily search for solutions to problems, but it seems that they seem to be more reliant on the photo taking feature now...
The next issue I had was that there were no longer solutions to specific problems. If I went to socratic, it was usually to see an answer to a specific problem, and to see a solution. They seem to be leaning toward teaching the topics needed, instead of giving specific solutions.
Lastly, the format of the app itself has gotten a lot messier. Weird purple gradients and smaller button sizes make the app more awkward to use, and more confusing for returning and new users alike.
I hope that socratic will consider will consider bringing back some of it's older and most popular features. Even if it cannot come
back completely to what it once was, I hope they consider bringing back some of the aspects that made it a great student friendly app.
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The New Update...
The app used to be so easy to use and user friendly... Now it’s like this complicated maze...
Where do I even begin?
The app used to give you the answer so easily before. Now it’s this confusing math lesson...
Personally, I like seeing the steps behind math so can get a better grasp of it (I also know others who do too). I can see where I went wrong and how to fix it or how to continue if I get stuck. It really helps me especially when it’s done with the question I gave. That was probably the best part about the app before. But from what I’ve seen.. it’s gone.. Now it has these explainers which don’t really help at all. They explain the logic behind them but don’t really help the user if they’re not related to the question you gave.
Yes, the explainers can help to an extent, but not to the same extent a step by step process can give.
Another problem was the keyboard. Before you were given an in app keyboard which had plenty of math symbols to use. Now you have to use a regular phone keyboard and when using a regular keyboard you have to switch between letters, numbers and symbols constantly!
I’m someone who uses this app constantly but after this update with Google I don’t think I will continue... Its really sad too because this was probably one of the best math help apps out there... :(
Where do I even begin?
The app used to give you the answer so easily before. Now it’s this confusing math lesson...
Personally, I like seeing the steps behind math so can get a better grasp of it (I also know others who do too). I can see where I went wrong and how to fix it or how to continue if I get stuck. It really helps me especially when it’s done with the question I gave. That was probably the best part about the app before. But from what I’ve seen.. it’s gone.. Now it has these explainers which don’t really help at all. They explain the logic behind them but don’t really help the user if they’re not related to the question you gave.
Yes, the explainers can help to an extent, but not to the same extent a step by step process can give.
Another problem was the keyboard. Before you were given an in app keyboard which had plenty of math symbols to use. Now you have to use a regular phone keyboard and when using a regular keyboard you have to switch between letters, numbers and symbols constantly!
I’m someone who uses this app constantly but after this update with Google I don’t think I will continue... Its really sad too because this was probably one of the best math help apps out there... :(
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A real life saver!
i’ve used socratic for 2 years now mainly for math. and i recently updated it to the newer version working with google and i found it much more difficult to use unlike the old one where i had the option type out in the keyboard or in a math keyboard. also, when i search up my equations, it doesn’t give me the solution of the given equation i searched. now, with the new update, when i choose to type down a question it only gives me the qwerty keyboard instead of the math keyboard. plus it doesn’t show me my solution on the problem i’m struggling on. please bring back the old solution and math keyboard feature! it really helped me pass!!! but overall, still a really good app! just bring back those features!
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The update sucked
To whoever is reading this, you must be confused to why everyone is talking about why the update sucked, and what did they exactly update well here’s an explanation
Before the update this app would both give you the answer but explain it in a way where you knew how to do the rest of the math problems you needed help with initially. I sometimes used it just for the answers, but most times it was because I had trouble with a specific problem. Some math problems got more complicated and to understand it I would use this app, it would go into a step by step process to make sure you, the user, understood how to do the problem. Sometimes it would provide links and would show you graphs so you fully understood. I also used it to check my answers to see if they were right.
Now after the update you can’t really do any of that. It tells you how to do specific things but doesn’t show the step by step on how to do the problem. For example you could in put, 5+4-3, and it’d show you how to add and subtract but wouldn’t show you step by step what to add or subtract first. I used to love and recommend this app but this partnership and new update completely ruined the app for me.
Before the update this app would both give you the answer but explain it in a way where you knew how to do the rest of the math problems you needed help with initially. I sometimes used it just for the answers, but most times it was because I had trouble with a specific problem. Some math problems got more complicated and to understand it I would use this app, it would go into a step by step process to make sure you, the user, understood how to do the problem. Sometimes it would provide links and would show you graphs so you fully understood. I also used it to check my answers to see if they were right.
Now after the update you can’t really do any of that. It tells you how to do specific things but doesn’t show the step by step on how to do the problem. For example you could in put, 5+4-3, and it’d show you how to add and subtract but wouldn’t show you step by step what to add or subtract first. I used to love and recommend this app but this partnership and new update completely ruined the app for me.
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The ReDesign is terrible + no step-by-step solutions
TL;DR at bottom (To long; Didn’t read)
Let me first start this review saying how awesome Socratic used to be. Socratic used to work by letting you take a picture of a math problem and it shows you not only the solution, but the steps you take while solving the problem. Socratic is also searching other sites, although it uses a preloaded Cymath and Wolfram Alpha websites if you want to make sure your answer is right. Those also showed step by step solutions but Old Socratic had step by step solutions you could understand easily.
Now let me tell you what this app is like to users (mainly kids) right now. Suppose you take a picture of a problem, like x^2 + 11x + 30. New Socratic does not give you the answer. It gives you the formula (ax^2 +bx^2 + c) and how to use the formula with using a b and c and not actual numbers, or the answer. If you want the answer you have to go on LITERALLY A SITE FOUND ON A GOOGLE SEARCH shown as u scroll down and wait for the website to load before finally getting your answer. Lots of hoops, not straight to the point like Socratic was before.
This app is horrible and be prepared to lose a lot of users all because of update 5.0. Shame on you.
TL;DR: Socratic does not help you in homework, nor does it give you the answer to your math problems. It just searches google and that’s it. Do not download this app.
Let me first start this review saying how awesome Socratic used to be. Socratic used to work by letting you take a picture of a math problem and it shows you not only the solution, but the steps you take while solving the problem. Socratic is also searching other sites, although it uses a preloaded Cymath and Wolfram Alpha websites if you want to make sure your answer is right. Those also showed step by step solutions but Old Socratic had step by step solutions you could understand easily.
Now let me tell you what this app is like to users (mainly kids) right now. Suppose you take a picture of a problem, like x^2 + 11x + 30. New Socratic does not give you the answer. It gives you the formula (ax^2 +bx^2 + c) and how to use the formula with using a b and c and not actual numbers, or the answer. If you want the answer you have to go on LITERALLY A SITE FOUND ON A GOOGLE SEARCH shown as u scroll down and wait for the website to load before finally getting your answer. Lots of hoops, not straight to the point like Socratic was before.
This app is horrible and be prepared to lose a lot of users all because of update 5.0. Shame on you.
TL;DR: Socratic does not help you in homework, nor does it give you the answer to your math problems. It just searches google and that’s it. Do not download this app.
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BEST APP
Best app for math or just straight up help with learning things you don't know how to do, yet can be very lazy
Greatest cheating app ever
When I was in high school, I was struggling with math, I didn’t know how calculus or inequalities work. I was failing class due to the teacher failing to teach us about the importance on how to do those equations. When I saw my friend use the app called Socratic, he really helped me and he told me “the teacher doesn’t do anything for us, that’s why I am cheating” and I agreed. Then he told me to get the app and I asked “what’s it called” he told me Socratic. I installed the app and it really helped me. The app helped my grade be gained by 67%, but there was a catch tho, the problem was it was prohibited by using the app due to it was called cheating, so I decided to using the app in secret, I didn’t get caught for the first 2 months and when I did, I only lost that small quiz not he whole entire grade. To conclude this review, I would personally recommend Socratic due to it really helps you with your work especially when your in school. Just don’t get caught or else u would lose more credits than gain credits.
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