Umnik: a study helper bot in Telegram

It is evening, the deadline is tomorrow, and a physics problem will not match the answer key. Or you need a presentation and every slide eats half an hour. Umnik in Telegram was made for evenings like that. 📚

The bot works in Russian and takes on study chores: questions, problems from a photo, essays and presentations.

What the bot's profile says

The description is short: help with a question, write an essay, make a presentation. The about line adds hashtags for homework answers from a photo, solving from a photo, and creating a presentation or essay. The /start command opens the menu.

The bot has passed a hundred thousand users, and its Telegram page shows a monthly audience in the tens of thousands. School and university help stays in steady demand.

Working the menu

1. Send /start and open the bot's menu.
2. Pick what you need: a question, a solution from a photo, an essay or a presentation.
3. Send the task as text or photograph it in a flat, clear shot.
4. Wait for the answer and check it.

Payment terms and free request limits are shown inside the bot. If something goes wrong, the project has a separate support bot linked from the menu.

How to photograph a problem so the bot reads it

• Light and focus. Shoot in good light, without glare or shadows.
• Just the task. Extra problems on the page confuse recognition.
• Flat framing. Hold the phone parallel to the page, not at an angle.
• Print beats handwriting. If your handwriting is messy, retype the task as a message.

Essays and presentations: what to keep in mind

A generated essay is good as a draft: structure, outline, main points. Handing it in unedited is risky. Teachers notice stock phrasing, and plagiarism checks can flag it.

The better routine: take the draft, reread it, add facts from your textbook, replace generic lines with your own and list your sources. Check presentations too, since the slides should match what you will say aloud. 🎓

It helps, but it will not study for you

If you copy solutions without understanding them, you still sit the exam alone. Use an answer as a hint: find the line of reasoning, rewrite it in your own words, then solve a similar problem yourself.

Solutions from photos can contain mistakes, especially in hard problems and geometry with drawings. Cross-check with your textbook or teacher. ✍️

A plan for the night before the deadline

Send the hardest tasks first and read through the explanations. Then move to essays and presentations while you still have energy. Leave easy exercises for last, since they are quick to check yourself.

Keep ten minutes for a final read. Typos, odd phrasing and padding are better removed before a teacher sees the work. ⏰

Who gets the most from it

Schoolchildren who want to check homework. Students whose essay deadline is burning. Parents trying to work out how to explain a topic to a child.

If you want understanding rather than a finished piece, ask the bot step by step: "explain it simpler," "give an example." You get more out of that than from a bare answer.