Quizlet: Digital flashcards and online study tools Reviews 633

TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

1.3

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Review summary

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Evaluating 80 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many people were dissatisfied with the user experience, finding the website and app to be slow, confusing, and filled with disruptive ads that hinder the study flow. Customers also frequently encountered issues with the product, such as rate-limiting errors, inability to save flashcard details, and outdated or inaccurate study content. The subscription model was a major source of frustration, with many feeling that essential features were put behind a paywall and auto-renewal policies were problematic. Some people also felt that the platform's login process was inconvenient, requiring personal email access on public computers. Additionally, a few users noted that the mobile version of the platform did not work efficiently, and some found the background music distracting with no automatic off option.

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User experience

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Subscription

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Website

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Application

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

can't study terms and get into a flow state before an add pops up, can't learn a study set past the first go through (and if the set is big enough it won't even let you get through it all), horrible h... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I think the fact they put every single feature other than flashcards behind a paywall ridiculous. The whole site used to be free and almost every student I knew used it. To still call yourself a websi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely awful. Having to pay for a flashcard website is a joke. There's a ton of other websites that you can use that allow you to share, export, or combine study guides with ease. I can also go bu... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a fall from Grace 10 years ago, I remember when Quizlet was my saving grace in middle and high school. There were no ads, it was free and easy to use, and there were some really fun feautures... See more


Company details

  1. Learning Center
  2. Study at Home School

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Quizlet is a lightning fast way to memorize vocabulary lists. It's like flashcards, but much more fun and interactive.


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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

633 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE. I HATE U GUYS

I hate thids WEBSITE I HAVE A PRELIM IN 1 WEEK AND I CAN BARELY EVEN USE MY COMPUTER WHILE THE QUIZLET TAB IS OPEN. YOUR WEBSITE CANNOT HANDLE VIDEO ADS. IT CANT EVEN FUNCTION ON ITS OWN. PUTTING AN ADVERt IN THE MIDDLE OF FLASHCARDS IS DIABOLICAL. IVE BEEN SAT HERE ONE MInUTE WAITING FOR THIS GODAWFUL AD TO BE OVR BUT BECAUSE UR WEBSITE DOESNTE EVEN WORK THE AD ISNT EVEN LOADING SO I HAVE TO SIMULTANEOuSLY WAIT FOR THE ADTO LOAD AND FOR THE AD TO BE OVER AND STARE AT tHES CREEN KNOWING Im FAILING THIS PRELIm. god hhelp me

December 28, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Frustrating to use

Cards are inaccurate and will mark it wrong unless you say the exact thing that IT wrote instead of the right answer.
E.G- le Père Noël, it won't accept 'Santa Claus' or 'Father Christmas', it will only accept 'Santa Claus (Father Christmas)'
Use a better website.

December 18, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Quizlet Taking Money (under false pretences)

Be very careful with this company, they took money from me for a subscription even though I no longer use them and when I raised an issue with paypal, the case was refused because Quizlet claim they have delivered the product!
We no longer use it, my daughter has forgotten the login details so there is no way to unsubscribe....
Quizlet Please return my money!
Case # PP-R-QMC-551783858

November 29, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrendous company - poor customer service

This is a horrendous company with no way of contacting their customer service, everything is done through bots. They automatically renewed my son's one year subscription without his knowledge or my approval as account holder and took money from my credit card despite never using the account. They refuse to refund, even though many reputable companies will refund when they have automatically opted you in and extended the subscription without your knowledge. This is not a reputable company and should be avoided otherwise it will be a very costly experience.

October 9, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer support isn't focus on customer satisfactory

I checked the reviews beforehand, and I saw how bad is the reputation of the company. Since it is mainly about that the company isn't free anymore (which should be normal) I gave them a try.

Sadly I was dissappointed, customer support isn't focus on customer satisfactory. They lost thousands of euros because of this. After this surely will choose another company.

October 26, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It used to be my go to tool

It used to be my go to tool, but recently they changed a lot and turned it into a dysfunctional website that you pay for and barely works.

September 1, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Quizlet could be great but presently is not.

I've spent many hours, first creating several personal decks in Quizlet, then trying to move forward with spaced repetition. Alas with no success. I assumed that it is possible to use spaced repetition as the descriptive text on the web site is littered with statement extolling the benefits.

However I have found other users that are unable to find the benefits of spaced repetition within Quizlet. I have come to the conclusion it has GONE!

That’s pretty poor behaviour by the company.

My other adventures have fortunately proved useful - Anki Pro is looking good. But do avoid ordinary Anki. It’s full of bugs and great complexity, and is run by volunteers who will likely have insufficient time to invest in the product.

October 1, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I paid for Plus and spent eyears…

I paid for Plus and spent years setting up an elaborate set of flashcards to support a class. It is now almost useless to me- I cannot edit it, I cannot scroll through it, and my students cannot access it without paying for an account. This is really disappointing and I regret spending all my time building something intricate on a terrible, throttled, unscrupulous platform like this. Shame on you, Quizlet- you are ruining your brand equity!

September 8, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

how far they fall

This used to be a great website whos first priority was to support students. It was created by a 15 year old studying for their French test, who wanted other students to be able to benefit from it as he did, free of charge. Even when QuizletPlus was introduced, the free version was still making a massive impact in educating students of all socioeconomic backgrounds. Now, not only are many of the learning modes restricted to those without a paid membership, but the main "learn" feature is now limited to 5 rounds, after which you can never use it again. That's right - Quizlet is blatantly stopping students from being able to learn. It's truly shameful to see the executives violate and dishonor the very founding goals of Quizlet to further their own financial gain.

For the many students who are also frustrated at the recent immoral changes to the Quizlet website - Knowt.io is a seamless FREE alternative.

September 2, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

awful

awful, bombastic, disgraceful, upsetting, depressing, poor,bad,saddening,loathsome,regretful,rude,worse then anything

August 10, 2024
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I like quizlet on the desktop

I like quizlet on the desktop, but tablets for school are getting more and more common. I was very excited to be able to write out my flashcards instead of typing, but I didn't know that you cant create multiple choice answers on the app when you can on the desktop. It is very important that I make multiple choice answers for my notes so I really hope they can fix this for the app.

August 4, 2024
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