# 1L — user reviews > 26 indexed App Store user reviews of 1L by TestMax, Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 314 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/1l/id826828514/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/1l/id826828514.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 272 · 4★ 21 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 15 ## What do users think of 1L? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Great for 1L studies - 👍 Helps with bar prep - 👍 Wonderful structure and quality - 👍 Loved the flashcards - 👍 Best study aid - 👍 Efficient preparation - 👍 Good for clarifying lectures - 👍 Augments own outlines - 👍 Great for commuters - 👍 Amazing supplement - 👍 Helpful lectures and hypotheticals - 👍 Excellent resource - 👍 Cost-effective solution - 👍 Good study aid - 👍 Well-organized and up-to-date - 👍 Excellent for studying American law - 👍 Inspirational and informative **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes frequently - 🐛 Unusable due to crashes - 🐛 Disappointing performance - 🐛 Glitchy multiple choice section - 🐛 Difficult to navigate MCQs - 🐛 Inconsistent number of MCQs per course - 🐛 Videos vary in quality - 🐛 Not detailed enough - 🐛 Overpriced for current functionality - 🐛 Auto-payment only, no month-to-month - 🐛 Crashes before first flashcard - 🐛 Subscription required for basic access - 🐛 Lectures often unplayable - 🐛 Trouble cancelling subscription - 🐛 Misleading advertising about subscription cost - 🐛 No free content available **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes after 10 seconds - App crashes every time tried - App always crashes - App crashes immediately and will not open - App crashes before first flashcard is displayed - App freezes - App crashes when opening flashcard set or outline - Lectures often unplayable - Login requires Apple ID confirmation every time - Swiping left and right in MCQs has issues - Seeing correct answer after finishing MCQs has issues **Most requested features** - Allow MCQs per area again - Fix update that includes all questions - Develop more difficult questions - Fix glitches in multiple choice section - Offer month-to-month payment option - Allow computer access - Provide clearer cancellation instructions ## Newest reviews (6 of 26) ### 4/5 — Good but sometimes frustrating *2019-07-29, version 1.2.2* For some reason it is often unable to play lectures. Maybe something with software? Otherwise I’ve really enjoyed the app. ### 5/5 — Priced Right *2018-05-07, version 1.2.2* I feel this product is a good study aid and support to go along with my day to day study. I am an online student. I feel the extra lecture and questions. Are good reinforcement for me LadyK Dennis ### 3/5 — Great Resource, but trouble cancelling account *2017-12-21, version 1.2.1* I loved using this while studying but now I don’t need it anymore and can’t figure out how to cancel my subscription. Hoping to get some help here after contacting support and not hearing anything. ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2017-11-19, version 1.2.1* This app has so much info! Well organized and up-to-date!! ### 5/5 — Excelent for studying american law *2017-11-12, version 1.2* As an international lawyer, I think they did a very good job in summarizing the experience of 1L! ### 5/5 — Amazing for law students *2017-10-01, version 1.0.1* If you're in your first year of law school, this is a *MUST* ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Unusable! *2023-08-21, version 2023.04* The app crashes after 10 seconds of opening. ### 1/5 — CRASH course *2023-07-18, version 2023.04* App is unusable. It has crashed every single time I’ve tried to use it. I’m sure the content is good, but I’ll never get to find out. Will try again if that ever gets fixed, but not paying for something that doesn’t work ☹️ ### 1/5 — Crashes Worthless *2021-02-03, version 2020.04* Thus app is horrid. I have had bit for months and it always crashes. I reset the iPad - complete wipe (network and settings). This app really is a disappointment. ### 1/5 — Mcq *2020-05-26, version 2020.02* Why can’t we do mcqs per area anymore? For example in torts before I can choose to review an area. Now you include all questions. Please fix this. I don’t like this update ### 1/5 — Crashes immediately and previous issues *2020-04-12, version 2020.01* It looks like they updated it about a week ago. The app now crashes and will not open at all. I just restored my phone to factory default settings, most up to date OS, and reinstalled the app, so the problem is not on my end. Prior to this, it asked me to log in with my Apple ID to confirm my subscription EVERY SINGLE TIME I OPENED THE APP, including if I kept it open and returned to the home screen. Support was unhelpful and just kept repeating to uninstall, reinstall, and update my iOS, none of which worked. Functions within the app worked okay, when I was able to use them, but for the high price I expected more, and will obviously unsubscribe now that I am getting zero content for my money since the app does not even open. ### 1/5 — Glitch Hell *2019-11-06, version 2019.2* Complete garbage! When you finally get past MULTIPLE sign in attempts, download 14 flash cards... the app crashes before the first card is displayed. Oh yah, they wanna lock you in for 25 bucks a month before you can get far enough into the app to see it crash. ### 1/5 — Too bad it’s unusable because it only crashes *2019-11-06, version 2019.2* I was excited to have something that could work on my phone but nothing would work. It freezes and when I try to open a flash card set or an outline it just crashes. Basically useless. 🤙 ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2019-08-27, version 1.2.2* DO NOT waste your money. Find another app because the information within this program can be found for free in other apps and YouTube ### 2/5 — Just okay, not worth the $ *2019-12-10, version 2019.5* Not great. If you are considering the product for the law in a flash cards, it makes more sense to buy the physical flash cards and resell. In terms of other things 1L offers, the outlines are okay, but not exceptionally good and pretty comparable to other competitors out there. I found the multiple choice section is very glitchy and difficult to navigate (swiping left and right has issues, seeing the correct answer after finishing a portion has issues) Although the questions are okay (although they tend to be too easy for a standard law school course), there’s a huge disparity between how many are offered for each course (some have 100+ questions while civ pro has only 14 questions). The quality of each video course (torts, contracts, civil procedure) varies by the person teaching it, but overall, it does not go into as much detail as I would have liked. I think this app has the potential to be better, especially by developing more difficult questions and fixing all the glitches in the multiple choice. Right now, there are better products out there that in my opinion will prepare you. I’m a bit disappointed because I expected more for the price. Also, it is very easy to overspend because they only have an auto payment option and not month to month. ### 2/5 — Misleading advertising *2017-10-13, version 1.1* There was no indication in the social media ads or in the App Store description that a "subscription" would be necessary or cost so much money. I expected in-app purchases, but I thought there would at least be SOMETHING available for free. That's generally what I expect when I download a free app. Instead, I was invited to make an account and only AFTERWARDS learned of the price. I was looking forward to checking out what the app had to offer, so that was an unpleasant and disappointing surprise. The app itself looks wonderful, but I never would have downloaded it if I knew it cost so much. I'm displeased the advertisements were not upfront about that. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great *2021-11-13, version 2021.04* Really helping study for 1L ! ### 5/5 — Love this course *2020-10-30, version 2020.04* Very different to my previous Bar course. The structure and quality of the notes and lectures is wonderful. Loved the flash cards. I would highly recommend this course. ### 5/5 — Best Study Aid *2020-09-22, version 2020.04* #1 reason I finished at the top of my class. ### 5/5 — 1L is top of the life and an efficient way to preparing for your 1L *2020-04-28, version 2020.01* I was preparing to ask my parents to pay for BARBRI or some other program dedicated to prepping me for my 1L semester at KU Law. However, they were kind enough to purchase a lifetime membership to LSATmax, which entitled me free usage of the 1L program. I‘m grateful and feel more prepared for this upcoming fall semester. ### 5/5 — Very helpful *2019-11-26, version 2019.4* It’s a good tool for clarifying things from confusing or complicated lectures. Essentially saying the same thing as your professor, just in a slightly different way. But it’s real worth has been prepping for finals and augmenting my own outlines. ### 5/5 — GOAT *2019-10-11, version 1.2.2* Got me to the top of my class. It’s my secret weapon when it comes down to the pre-finals grind. Rule statement honeypot. I never review apps - I just got my property 2 grade back and I owe it all to this app ### 5/5 — Very helpful for student commuters *2019-01-23, version 1.2.2* Used it for one semester on the train to get A. ### 5/5 — Amazing supplement to your law studies! *2018-09-25, version 1.2.2* I’m doing a law office study program and this app is a life savor! The lectures are great and I especially use the MBE questions throughout the day. Highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Highly recommend!! *2018-09-04, version 1.2.2* Honestly one of the best study aids out there. I love that I can quiz myself at any time and place (So long as I have my phone), the lectures are very helpful and the hypotheticals are great. The only con is that I cannot get access through the computer, but having it on my phone has its own benefits. ### 5/5 — Excellent Resource! *2018-08-02, version 1.2.2* Excellent resource that supplements your legal education and prepares you for exams. Barmax also offers comprehensive bar review programs. Overall, this a cost effective solution and has helped me master substantive legal subjects. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-15.*