Gauth
alternatives
Gauth is a strong product with a large reach. The reasons to look elsewhere are specific: you want your questions kept private rather than published, you want the tool in the browser, or you have hit the daily free cap once too often.
Disclosure: Solvecoon is our own product and it is on this list. Checked August 2026.
How we judged them
- Does it publish user questions, or keep your history private?
- Does it work in the browser where your coursework is?
- What is the free allowance and does it reset?
- Are steps included by default?
- What does it say about graded work?
The list
Solvecoon
OursBest for: keeping your questions private
There is no public answer library. Your solves live in your account and nowhere else. Works as a Chrome extension on whatever page you are on, with five free solves a day and full working on every one.
Watch out: No mobile app, and no giant library of pre-answered questions to search.
Question AI
Best for: multi-format input
Typed, photographed, or uploaded as a PDF, across web and mobile, with a clearly named subject range.
Watch out: Free tier limits are not published clearly.
AnswersAi
Best for: cheap annual pricing
Chrome extension and mobile apps built around snapping a question, with an annual plan at the low end of the category.
Watch out: The free allowance is five questions on mobile, so it is a trial.
Photomath
Best for: handwritten math on paper
The camera math solver, still the best at reading handwriting, with explanations alongside the solution.
Watch out: Math only, and a phone app rather than a browser tool.
Khan Academy
Best for: actually learning the topic
Free lessons, hints, and mastery practice, mapped to prerequisites. The right answer when the same kind of question keeps stopping you.
Watch out: It will not solve your specific homework problem.
Questions people ask
- Is there a free alternative to Gauth?
- Solvecoon gives five solves a day free with steps. Khan Academy is entirely free for learning, though it does not answer specific homework questions.
- Do my Gauth questions become public?
- Gauth operates a large public library of solved questions. If you would rather your questions stayed private, that is a real reason to pick something else.
- Which alternative is best for non-math subjects?
- Solvecoon and Question AI both go well beyond math. Photomath is math only.
- Which works best on a laptop?
- A browser extension, because your coursework is already in a tab. That is the whole argument for Solvecoon over an app.
Start with the free one
Solvecoon gives you five solves a day on any page, with the steps included.
Add to Chrome →Free to try — 5 solves every day. No credit card.