# BJJ Roadmap — user reviews

> 100 indexed App Store user reviews of BJJ Roadmap by Grapplearts Enterprises Inc., rated 3.90/5 from 62 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bjj-roadmap/id864289023/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bjj-roadmap/id864289023.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 39 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 14

## What do users think of BJJ Roadmap?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 📚 Comprehensive BJJ fundamentals curriculum
- 👨‍🏫 Clear and concise instruction from expert Stephen Kesting
- 💰 Excellent value with extensive free content
- 📱 Easy-to-use interface and navigation
- 🎥 High-quality video production and multi-angle demonstrations
- 🧠 Concept-oriented teaching approach
- ⭐ Highly recommended for beginners
- 🎓 Structured roadmap for learning BJJ
- 🤝 Responsive customer support
- 📖 Complements live training effectively

**Cons**

- 🐛 Videos fail to load or play (most critical issue)
- 🔊 Audio/sound not working on multiple devices
- 📧 Promised e-books not delivered
- 💳 Pricing discrepancies between app store and app
- 🔄 App compatibility issues with iOS updates
- ❌ Blank/black screens on some devices
- ⚠️ Limited submission content in base version
- 🚫 App crashes or becomes unresponsive

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Videos won't load or play (recurring across multiple iOS versions)
- No audio/sound in videos on iPhone and iPad
- Error loading video messages
- Blank white or black screens preventing video playback
- App incompatibility with iOS 14 and iOS 18
- E-book delivery failure after email signup
- Video playback issues after iOS updates
- App crashes on reinstall attempts

**Most requested features**

- Auto-play transition between videos
- In-depth submission explanations
- Self-defense curriculum integration
- Offline video downloading capability

## Newest reviews (10 of 100)

### 4/5 — Videos don’t work any more. 🤨

*2026-02-24, version 1.9*

Fantastic app until it stopped working

### 3/5 — Love the app, videos no longer working

*2025-10-31, version 1.9*

I like being able to view the content at work but videos no longer loading on multiple iOS devices including the paid content

### 4/5 — Videos no longer working

*2020-11-02, version 1.4*

Hi team,

Was an amazing app and taught me a lot until the recent iOS update where the videos no longer work.  Can you fix this please?

### 1/5 — App doesn’t work!

*2020-10-18, version 1.4*

Can’t really rate it’s content. Was excited about the app but it doesn’t work on my iPhone or my iPad.

### 1/5 — Won’t load videos

*2020-10-13*

I payed for the extra positions and then when trying to open the videos they won’t load. Restarted the phone and still doesn’t work.

### 1/5 — Didn’t work for me on iOS 14

*2020-10-06, version 1.4*

No Audionor video on iPhone 11 ios14

### 3/5 — They don’t play the videos I deleted the app and restarted my phone 🤷🏻‍♂️

*2020-10-05*

They don’t play the videos I deleted the app and restarted my phone 🤷🏻‍♂️

### 5/5 — Great!!!

*2019-11-29*

Stephan has the most relaxed and comprehensive way of teaching a very hard subject.

I like how he brings in other practitioners to show their take on the many different facets of BJJ.
Thank you Stephan!!🤼‍♂️

The very Best!

### 5/5 — Highly recommended

*2019-11-27*

I have been recommending this app to friends for years. They have advised me that they too found it to be an invaluable resource when starting BJJ.

### 5/5 — Efficient, clear and relevant resource for BJJ newbies

*2018-10-23*

Great introductory resource for new BJJ practitioners.  It compliments and reinforces what I learn in the dojo.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — WTH

*2026-06-05, version 1.9*

Use to be a decent app, now none of the videos play. Lost all of my purchases.

### 1/5 — Stopped working

*2026-04-17, version 1.9*

Brilliant until it stopped working. Please fix the app.

### 1/5 — Wasted my time

*2026-03-07*

Downloaded app and gave my email for the free e-book. The videos in the app don’t play (“error loading video”) and no link to the e-book has been sent. A total waste of my time and wasted space on my device.

### 1/5 — Error Loading

*2025-11-20*

The app worked until it stopped loading videos.  Error loading videos.  Is there a problem loading from the server? Can this be resolved please?

### 1/5 — Videos won't load, os 18 on iPhone 14 Pro. Kesting's instructionals are amazing - I wish it worked

*2025-10-25, version 1.9*

As described

### 1/5 — Videos used to work. Purchased the extra videos. Content was good. But the videos don’t work anymore

*2025-10-18*

Detail in the title. The videos don’t work on my device anymore. I tried downloading the app on my wife’s phone and they don’t work either. What’s going on? I purchased to unlock the extra content

### 1/5 — Videos won’t play

*2025-09-26, version 1.9*

Videos won’t play

### 1/5 — Videos won’t play

*2025-08-20, version 1.9*

This app has great potential! But the developer is straight trash. DO NOT DOWNLOAD UNLESS YOU WANT TO THROW YOUR PHONE ACROSS TBE ROOM.

### 1/5 — Bug!

*2020-11-07*

Bought the extra material but literally no video is opening on my phone or iPad, and I tried reinstalling the app, and restarting both devices. Something is desperately wrong with this app, and it needs a bug fix ASAP. If the app is actually working , I’m sure it would be great. But as of now, I paid 15 bucks for something that shows a blank black screen on my phone, and a blank white screen on my iPad.

### 1/5 — Not loading

*2020-10-28, version 1.4*

Videos don’t load anymore😒

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Required.

*2024-01-04, version 1.5*

This app is a requirement for my beginners students. Thanks Stephen.

### 5/5 — Great Value

*2023-05-06*

Big fan of Stephan and his martial arts and martial arts adjacent content. What’s more, this app includes enough free content to keep a purple belt busy for a long time, which would costs $1000s elsewhere.

### 5/5 — Excellent product

*2022-07-25*

Learning BJJ is like learning a new language.  You can learn a few words or phrases but without knowing how to out them together, you can’t communicate.   These videos help teach the beginner how to put things together and speak the language of BJJ.

### 5/5 — Great

*2022-05-25*

Love it. Just click on the position and you’ll get a list of defensive and offensive moves from both the top and bottom from the position. Steven does a great job demonstrating and explaining each. Make another app where you give in depth submissions explanations! I’ll pay $$$.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2020-12-21*

I am a black belt in karate but wanted to go into MMA where I would require at least some knowledge of the ground game and this helped a ton

### 5/5 — Amazing customer service

*2020-11-19*

There was a temporary glitch in the compatibility of my phone and the app so I contacted customer service. Amber responded very quickly and provided me with free access to the online version, while keeping me in the loop regarding the repair of the glitch. Then followed up without prompting when it was complete! And this is all for a completely free product! Really appreciated it, and the instructional are great too. Very happy with my experience here. Thanks!

### 5/5 — Clear and concise. Highly recommend!

*2020-05-31*

Kesting is a pro.

### 5/5 — Brilliant Instructional

*2020-03-13, version 1.4*

Love the techniques and insights!

### 5/5 — Great tool

*2020-02-27*

I used this app to review and learn sone moves that I could really apply on the mats.
Highly recommend.

### 5/5 — AMAZING

*2019-12-21*

I’m recommending this app to everyone even beginners it works great and is good for any age!!! My daughter loves it

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