Awesome! See the app that uses your phone's camera to solve any math equation it sees

There's a new app in town called the PhotoMath app which allows children to cheat in class or when doing their home work, lol.

Before you can use the PhotoMath app, developed in Croatia, users simply point the phone's camera at the formula- and the answer almost instantly appears on screen. Continue...

The app makes it easier and simple by educating users how to solve math problems.' the firm said.

Billed as a 'smart camera calculator,' PhotoMath uses optical character recognition to 'read' math problems, the app then solves the captured functions and displays the final result.

A single tap shows a worked out, step-by-step solution.

'The purpose of the application is to be a useful tool for learning mathematics, since it shows the detailed steps that leads up to the solution.

The app which was launched at the Twechcrunch Disrupt conference in London is only available for iOS and windows phones, with an Android version coming later this year.