# Echo360 — user reviews > 128 indexed App Store user reviews of Echo360 by Echo360. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/echo360/id1025080850/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/echo360/id1025080850.md ## What do users think of Echo360? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 🚀 Simple to upload content - 🚀 Helpful for uploading on the go **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes - 🐛 Unreliable login and authentication - 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer devices and OS - 🔋 High data consumption for streaming - 🔋 Drains battery quickly - 🔒 Security concerns with expired credentials **Commonly reported bugs** - Login screen freezes - Playback issues when switching apps - Downloaded content disappearing - Incompatibility with certain devices and OS versions - Streaming quality and buffering problems **Most requested features** - Picture-in-picture mode - Background audio playback - Faster playback speeds - Improved offline viewing and download management - Better organization and sorting of lectures - Sync progress across devices - Annotation and note-taking features - Live lecture streaming support ## Newest reviews (19 of 128) ### 2/5 — Please bring back the audio only feature when choosing quality 🙏🏼 *2026-08-21, version 4.0* The update looks nice and is functionally better without having to re-login each time. Being able to listen to recordings from lectures as audio files only was invaluable though as a student for a uni that uses this application. I listened to lectures on commutes working full time etc; not being able to play videos without having the app open completely defeats the purpose of the phone app for me as I can’t use navigation or lock the screen anymore. ### 3/5 — Update broke the whole thing *2026-08-04, version 4.0* I really liked using this app for my university lectures, but the recent updates removed the ability to download content for offline viewing, which means I now can’t watch lectures on my two hour commute through an area without mobile service. Please add back the function to download content, as well as add back the ‘skip 10 seconds button’ and the 1.5x speed modifier, as both of these features are missing. ### 3/5 — Good but frequently crashes *2025-08-05, version 3.17* Simple and easy to understand UI, but often crashes when I’m casting to my smart tv ### 3/5 — Transcript *2025-01-02, version 3.17* Very useful for watching lectures on a mobile device however a transcript option doesn’t appear to be available (this option is available when I watch the same lecture on a pc) ? ### 2/5 — Video resets if you switch cameras *2024-08-15* Works if you only are looking at screen, if there’s a slideshow and a whiteboard to watch you can’t. The video only lets you watch one at once and if you try to switch to the other the video resets to the beginning. Good app except for this major bug ### 3/5 — Great Offline Access, but Needs Improved Sorting Features *2024-07-30, version 3.17* Just the fact that I can have all my lectures offline (if I download them) together is already good. However, I still hope that some of the features available on the website can be added as well, like the sort function. Currently, the lectures can only be sorted alphabetically; however, my class lectures aren’t sorted alphabetically in our syllabus. I really hope this can be fixed. ### 1/5 — Needs major improvements/revamp *2023-09-16, version 3.17* The app is convenient for students, but has no organization what so ever, no way to easily manage your downloads. The app needs to be updated to match current generation of apps and design to make it more user friendly. ASLO ADD A SEARCH FEATURE!!! ### 1/5 — If you want to spend more time logging on than listening to content: This app is for you *2023-09-02, version 3.17* - as the title, too much time spent logging in - downloads buggy and may crash app - downloaded content may not play offline - too much time 'fighting' the app to play the content Better off downloading the content elsewhere and adding it to a dedicated media player. ### 2/5 — Have to log in every single day *2023-08-31, version 3.17* I used to not mind the app, however the fact that I had to log in once every few days was annoying. I now have to log in every single day (if not multiple times a day) that I open the app- and it’s very annoying (especially since university log ins are multi-step processes). ### 1/5 — Garbage *2022-10-03, version 3.17* App feels like it hasn’t been updated in years. Cannot access live lectures. Useless Also needs PiP. ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2022-09-20, version 3.17* I have zero idea how to use this as an instructor. None of my videos display from my account, but on my PC they are clearly there. I want to upload a video from my iPad and once I select it, then what? This needs a lot of development in order to be useful. ### 1/5 — Why bother *2022-08-27, version 3.17* These people have one job… to create a platform that stores and play videos… they can’t even do that properly. The person that approved this as the default platform for my university should be prosecuted for corruption and gross negligence ### 1/5 — Not a great app! *2022-06-10, version 3.17* Hopeless just keeps logging off even after a few days of disuse. Very length process to log in after. Needs to fix the bugs ### 2/5 — One screen at a time? *2022-04-17, version 3.17* Can’t watch multi screen lectures ### 3/5 — Seems alright but it seems pretty obvious to get PiP *2022-02-23, version 3.17* It’s not hard to achieve, get Picture in Picture and the app will be far improved ### 2/5 — Needs some work *2021-11-25, version 3.17* App tends to crash frequently, causing you to lose your spot in your lectures. It also doesn't effectively save your spot in a lecture you may of already started it, it'll just restart again or start from the spot you were at before. ### 2/5 — Needs Picture-In-Picture *2021-11-07, version 3.17* The app works without issue for me, but it has very limited functionality. Please enable picture-in-picture mode. ### 1/5 — Unacceptable lack of PiP *2021-09-23, version 3.17* Ridiculous ### 4/5 — Good improvements to the app *2021-06-01, version 3.17* The app has been improved since last year, but it does occasionally restarts on its own so that has become a huge pain to deal with. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bring back downloads! *2026-08-07, version 4.0* This new update - so modern! So neat! Also messed up the ability to download videos and listen to them with your screen off. I like to take my notes and go for a walk with my lecture like a podcast, but this ruins the whole routine. Please change it back. PLEASE. ### 1/5 — Bruh *2026-08-04, version 4.0* Where is the 1.5x speed? ### 1/5 — Abandonware *2025-07-22, version 3.17* Looks the developers have abandoned this app entirely. Which wouldn’t be the end of the world of their web player worked properly on mobile devices, which it does not. Possibly the only browser video player today that does not fullscreen a video. There is also no launch link between mobile browser and this app which is quite ridiculous. ### 1/5 — Dislike! *2025-04-24, version 3.17* Very frustrating app, regularly crashes when skipping forwards/backwards, losing your place in the video. Seems to require re-authentication whenever I go to use it. Video player interface is clunky and slow to respond. Would recommend avoiding this app if possible 👎🏽 ### 1/5 — This app *2025-02-09, version 3.17* Is this really the best you can do? All the devs that were a part of this app development absolutely failed. This app barely works. Not sure who is in charge as far as development and budgeting but you absolutely missed the mark. For an app that’s supposed to help students, this is by far the most basic and yet is done poorly. Do you even read the reviews? It’s terrible. If I was a lead for an app or the company behind it, I would be ashamed to attach my name to this app. Hugely disappointing. Needs an overhaul. Also, posting copy and paste responses are of no help. Really shows how much care is placed on consumers… which is none. Issues list: Always logs you out for no reason / video quality is in 360p / audio quality is 2005 / app itself is extremely glitchy and consistently crashes / and many more. ### 1/5 — Won’t stay logged in *2025-01-18, version 3.17* The app will not stay logged in, and it does not take echo360 login. Only LMS login which is tied to two factor auto so every time I want to watch a new video I have to go through the whole process. It also does not work with any password manager like the one built into the iPhone so I have to manually fill out my password every time then 2FA and hope that does not close the app and restart the whole process like it sometimes does then I get maybe an hour and have to do it all over again ### 1/5 — Format is terrible. *2024-07-31, version 3.17* Format not user friendly. Please update this app. ### 1/5 — Frustrating to use *2024-03-18, version 3.17* Have to go through a lengthy sign-in process every time the app is opened. Ticking “remember me” does not appear to do anything. Also app defaults to the wrong semester - a minor flaw, but there is no way to change preferences in-app to fix this, and it becomes really annoying over time. App also randomly crashes from time to time. ### 1/5 — You’re kidding, right? *2024-02-07, version 3.17* What’s the point of downloading videos for offline use if they can’t be played when you’re OFFLINE? ### 1/5 — Videos *2024-01-17, version 3.17* The update is terrible - please fix it. The videos keep pausing and it’s really difficult to watch anything. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Much improved *2026-07-23, version 4.0* Significant improvement from the old version, would like to see background audio working but this is such a nicer experience. ### 5/5 — Works Great *2021-04-02, version 3.16* Just make sure to sign in through the website first, then you’ll be set. ### 5/5 — I can watch my lectures on my iPhone! *2021-03-09, version 3.16* All I had to do was log into my WPI account and I was good. I guess they fixed whatever errors were preventing people from doing that before or my school set something up idk, but it works and it is easier to sign into than canvas. Also looks like it has additional features additional features. Great job guys. ### 5/5 — Love it *2019-04-09, version 3.9* Works really well and I find that it’s better than using my web browser. Easy to find my uni lectures. Speed changes are also available. I haven’t had any issues so far and I’ve been using it for 6 weeks ### 5/5 — Brilliant for on the go *2019-03-13, version 3.9* Perfect, does everything it needs. ### 5/5 — Class on the go ! Love it *2018-11-19, version 3.9* This app continues to just get better and better . I love being able to catch my class content from wherever I am! ### 5/5 — Great app for keeping up with my classes *2018-06-27, version 2.22* Easy to use and the latest update made it even better. I don't need a pc in class anymore! Thanks for adding offline playback! ### 5/5 — Good app to accompany browser version *2018-03-27, version 2.21* Slides work very well and are organized in a simple manner. ### 5/5 — Love It! *2017-02-22, version 2.7* Really easy to use. It's simple to watch my course lectures on the go, and saves me from having to log onto a computer while studying! ### 5/5 — Super simple to upload! *2015-08-18, version 1.0* Love this app! I've been looking for an easy way to upload my content to Echo360 and this app makes it super simple. --- *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 2026-08-27.*