StaySharp Reviews 171

TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.2

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Considering 41 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Many customers found the platform to be a key tool for self-study, helping them to simplify difficult modules and refresh their knowledge. The course content is frequently described as clear, well-structured, and easy to follow, making it manageable even with a busy schedule. Reviewers appreciate the comprehensive guides, thorough coursebooks, and the detailed explanations in tutorials, along with interactive tests and numerous examples that aid learning. The platform is considered user-friendly and intuitive, offering a wide range of courses suitable for all skill levels, and has helped many achieve success in their exams. However, some customers also noted that certain course materials, particularly for specific accounting courses, appeared unengaging, with scanned pages, spelling mistakes, and tutors who merely read from books. There were also concerns regarding the accessibility of content on mobile devices, with assessment scenarios not fitting the screen and lacking scroll options, making them unusable. Additionally, some felt that many lectures were too short and primarily directed users to read the book, and wished for the ability to magnify video diagrams.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

With Stay Sharp I'm able to listen and take great notes that help during my review time. I've been trying to self study with other methods and this one is key and keeps me pushing forward everytime.... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience has been knowledge refreshing. Stay sharp has helped to simplify most modules I was struggling with. So far, I would recommend stay sharp to anyone who wants to move fast to cover topics... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been studying for my CIPD Level 5 with StaySharp for the past year, and I can't recommend them highly enough. The course content is really clear, well-structured, and easy to follow, which ma... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been using StaySharp for the past week, and overall, my experience has been extremely positive. Whether you're a beginner looking to build foundational skills or an experienced learner wanting to... See more

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

StaySharp Customer Service & Communication

StaySharp Customer Service is Excellent. I contacted StaySharp numerous times with various questions and their response was immediate and to perfection. I felt very welcoming and as if I was a member of their own team. Their response was to the point and very instructive. All the queries were answered to a great satisfaction. Their answers were very professional and with excellent empathy standards. I feel very confident that I am going through my Accounting Professional exams having a great team of Accounting Professionals behind me to support me all the way.
I am very content with their approach because StaySharp Support Team went all the way and cover all the possible options concerning my queries/questions. Very satisfying feeling indeed.

January 9, 2023
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi Vasili

Many thanks for leaving us a review. We'll pass your comments onto the team as the team work really hard to support all students and provide the best possible service; so am sure they'll appreciate your feedback

Best of luck with your studies
Thanks
Kate

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really useful, reasonable price

Really useful, great price

December 1, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Thank you for leaving us a review and we're really pleased you're finding our platform useful and good value for money. Good luck with your studies

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Kate

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Nice initiative

It is a really nice initiative from BPP to fund StaySharp to provide online courses with their original materials for people who are on budget. I only purchased the free trial and was happy with it although the structure of the materials feels a little bit dump as there are so many. This could be somehow better organised. Also the navigator bar could remember where the last recording was opened and lead the user back there after watching the video to help with navigation. The only other thing I would mention is the lack of the option to purchase marked feedback. Apart from these, I think the site brings everything that can be expected from this type of subscription and if I was on a budget I would definitely consider to sign up due to my previous good experience with BPP.

December 26, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi Molnar

Many thanks for leaving a review. Your feedback is very useful and we will be feeding this into our product team as we are always looking to improve our products and services

Best of luck with your studies
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Kate

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to use

Easy to use, no commitment beyond the month, really useful tool for studying

December 24, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi Jon

Thanks for leaving us a review and we're pleased you're finding our platform and resources a useful tool for your studies

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Kate

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am happy with StaySharp#

I am happy that StaySharp approached me via e-mail, and I used the 14 day trial. For me, this is the best way to study. The chapters are split into bitesize sections, easy to follow, plan and practise after every chapter. The voice of the podcast lady is very pleasant, it hooks you in with expert curation and recommendations. Although is not interactive way of studying, I feel like I don't study alone. I can't ignore the very reasonable price of £60 a month.

November 18, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi Anna

Thank you for leaving a review.
We're really glad you're enjoying the platform and resources and the bite-size topics are helping with your ACCA studies.
We do try to ensure our products offer really good value for money so glad you are finding the monthly subscription reasonable

Best of luck with your ongoing studies and reach out to us on live chat if we can help in any way

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Felix

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Go for it.....it is worth the money.

Best online study site at a reasonable price.....everything needed to study for acca at one price and being available on demand.

November 1, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi Shambo95

Thanks for leaving a review. We're pleased you are finding the resources good value for money, and the on demand access works well for you. Good luck with your ACCA studies

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Kate

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very informative and the method of…

Very informative and the method of teaching is best for begginers

October 27, 2022
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Hi,

Thanks for leaving a review and great that you are finding the resources and platforms useful. Hope the studying is going well

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Kate

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great Learning Platform

I am thoroughly enjoying the course and love the fact that I can jump in any time I want. The StaySharp learning platform is very easy to navigate and makes it easy to pick up where you left off. I also enjoy that the live sessions are recorded which enables you look back on them, or, if you miss them, you are still able to get all of the information.
I am currently and admissions assistant and student support advisor, but my goal is to go into Human Resource Management. I know that having this qualification, will allow me to progress as a professional.

October 25, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi Fionnghuala,

Thanks for leaving a review and we're really pleased your enjoying your HR course so far and finding the digital resources useful - we know that our students like the ability to attend live and/ watch the recorded sessions so its great you're having a similar experience

Best of luck as you progress through the course, and I'm sure having this qualification will help you achieve your career aspirations

Thanks
Kate

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great materials…

They provide great materials for my studies. An e-book and short lectures are very well prepared. Thay privide so many activities and tests (with answers) that I feel confident to take my first exam soon. An achievement ladder keeps me motivated. I am very happy that I have chosen StaySharp.

October 25, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi Ada

Thanks for leaving a review and we're pleased to hear your finding our platform and resources useful. Keep on with the question practice - it really is the key; and best of luck as you take your first exam
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Felix

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

BPP modules are the best

Tbe fact you can get BPP modules for £60 a month is nothing short of brilliant. That alone is worth the sub.

October 22, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi Umar,

Thanks for leaving such a great review. We're really glad you are finding the materials and platform useful. We hope the studying is going well

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Felix

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good but

It’s good but in some questions there is no explanation to the answers.

October 9, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi Mo
Thanks for your feedback; there are explanations provided for questions where they are needed i.e. if they are more complex for example
If you would like to reach out to the team on live chat if there are specific questions, we will try and help

Thanks
Felix

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stay sharp 5 star

Hi I decided to try staysharp as recommended to me by a friend. I was stuck on a last AAT level 2 modules. Although I bought a bpp book but was unable to keep focused. Their videos and learning is very systematic and found it helpful. Pausing subscription and cancelling is quite easy as well as done straight from my account tab.

October 8, 2022
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Hi

Thanks for the feedback and we're really glad it is helping your studying so far

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Kate

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

My StaySharp experience so far

Pros:
1. The materials offered are extremely comprehensive. The BPP study products gives you that extra reassurance that you are using high quality and up to date materials.

2. The bite size lectures are perfect and it makes it easier to re-visit a specific area of the syllabus compared to competitors who have long 45 to 50 mins videos on a chapter which can be boring.

3. I'm currently doing the Financial Reporting (ACCA) paper and I found that the tutors are very concise and to the point. They simplify a lot of the complicated concepts. You get the feeling that they are interacting with you.

4. Customer support is great. They reply to you within minutes which is very reassuring.

5. I'm still on a trial period but I've received an email from StaySharp stating that they will be reducing the monthly fee from £60 to £40, which I think is very reasonable considering the rise in cost of living.

Cons

1. The website and the layout of the platform is not great unfortunately. It's not very user friendly and navigating from one lecture to the next can be a bit of pain.

2. Competitors like "exp" have a more user friendly platform however the content of StaySharp is better.

3. The digital textbook and revisions is not the best to navigate through.

Overall if StaySharp were to provide a more user friendly platform and also where student can track their own progress until exam day, then StaySharp could end up being the best ACCA online provider.

October 6, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi Nikhilesh,

Thank you for such a comprehensive review and feedback - this is extremely useful and we will share with the various internal teams to help improve our products and services

Some good news - we are currently rolling out some improvements to our platform and courses which we think we really help your user experience - you should start to see these in the next couple of weeks

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Kate

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Overall good experience

Overall good experience. Only thing i would suggest is to add CIMA to the accountancy packages and remote tutor support. Very cost effective as compared to the online courses being provided by bpp itself.

August 20, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi
Thanks for the great review and glad you are having a good experience with StaySharp

Good news: we are adding CIMA to our product portfolio in the next week :-)

Thanks Felix

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good Materials

I believe that Staysharp covers all the aspects of syllabus. Their tutors are also explaining well. However, I believe that they could be better by describing in the way that attracts the students rather than making them bored.

And I think the monthly subscription fee is very expensive.

September 27, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi Sakhi

Many thanks for you feedback

We will share your feedback with our product team.
We do try to price our products as competitively as possible

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Felix

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’m happy with the course

I’m happy with the course. I like to self study as I can’t stand going to a lecture class and concentrate but I need a bit of guidance so these short classes help me bridge the gap up on areas where studying alone isn’t enough. I mainly joined so I can ask academic questions on activities and subjects that I was stuck in and it’s way easier asking a question online than spending 4 times the amount of time draining my energy to figure it out. The monthly fee is affordable so that helps

September 27, 2022
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Reply from StaySharp

Hi Goushul,
Thanks for the great feedback - we're really glad to hear your finding the platform, resources and support useful. Hope the exams are going well. Thanks for choosing StaySharp
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Kate

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