Solvely: Is It Free, What Pro Costs and How It Handled My Math Problems

Solvely is an AI homework helper and study app: you type a problem or upload a photo or PDF, and it answers with numbered steps. It also makes flashcards and quizzes from your files, plus practice exams. If you searched for "Solvy AI", this is very likely the one you meant. Is Solvely free? Yes, but only with an account and only for a couple of problems a day: without signing in I got a login box instead of an answer, and with my free account the fourth question of the day hit a paywall. Pro costs $12.99 a month, $67.99 a year, or $3.99 for the first week and then $8.99 a week.

What Solvely is right now

Solvely is made by Aignite Inc. and runs on the web, as an iPhone and Android app, and as a Chrome extension. The home page is a single box where you type the problem or drop a file, with a row of tools above it: Solver, Whiteboard Tutor (marked as new), Flashcards, Quiz and Study Guide. Two more tabs, Exam Prep and Writing, sit next to it.

Solvely says it cross-checks answers with several AI models, and its pricing page calls its solver "up to 95% accurate." I can't measure a claim like that with three problems, so treat those as the company's claims. What I can tell you is what happened with mine.

Is Solvely free? What happened when I tried

First, without an account. I typed a simple rectangle problem and pressed Solve. Instead of an answer, a "Welcome back to Solvely" box appeared with Google, Apple, Facebook and email sign-in, plus a line saying that by continuing you confirm you're at least 13. So you can't try it anonymously: you need an account to see an answer.

I signed in with Google. It asked for nothing else, no birthday, phone or card, and the question I had already typed came back answered.

Then I kept going. The second and third problems were answered as well. On the fourth, instead of an answer, I got "2 free chats each day. Upgrade for unlimited access," a button to install the Chrome extension "for more free solves," and the upgrade window. My free account gave me three answers that day, counting the one I typed before signing in.

How good were the answers

All three answers were right, and I checked each one by hand.

The first was a word problem: a rectangle whose length is 3 cm more than twice its width, with a perimeter of 54 cm. Solvely set up the equation, solved it in five numbered steps and landed on 8 cm wide and 19 cm long. Each step had a title and a sentence explaining what it was doing, which is the bit that matters if you're trying to learn the method, not just copy the number.

The second was the kind of thing a parent might actually ask: an $80 jacket at 25% off, with 8% sales tax added to the sale price. Solvely gave $60 for the sale price and $64.80 at the register, with a small summary table of the discount and the tax. That's correct.

The third was a plain linear equation, 2(x − 4) + 3 = 5x − 11. It distributed, combined terms and got x = 2, in four steps.

Every answer also came with a short "video explanation" card (under a minute each time), a "Tutor Me 1:1 on the Whiteboard" button, and three follow-ups: Practice similar questions, Dive deeper and Memorize with flashcards. I didn't use the videos or the whiteboard; they're there for you to try on your own problems.

Solvely pricing: Starter and Pro

These are the prices on solvely.ai's pricing page as of October 28, 2026, in US dollars. The page doesn't say whether tax is added.

A bit of math on the weekly plan, since it's the one marked "Most Popular": $8.99 a week adds up to well over the $12.99 monthly price within a month. Unless you only need Solvely for a single exam week and cancel right after, monthly or yearly is the better deal. Solvely's FAQ says you can cancel any time: from your account page if you paid on the web, or from your Apple subscriptions if you paid in the iPhone app.

Learning with it, not just copying

My take, for students and parents: Solvely shows its work, and that's where it's useful: you can follow each step, see where you went wrong on your own attempt, and then hit "Practice similar questions" to try one by yourself. If you only copy the final answer, you'll have homework done and a test you're not ready for, and a tool can't fix that part for you.

For parents, two practical notes. The sign-in box asks you to confirm you're at least 13. And the cheapest-looking option, the weekly plan, is the one that renews fastest, so it's worth checking who's paying for what.

Who Solvely is for, and who should skip it

Solvely makes sense if you're a student who gets stuck on math or science problems and wants to see the steps, or a parent who wants to check a homework answer quickly. The free plan is enough for a problem or two a day. Pro makes sense when exams come around, when the mock exams, quizzes and flashcards come into play: monthly for a crunch, yearly if you'll use it all school year.

Skip it if you need lots of questions answered for free, or if what you really want is one assistant for school and everything else.

Solvely or something else?

If you'd rather not add another subscription, ChatGPT has a free plan with unlimited text chats; Plus is $20 a month. Gemini is free with a Google Account, and Google AI Plus is $4.99 a month. Solvely's edge is that it's built for studying: the steps, the practice questions and the exam tools are right there after every answer.

Written by Miguel Ángel, with help from an LLM to verify facts.