# Main Idea - Short Texts: — user reviews > 12 indexed App Store user reviews of Main Idea by Janine Toole, rated 3.70/5 from 3 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/main-idea-short-texts/id916386000/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/main-idea-short-texts/id916386000.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 0 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Starts well but….. *2023-10-17* I bought this app because the trial version (Levels 1-3) are graduated in difficulty and are so helpful for kids with language disorder. However, once I purchased the full version I discovered that Level 5 reverts to the same difficulty level as Level 1. This is such a shame as this app has so much potential. I am gutted that I paid for it as it does not do what it promised. ### 1/5 — Much too simple *2022-02-25* For a two-sentence writing passage, several questions are asked, but all the questions have the same two choices for answers, and the same choice is the correct answer for every question. Minimal reading comprehension is required to choose the right answer. ### 1/5 — This app is ok and needs a lot of work and has a lot of issues *2016-01-27* I downloaded this app thinking it would be a great app. I was proven wrong when I started using the app. I don't really like a thing about the app. I can give a lot of things that I dislike about this app. First, the text answer are always the same. No matter the answer is the same. Also, the texts should be a bit longer and harder. I would change how long the texts are and how hard they are. In my opinion this all needs a lot of work before I can give it more than one star. ### 1/5 — Wrong answers *2015-04-14* It counts a few correct answers as wrong nearly every set. Very frustrating! ### 2/5 — Confusing *2019-06-27* We are using during summer to strengthen writing skills. But I totally disagree with a lot of these answers. There will be one sentence shown. The answers that show as correct are not included in the sentence. They are included in the longer passage at the top. This happens often and I consider your answers incorrect. How can I use this as a learning tool when I disagree? ### 2/5 — Tricky *2017-05-05* So many gotcha moments in this. I have this for my students, and even I can't get through a level without mistakes. Did the text mention bacon? Well- sort of. It was about bacon and cooking bacon but it didn't say bacon in the excerpt. Several students have felt very disheartened by this game. Some of the other apps by this maker are more clear, but there are many glitches. Petty expensive for an app still in beta test mode. If an adult can't win, how is a struggling student going to feel with a whole row of xxxxxxx ? I'm a tad frustrated ### 2/5 — I loved this app until I upgraded *2016-05-04* I loved this app so much that I wanted to upgrade to unlock all the levels but when I did it crashed. Now it's not working at all😕. ### 4/5 — Awesome app! *2016-03-15* The reason why I got this app was because I saw a friend playing it, and it looked fun. This app is good for learning main idea. One thing that was annoying with this app was it had super slow loading time. I would recommend this app to anyone who is open to the learning experience. ### 5/5 — Great app! *2018-06-28* I’m a speech language pathologist, and I’ve often used this app to help reinforce and practice the concept of Main Idea with my students. They especially love to earn all 3 stars! ### 5/5 — Excellent and fun *2015-02-22, version 2.0* I am an avid reader and wished we had this as a kid. A must for every parent! Worth every penny! ## Most praised reviews (2 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — goog *2015-01-29* i think this app has done a wonderful job helping children develop the ability to speed read. challenged ones it gives them the confidence that they can read as fast as normal kids. useful app for me and my son. My son really likes this app and he usually uses this application everyday to prepare his reading. This app helps him improve his reading skill better ### 5/5 — Thanks Team *2015-01-27* Thanks for making the useful app for me and my son. My son really likes this app and he usually uses this application everyday to prepare his reading. This app helps him improve his reading skill better --- *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 2026-06-03.*