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Evaluating 283 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers are really happy with the app, finding it intuitive, engaging, and effective for learning and sharpening skills. Many people appreciate the clever design and interactive format, which makes learning enjoyable and encourages daily use. The customer service is frequently highlighted as excellent, with many users praising the quick and helpful responses to their inquiries. However, some people were dissatisfied with the subscription and payment process, noting concerns regarding automatic renewals and the clarity of billing information.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The content is fun to work though and the range of courses is excellent. I had a bit of an issue with almost getting charged for a year subscription, but after a quick email it was resolved. I only ga... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great learning app that’s easy to use however I didn’t want it long term. I forgot to cancel and, despite their terms, they issued me a refund out of goodwill. Great customer services.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I must admit that I haven’t used Brilliant much, but I can definetly see the idea and implementation potential for standard schools etc. The reason for 4 stars is that I started off brilliant wit... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

This app was brilliant teaching me how to code, but it can do many other things. It was soo easy to understand and helpful and support team was very fast and helpful


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Brilliant helps learners achieve much higher levels of ability in STEM, in less time, with more purpose and joy. Its content spans algebra, programming, and other quantitative problem solving across math and computer science. Brilliant’s lessons prioritize visual representations and active learning. Lessons build intuition with visual explanations, hands-on manipulation, and concrete computation. Brilliant doesn’t teach how to do something before asking questions—instead, it lets learners try to find a solution before learning the procedure. Every lesson has associated practice sets. For personalized practice, Brilliant predicts the optimal next problem to ask, so that learners are adequately prepared to answer future questions. This includes spaced repetition in weak areas and mixing practice problems from different concepts, so that learners must identify what approach to use to solve each problem, rather than just applying the same procedure to every problem. Brilliant’s courses are crafted by multiple IMO medalists and PhDs from MIT, Caltech, Stanford, and Harvard. Brilliant serves people who take pride in having a well-trained mind—students seeking to excel in STEM, professionals learning new skills or refreshing dormant ones, and lifelong learners staying sharp. Brilliant’s optimized learning experience is not only effective, interactive, and adaptive—it’s also fun. The gamification layer provides scaffolding for motivation and habit formation. This provides another tool to help learners stick with learning even in the absence of tutors or parents who help foster motivation. The content itself is also designed to feel fun—from the pedagogical design of the interactives and problem progression, to the types of sounds, feedback, and haptics as learners interact and progress through levels of progressively more difficult problem solving in a topic.


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4.0

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

3K reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing app

Amazing app in itself, amazing communication when I had trouble restoring my account. Amazing overall

December 28, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I cancel my account the day they charge…

I cancel my account the day they charge me for renewal, and wouldn't refund my money.

December 17, 2025
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Reply from Brilliant.org

Hi Benny, thanks for sharing your experience. We’re sorry for the frustration around the renewal charge. We’re happy to take another look at your request—please reach out to us at support@brilliant.org so our team can review the details and see how we can help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Support team is fantastic, I bet they’re all girls 🪭

I liked the app, super useful for the math part, haven’t tried the other sections yet. I had a technical issue with the subscription cancellation (hope they fix this sooner), but a HUGE applause for the support team who responded to my emails very FAST and solved my issue in a short time.

Brilliant job 🤩

December 26, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Price tag!

My son wanted to use this app and I it is pretty good.
I have subscribed with 20% discount and expected to pay just over £80 per year... I was shocked where over £100 has been taken from my account.
Why why why such a big player like Brilliant do not report their prices including tax. In the UK this is false advertising. Just shocking.

December 10, 2025
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Reply from Brilliant.org

Thanks for sharing your feedback — I’m sorry for the confusion around the charge. We’d love to take a closer look at your account and help clear this up so your son can continue enjoying his learning experience. Please reach out to us at support@brilliant.org and we’ll be happy to assist directly!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good support, helpful people, quick fix.

The support team took care of my particular billing issue and got it solved quickly even though it was a peculiar issue. They may have even forwarded the broader issue to their engineering team, though I'm not sure. In any case, as a new user I think Brilliant is a great product -- and their support staff is great too.

December 10, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Need for brain gym?

This is one of the best things that has happen to me recently. It keeps my mind warm. A lot of knowledge that been, otherwise, getting dust in the corner is now fresh in my mind. I am not using it for learning, yet. But it's such fun.

And the method, is just great! Waaaay more fun than the University lessons.

December 10, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Take lots of money without advice for boring overpriced app

I ordered brilliant two years ago and signed up for a year . I found it quite boring so never used it and forgot about it. The company keeps renewing my subscription without telling me or asking for my permission. After last year I went on the website and thought I has deleted my account. It's just happened again. It's so wrong to charge customers and not tell them. I have asked for my money back with no response. Very poor and very wrong. Esp given its a very over priced app for math problems . Thank you for your reply but you don't send reminders - have chcked again- I have never received one this year or last - you just notfiy customers AFTER you take the money. This is very, very wrong. Plus you don't answer emails when contacted about it.

December 9, 2025
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Reply from Brilliant.org

Thanks for sharing your feedback, and we’re sorry for the frustration. Our subscriptions renew automatically each year, and we send reminder emails in advance so customers have time to cancel if they choose. It sounds like there may have been an issue with the account cancellation you attempted – we’d be happy to take a closer look and help get this sorted out. Please contact us at support@brilliant.org so we can assist you directly!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rating should be ZERO

Rating should be ZERO

This brilliant is absolutely useless especially their support team. They are neither cooperative nor helpful. Do not 🚫 use this platform 😔✖️ ✖️✖️✖️✖️✖️✖️✖️✖️✖️✖️✖️✖️✖️. I had very bad experience with them

December 1, 2025
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Reply from Brilliant.org

We’re sorry to hear about your experience — that’s not the impression we want to leave. We’d appreciate the chance to look into what happened — please reach out to us at support@brilliant.org with your account details so we can take another look.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

İ did actually used brilliant for one…

İ did actually used brilliant for one day only for about less than an one hour, i learned a new math hack ,i liked the app so much

November 30, 2025
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Reply from Brilliant.org

Thanks for giving Brilliant a try — we’re so glad to hear you enjoyed it and learned something new in just a short session! Happy learning!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Low quality content and scammers

I bought a premium subscription but stopped using it after two months due to the low-quality content. I wasn’t aware automatic renewal was enabled and my initial subscription ended with an extra yearly charge. I contacted support and requested a refund but Brilliant refused. I feel I’ve been scammed.

December 7, 2025
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Reply from Brilliant.org

I’m sorry to hear that Brilliant didn’t work out for you. Users can manage their subscriptions — including cancellations — anytime from the account settings page. If you’d like us to review your account again or clarify anything about your subscription, please reach out to us at support@brilliant.org and we’ll be happy to help.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Learning experience wasn't worth the…

Learning experience wasn't worth the price. They do an automatic renewal with any reminder, so watch out for the sneaky subscription practice. Wouldn't recommend

December 7, 2025
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Reply from Brilliant.org

I’m sorry to hear the experience didn’t work out for you. Our subscriptions renew automatically each year as outlined during signup, and users can manage or cancel their plan anytime from the account settings page. If you’d like us to review your account again, please reach out to us at support@brilliant.org and we’ll be glad to help.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I must admit that I haven’t used…

I must admit that I haven’t used Brilliant much, but I can definetly see the idea and implementation potential for standard schools etc.

The reason for 4 stars is that I started off brilliant with a 1 year subscription, and didnt really use their services.

A couple days ago i got billed for another year of subscription because I wasn’t aware of the automatic renewal. However, after reaching out to their support, iv’e been informed that I will get a refund for the latest bill, which in my opinion is good and quick service, even though I wanted money back, that they problably had the right to keep, as the responsibility of making sure I dont have any subscriptions, i dont know of, is on my shoulders.

December 5, 2025
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Reply from Brilliant.org

Thanks so much for sharing your experience — we’re glad to hear our team was able to help and that you see the value in what we’re building. We appreciate your thoughtful feedback, and if you ever decide to explore more of Brilliant, we’re here to support your learning!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Brilliant is a sub-par learning app…

Brilliant is a sub-par learning app that was highly recommended by online educators, but I'm not impressed at all. I signed up for a year of access but used their service only 3-5 times.

They trick you into an automatic renewal and hide behind their Terms of Use to justify an unscrupulous, unauthorized charge to your credit card. No email or notification of renewal was received, just a $130 charge to my credit card. I immediately reached out to Brilliant to cancel the account which I hadn't used in a long time and forgot about - they refused a refund. I emailed multiple times and they absolutely refuse to refund me.

With my first year costing $130 and the unauthorized $130 renewal I spent $260 / 5 for a total of $52 per use.

This business practice is why people distrust corporations. I wanted to love Brilliant, they managed to achieve the opposite reaction from me.

December 1, 2025
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Reply from Brilliant.org

I’m sorry for the frustration you experienced — that’s never the feeling we want anyone to have. Our team has been in touch to help get things sorted, and please let us know if there’s anything else you need. We truly appreciate you giving Brilliant a try!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It's literally Brilliant

It's literally Brilliant! The app is very clever, effective and nicely designed. The customer support is phenomenal. I got in touch with them regarding a billing issue and they responded/resolved the issue within the day.

December 1, 2025
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Reply from Brilliant.org

Thanks so much for the kind words! We’re thrilled to hear you’re enjoying Brilliant and that our team was able to help quickly with your billing question. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience — it means a lot to us!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sharpening up on math

I've been using Brilliant for math for a couple months and so far it's been a great tool and I'm learning lots. Plus several other courses interest me like technology, Python, and AI. Customer service has been excellent.

November 30, 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The content is fun to work though...

The content is fun to work though and the range of courses is excellent. I had a bit of an issue with almost getting charged for a year subscription, but after a quick email it was resolved. I only gave 4/5 just as the subscription cancellation process to avoid being charged isn't very intuitive but honestly that might just be me.

December 1, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Below average services

Below average services, poor customer service.
Just shy of being a con.

November 21, 2025
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Reply from Brilliant.org

Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear things didn’t meet your expectations. If you’d like to share your experience or have us review anything on your account, please let us know at support@brilliant.org!

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