Artha: Explain & Scam Check

Girish E

About this app

Got a letter, bill, notice or message you don't fully understand? Show it to Artha.

Take a photo, choose a screenshot or PDF, paste an SMS or WhatsApp message, or share it straight from another app. Artha explains it in simple words and checks it for scams.

• What it means, in plain words
• The key details: amounts, dates, deadlines and reference numbers
• What to do now, step by step
• A clear scam check: Looks genuine, Be careful, or Scam, with the reasons
• For scams: the free 1930 cyber-crime helpline, cybercrime.gov.in and Sanchar Saathi, one tap away
• Answers in English, ಕನ್ನಡ, हिन्दी, தமிழ், తెలుగు, മലയാളം, मराठी, বাংলা and ગુજરાતી
• Read aloud in your phone's own voice, for anyone who finds reading hard
• Large text option, light and dark themes

Artha is free, with a fair daily limit of answers. There is no sign-up and no ads. Your answers stay on your phone.

How it works: Artha sends the photo, PDF or text you choose to an AI service (Google Gemini) only to write your answer. Artha's server does not keep it. On the free AI service Google may use what is sent to improve its products, so please don't send papers with Aadhaar, bank account or medical details you want to keep private. Never share an OTP or PIN.

Artha is not a government service and is not linked to any bank or office. It uses AI and can make mistakes: check important details with the office that sent the paper. It is not legal, medical or financial advice.

What’s new

First release: explain any letter, bill, notice or message in simple words, with a scam check. In 9 Indian languages, with read-aloud.