Reshebnik: Homework From a Photo

It is the evening before a deadline, and an algebra problem refuses to match the answer key. Reshalka (the bot calls itself the smart helper Reshebnik) tries to cover moments like this: you send a task and the bot helps solve it 📚

It is a Telegram mini app, still tiny, with a few dozen active users. Below is what is known about it, plus advice on using such helpers well.

Three kinds of help

According to the bot's description, it does three things:

• Solving from a photo. Photograph a textbook task, send it, get a walkthrough.
• Solving from text. If the problem can be typed, no photo is needed.
• Messages and essays. The bot can write a text on a topic.

Which subjects are supported and how detailed the solutions are is best tested on the very first task 📷

Bot commands

The menu is simple, and every command is clear without a manual:

1. /start opens the main menu.
2. /help shows help.
3. /profile shows your profile and subscription status.
4. /subscribe shows tariffs and payment options.

Since there is a separate tariffs section, some features appear to be paid. Read the terms and prices in /subscribe before paying.

Getting learning out of it, not a bare answer

A ready answer saves a minute but teaches nothing. If your goal is to understand the topic, flip the order: try solving it yourself first, then compare with the bot and find where you differ.

Ask for steps, not only the result. A good solution shows why a formula was chosen and where each number came from ✏️

How to word a request

The more precise you are, the better the result. State the subject and grade, retype the condition in full and add what exactly is required: find a value, prove something, form an equation.

If a photo came out dark or blurry, retake it in good light: the bot reads text from the image, so snapshot quality affects the result 💡

Long tasks are sometimes better split into parts and sent one at a time.

Where such helpers go wrong

Neural networks present wrong answers with confidence, especially in advanced math, geometry with diagrams and multi-step problems. A photo can be read inaccurately: a sign lost, an exponent mixed up.

• Cross-check. Substitute the result into the condition or solve another way.
• Verify the condition. Make sure the bot read the task correctly.
• Do not copy the essay. A ready text is easy to spot, and teachers notice a generic style.

Use an essay as a draft: take the structure, rework it in your own words and add personal examples ⚠️

The paid subscription: what to consider

Before paying, look at the term, the price, request limits and cancellation conditions. Pay only inside the bot itself and keep the confirmation.

Do not send the bot personal data: surname, school address, phone number. None of it is needed to solve a task.

If parents help pay for the subscription, agree in advance how many requests a month are really needed so nobody overpays for extras 🙂