DeTeXt vs ThinkMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DeTeXt
Easily find LaTeX commands for symbols by drawing them or searching a comprehensive database. Get the exact command you need for your documents without memorization.
- Draw symbols to find LaTeX commands
- Neural image classification for symbol recognition
- Searchable database of 1098 symbols
- Supports Apple Pencil on iPad
- Copy commands, symbols, or Unicode codepoints
- Offline symbol database
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Finding the symbol you want to use in LaTeX can be hard since you can't memorize all the commands and packages for every symbol. DeTeXt tries to solve this problem by giving you two ways to find the command you want: - Draw the symbol you want and DeTeXt's neural image classification engine will identify what it thinks are the 20 most likely LaTeX commands that will generate a symbol closest to the one you drew. DeTeXt supports Apple Pencil drawings on the iPad. - Search the entire symbol set of 1098 symbols from packages like tipa, amsmath, amssymb, textcomp and more, in addition to the default mathematical symbols. - Copy the symbol, or the character itself, or its Unicode codepoint to the system clipboard, to paste anywhere else. DeTeXt's neural engine processes your drawn symbol and finds the best matches in its symbol database, all on your device without requiring you to be online. All the symbols are stored within the app as well.
ThinkMate
This AI-powered tool offers intelligent chat capabilities and web search integration. It synchronizes data across devices using iCloud and provides syntax highlighting for code. Enhance your learning and productivity with smart assistance.
- AI Chat
- Web Search
- iCloud Sync
- Syntax Highlight
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Features - AI Chat - Search - iCloud Sync - Syntax Highlight
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DeTeXt at none against ThinkMate's 3. ThinkMate's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ThinkMate sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DeTeXt asks for nothing beyond the download.
DeTeXt ships an update every 2 months, ThinkMate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DeTeXt | ThinkMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (40 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Venkata Subrahmanyan Govindarajan | Shota Abe |
Customer experience
DeTeXt
ThinkMate
In-app purchases
DeTeXt
No in-app purchases
ThinkMate
- Small Tip$2.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
