# Design+Code — user reviews

> 85 indexed App Store user reviews of Design+Code by Shadowness Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 1,103 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/design-plus-code/id1281776514/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/design-plus-code/id1281776514.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 946 · 4★ 72 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 21 · 1★ 41

## What do users think of Design+Code?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 💯 Excellent course content
- 👍 Amazing user experience
- 🎨 Beautiful UI and animations
- 🔥 Mind-blowing interface
- 📚 Comprehensive and well-curated resources

**Cons**

- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- ⚠️ Outdated content
- 🔒 Login and subscription issues
- 📱 App not synced with website
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find content

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Portrait mode doesn't work for videos
- Search function not working
- Favorite courses not syncing between app and website
- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Incompatible with certain devices and iOS versions

**Most requested features**

- Ability to adjust playback speed
- Better progress tracking and bookmarking
- Seamless integration between app and website
- More advanced and up-to-date content

## Newest reviews (10 of 85)

### 3/5 — Out of sync

*2025-03-25, version 2.0.2*

You need to go to their website to watch the latest content

### 3/5 — Best prototyping but bugs

*2024-01-15, version 2.0.2*

Portrait mode doesn't work for videos

### 4/5 — Content on Web is great, some issues with app

*2023-12-07, version 2.0.2*

This is a great quality content, I am very happy with the courses, everything is working great on the website, but on iOS and iPadOS app there are some bugs:

1- Search Control doesn’t work. It’s take you out to profile screen.
2- Favorite saved from web are not showing on App.
3- Updated courses on Website doesn’t appear on App.
4- When you are watching videos on landscape and you change to portrait, the video close itself and take you to profile screen.
5- App need to be updated.

That’s some issues I found at this moment.

I hope the developer can update the app and fix it!

### 3/5 — Good app, but a little buggy

*2023-07-07, version 2.0.2*

Overall I like the app, but there are a lot of little bugs as you’re navigating through courses. I actually prefer just visiting the website.

### 2/5 — Bad app

*2023-06-14, version 2.0.2*

I don’t think this is a good app.
You cannot learn anything past the first chapter, which doesn’t teach you any coding, without a membership. Courses are hard to find and there are no filters to find the one you want. 
I would give this app a one star, if not for how visually appealing this app is.
More to the bad, this app doesn’t have a good way to see what chapter you are working on or how much progress you have made.
There is also a bug, where when I favorite the courses, it doesn’t show up as a favorite in settings.

### 4/5 — Not all content is shown in this app

*2023-06-09, version 2.0.2*

I love the application but there are courses that only appeared on the web site

### 2/5 — Hard to pick up where i left off

*2022-02-21, version 2.0.2*

The web version of the app is better than the iPad version. Oddly enough the courses are great and i use them as references but this iPad app feels like an afterthought.

### 3/5 — Can’t adjust playback speed

*2021-10-23, version 2.0.2*

I really wanted to use this app to learn design but there was no option to adjust playback speed. I like to watch videos in 2x speed. Seems like such a simple feature to add. Such a shame

### 4/5 — Great app but can’t login

*2021-02-05, version 1.0.17*

Beautiful app and awesome lessons, but unfortunately I can’t login to my account that works fine on the web.

### 1/5 — So many bugs

*2021-01-18, version 1.0.17*

I paid for a months subscription, and It won’t let me use the app! There are so many bugs such as images not popping up and the login feature not working. The app is beautiful, but the bugs ruin it :(

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Bug & Not Updated

*2023-09-24, version 2.0.2*

Full of bugs and doesn’t match with website content

### 1/5 — can’t Even do any thing

*2023-07-27, version 2.0.2*

I hate this so much so I look in the App Store for a code and program app and I was looking and I founnd this one so I open it and I thought it was going to be fun and teach me stuff so I sent the request to my daddy and he said that i would need to pay when I opened it there was no paying so I was super happy then I watched the first video and I tried to do it then when I was tapping things nothing happened now here I am I hate this app so much don’t download this app warning from Mila

### 1/5 — This app is buggy

*2023-03-12, version 2.0.2*

You have to tap twice to get into a course.  You also can’t access the latest content and have to go use your browser.  I wish they did a better job with this app.  As a paying subscriber, it is quite frustrating.  How can they teach when they can’t even fix their own apps?

### 1/5 — DO NOT GET THIS APP

*2022-11-05, version 2.0.2*

This app does not work on iPad Air 10.9 5th gen on iOS 16. When selecting courses it just boots you back to the home page.

### 1/5 — Download

*2022-04-22, version 2.0.2*

Bad experience with download … low quality video and most of the time have to tap multiples times till download started

### 1/5 — Is there any way to buy subscription in app purchase?

*2021-12-28, version 2.0.2*

There is no way to buy subscription in app. The developper unfortunately limited buying subscription to website purchase.

### 1/5 — Stuck in settings

*2021-09-28, version 2.0.2*

Can’t back in main screen with all courses. Stuck in settings, no “back arrows” or alternative, tried every button - not working. Just wanted to check what do you have

### 1/5 — Can’t login

*2021-05-26, version 1.0.17*

Can login on web just fine. Can’t on app. Sigh….

### 1/5 — Ne sert pas son propos

*2021-03-07*

Pour une app qui veut enseigner le design UI/UX l’expérience est tout sauf fluide : plantage à l’abonnement, impossible d’utiliser le bouton login qui disparaît dès qu’on essaie de l’atteindre, images qui ne se chargent pas dans les cours, etc.
A noter également que l’abonnement dans cette app est dissocié de celui du site web, il ne vous donnera pas accès au contenu du site.
Bref, très mauvaise expérience.

**Developer response:** Nous avons une nouvelle version de l'application qui devrait résoudre les problèmes mentionnés. Merci pour votre commentaire.

### 1/5 — Data not updated

*2021-02-19*

Please update the data. 

The Website has more content then here!!!!

**Developer response:** Hi, we just released a new version of the app that will sync all the new content. Please let us know if this solves your issue. Thank you for your feedback!

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Excellent course giving designers and developers a complete tool set!

*2024-12-12, version 2.0.2*

I had been looking for a course covering these topics for several months then I discovered this one day and I was given all the tools to become a developer and likewise the developer on my team has all the tools he needs to design UIs. Thanks to the DesignCode team for this excellent suite.

### 5/5 — User experience is amazing 😃

*2024-04-23, version 2.0.2*

Great UI beautiful app

### 5/5 — Actually amazing

*2023-06-03, version 2.0.2*

It’s hard to convey in words how great the Design+ Code team is. Their content goes above and beyond your typical tech tutorial.

### 5/5 — Great!!!

*2022-01-25, version 2.0.2*

This app is the best! I have always wanted to make my own games and now I am able to do it. It is by far an amazing app. Thank you game creators!

### 5/5 — Best

*2022-01-19*

All free thx so much

### 5/5 — Love the content

*2022-01-13, version 2.0.2*

I follow the YouTube channel too. I really love every video. And the app is just so beautiful.

### 5/5 — Great courses

*2022-01-11, version 2.0.2*

Great courses. Very well thought out. Worth subscribing.

### 5/5 — Absolutely beautiful

*2021-12-11, version 2.0.2*

What an app! I love the look and feel of everything, props to the team. I purchased due to the react and native content but I’m surprised at what there actually is. 

These are the developers I aspire to be like. I’m not easy to teach and have to break every single thing down, the react courses and their layouts are extremely helpful

### 5/5 — UI

*2021-07-17, version 2.0.0*

Never seen before like this animation and ui

### 5/5 — Issue with Login

*2021-05-01, version 1.0.17*

Thank you so much for your great work. The app is awesome🔥 
I have a subscription on website but using those credentials, I am not able to login here in app ( 
Please look into the matter. 
Thanks 🙏

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