For parents

What the PasCalculator does, what Cal is, and how it fits school rules.

Last updated October 28, 2026

The short version: the PasCalculator is a real scientific calculator. Cal, the helper inside, explains how to solve a problem, step by step. The goal is that your teen learns the method, not just the answer.

Made to help them learn

• Every step: Cal shows each step in plain words, then a quick check.
• Hint first: a setting that gives a nudge before the answer, so they try it themselves. Settings, then AI answers, then Hint first.
• Practice: in the app, Cal can make a similar question to try.

Ages

• The app and Cal are for ages 13 and up. The app asks before pairing, and accounts can't be made under 13.
• Under the age of majority (19 in BC), a parent or guardian agrees to the terms and is responsible for purchases.
• The calculator part works for anyone, with no app and no data.

Tests and school rules

• Always follow the school's rules. Many exams don't allow calculators with wireless or a camera, including BC provincial assessments and the SAT.

Privacy, in short

• Photos of homework delete themselves after 30 days.
• "Delete everything" in the app removes all questions, answers and photos from our server, right away.
• We never sell data, and there are no ads in the calculator or the app.
• Cal's answers are written by AI and can be wrong. We say so clearly.

Coming before launch

• A parent OK step for under-18s to be confirmed.
• A switch for parents to turn photos off to be confirmed.

Questions? Email [email protected]. The full rules are on the Privacy and Terms pages.