# Halo Learn — Get Halo Alerts on your mobile

> Mobile companion for Halo Learn LMS, providing real-time push notifications for educational events. (iPhone/iPad app by Grand Canyon University.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halo-learn/id6742205614 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Grand Canyon University](https://appshunter.io/developer/816415735)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 1.89/5 from 55 App Store ratings · 64 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 31 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2025-05-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halo-learn/id6742205614/reviews.md

## What is Halo Learn?

The Halo Learn mobile app is designed as a companion application for all students and faculty using the Halo Learn Management System (LMS). The primary objective of the application is to provide near real-time push notifications for events identified by the user. This mobile app is designed to keep you connected to your Halo classroom with Halo Alerts, ensuring you stay up-to-date with the latest classroom alerts while on the go. This app is not intended to replace the Halo Learn website.

Once you install the Halo Learn mobile app, be sure to enable Halo Alerts for your account by clicking on the ‘My Halo Settings’ link under the No Halo Alerts message. Students and Faculty can elect to receive several different Halo Alert messages in the mobile app. Both faculty and students can elect to receive alerts when new private messages and new announcements are posted. Halo students can choose to receive alerts when assessment grades are published, assessments are reassigned, and new group collaboration messages are posted for group assignments. Both students and faculty can expect additional alert types to be added later in the year.

All alerts in Halo are opt-in, giving you the flexibility to choose which alerts to receive and on which devices. You can easily adjust your alert preferences directly in the mobile app or on the Halo website. Please note that you must have an active Halo Learn account with GCU or a GCU partner school to use the Halo Learn mobile app.

## Key features

- Real-time push notifications
- Customizable alert preferences
- New private message alerts
- New announcement alerts
- Assessment grade notifications
- Group assignment alerts

## What do users think of Halo Learn?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Useful notifications

**Cons**

- 🤖 Lacks full functionality
- 🔗 Redirects to web browser
- 🤔 Feels underdeveloped
- 🔍 Limited features

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Inefficient user experience
- Defeats the purpose of having a dedicated app

**Most requested features**

- Ability to view course content directly in the app
- Simplified version of the portal
- Integrated access to classes, grades, and assignments

## Recent user reviews (10 of 64)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halo-learn/id6742205614/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Extra Steps

*2026-08-10, version 1.0.3*

The App is literally just a middle man between you and the internet page. 
App just opens up the safari page.

### 1/5 — Useless

*2026-07-27, version 1.0.3*

App sends notifications but doesn’t open so you can see anything. I still have to log into my computer🤦🏽‍♀️

### 1/5 — It needs to be fixed

*2026-07-25, version 1.0.3*

Like the title says it needs to be fixed, I’ve had to uninstall and redownload it just to get off the greeting page, there has to be a bug or something or it’s simply not working. Either way it needs to be fixed because as good as it is to check grades and message classmates on the go if it doesn’t even load it’s not worth downloading.

### 1/5 — Halo app GCU

*2026-07-09, version 1.0.3*

As soon as I downloaded the app, I can’t open it. It just stays on the purple frozen screen doesn’t let me login or anything.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2026-06-30, version 1.0.3*

The app worked when I first downloaded it but has not worked at all ever since.

### 3/5 — Recent Issues

*2026-06-16, version 1.0.3*

I had been enjoying the app until a few days ago. It won’t load past the purple screen. I love it because I get notifications when the professor posts, grades posted, and I can also reply to classmates. Please fix the bug! I just uninstalled and reinstalling hopefully just works. #fingerscrossed

### 1/5 — Please Fix App

*2026-06-14, version 1.0.3*

The app worked for a couple of weeks, but now it won’t load when I open the app. I’ve deleted the app and reinstalled it hoping it would fix the issue but it is still the same. Please fix!

### 2/5 — Does not open

*2026-06-08, version 1.0.3*

A year ago when I first started with GCU this was a blessing to have. Now that I try to use it, it just stays frozen and never opens. It’s frustrating because I used to use this religiously for my homework when I was on the go and couldn’t bring a clunky laptop. Please fix whatever is causing this issue. It worked temporarily when I deleted the app and reinstalled it but then it stopped.

### 2/5 — Fine, when it works

*2026-06-03, version 1.0.3*

I find myself having to frequently delete and redownload the app, lest I become trapped on the Purple Logo Screen of Eternity.
Otherwise, the functionality is clunky but you can respond to last-minute discussion posts as necessary, send messages, and view grades.

### 1/5 — Useless

*2026-06-03, version 1.0.3*

This app seems pretty useless. It’s nothing like canvas or other school applications. It’s just an app that launches your internet browser for you to your schools website instead of you typing it in manually. Nothing helpful

## Frequently asked questions about Halo Learn

### What does the Halo Learn mobile app do?

The Halo Learn mobile app acts as a companion to the Halo Learn Management System (LMS). Its main purpose is to deliver near real-time push notifications for various events within your courses, helping you stay updated on important classroom activities.

### What kind of alerts can I receive?

You can receive alerts for new private messages, new announcements, assessment grades, reassigned assessments, and new group collaboration messages for group assignments. More alert types are planned for future updates.

### Is the Halo Learn mobile app free to use?

Yes, the Halo Learn mobile app is free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the application's description.

### Who can use the Halo Learn mobile app?

This app is intended for students and faculty who have an active Halo Learn account with GCU or a GCU partner school. You will need to log in with your existing credentials to access its features.

### How do I customize my notifications?

You can easily adjust your alert preferences directly within the mobile app by navigating to 'My Halo Settings' or on the Halo Learn website. All alerts are opt-in, giving you full control over which notifications you receive.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2025-09-04

Improvements: 
- Update user login message if the user does have an account but no active classes in Halo to "Error: Classroom error: No active classes found for user in Halo."
- Update the mobile app to use the new class colors for fall 2025

### 1.0.1 — 2025-06-20

In this release, we addressed several user-reported bugs, including one that caused users to intermittently receive an 'Unexpected Error' when logging into their Halo account in the mobile app and one that prevented the mobile device from being removed from the device list correctly when uninstalling and reinstalling the mobile app on their mobile device. We also improved the way the Halo Learn mobile app loads to prevent an issue related to a font not loading correctly, causing the app to crash for a small number of users.

### 1.0.0 — 2025-05-20

No release notes.

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