Annoying bug
everytime you tab out the app, or if it you experience even the most minor connective issues, it logs you out of your session and resets your entire process. talk about being annoying.
App crashes unexpectedly mid-lesson
This app is so frustrating. It worked fairly well for a while and now it just crashes unexpectedly when my kids are in the middle of a lesson. So then they have to start over. The app won’t stop crashing now, even though it’s up to date, so we can’t use it anymore. We’re also really frustrated at the abundance of YouTube ads that are coming during lessons with YT videos. We didn’t used to have ads pop up. Now the kids have to watch 30-50 seconds of ads (not always age-appropriate) before they can watch a 5 minute embedded YT video.
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It’s great besides a few things
I love Nearpod even though it is great for math it’s sometimes laggy and when I play games on Nearpod it kicks me off.
Do not buy or use
not suitable for children this word has very innapropriate images and words. Also ear rape
Renaissance Seems to Have Ruined It
Functionality and reliability of the app have really gone downhill since Renaissance took over. New layout is terrible.
Terrible
The timer blocks part of the question. Cant move anything around and is not user friendly at all.
An App in Decline
I’m a professor. Nearpod used to be awesome and was a critical part of my class. However, bugs have become more common to the point that I can’t really rely on it for a great classroom experience. Renaissance bought them and it looks like there’s not much of a committment anymore. QA/QC is badly lacking and nobody really seems to care about the product anymore. Disappointing.
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Can't Login with Google
My school uses Login with Google. I have no other way to login and when I try to sign in, it says "This request does not comply with Google’s ”Use secure browsers” policy."
Amazing Game!
We didn’t have laptops in class, so we just used our phones. But, it is not very suitable for mobile devices. But, the slideshow itself didn’t have any bugs. The tower game was really fun, I got first place! Amazing game, Nearpod!
Horrible
Nearpod is amazing to use in the classroom but once you have to use the app it’s horrible it doesn’t work at all it just says use a bigger screen I can’t even download
doesn’t even work…
The app didn’t even let me sign in. This is the most USELESS app ever, and it’s not even for something I want to do anyways… Do better and fix the sign in issue.
Do not implement in your classroom or business
This app is terrible. You have to use it in landscape and more than half the time, you can’t navigate the page you’re on. Very poor user interface. Find something better or the developers need a huge update to optimize this app.
I hate it
I hate it
Nearpod does the hard work
Nearpod is asking for student class codes. why does Nearpod ask for student class codes? we’re gonna find out why nearpod is asking for student class code. nearpod is asking for student class codes because students are joining nearpod lesson’s. Students want to join nearpod lessons so they can use their class code to join nearpod lessons. keep doing the hard work nearpod.
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Nearpod Hates Teachers
Don’t use if you’re a teacher. Currently, the mobile app completely crashes as soon as you press “explore.” If you try to use the Chrome website, it will prompt you to download the app with no ability to proceed otherwise. And then you see the cycle. Nearpod clearly does not care about supporting teachers, and I will be encouraging my fellow districts to stop using it.
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Bad
Nearpod has been one of the most frustrating, unreliable, and disappointing tools I have ever encountered. I cannot overstate just how many problems this platform has and how difficult it makes even the simplest of tasks. It’s supposed to be a solution for enhancing classroom engagement and creating interactive learning experiences, but it ends up being more of a barrier to effective teaching than a benefit. The platform is riddled with issues, from a clunky and outdated user interface to constant technical failures that derail lessons, waste time, and frustrate both educators and students alike.
The interface is one of the worst I’ve ever used. It’s not intuitive, it’s not easy to navigate, and it takes far too many steps to complete even the most basic functions. Setting up a lesson is a chore that feels unnecessarily complex. You’d think a platform designed for educators would prioritize ease of use, but Nearpod seems determined to make everything as difficult as possible. There’s no logical flow to the way the menus and options are organized, so you end up wasting precious time just trying to figure out where things are. This is especially frustrating when you’re working under time constraints or trying to adapt a lesson on the fly. The platform seems to prioritize looking flashy over being functional, and it shows.
Then there are the technical problems, which are far too frequent to ignore. The platform crashes, lags, or freezes so often that it’s impossible to maintain any kind of momentum during a lesson. You could be in the middle of an important activity, and suddenly the system just stops working. This disrupts the entire flow of the class, causing students to lose focus and interest. Worse still, these issues aren’t limited to one type of device or browser. Whether you’re on a laptop, tablet, or phone, whether you’re using Chrome, Safari, or anything else, you’re bound to encounter some kind of glitch. It’s incredibly frustrating to have a tool that is supposed to make teaching easier actually make it harder by being so unreliable.
The interactive features, which Nearpod heavily advertises, are another huge disappointment. On paper, they sound great—quizzes, polls, collaborative boards, and other tools to get students engaged. In practice, they’re poorly executed and often don’t work properly. Students frequently experience issues with their responses not saving or being marked incorrectly, even when they’re right. The collaborative features, like the drawing and brainstorming tools, are so laggy that they’re practically unusable. By the time a student’s contribution appears on the teacher’s screen, the moment for discussion or feedback has already passed. This makes it impossible to have the kind of real-time interaction that these features are supposed to enable.
Uploading materials to Nearpod is another nightmare. The platform compresses files so much that they lose quality, making them look unprofessional and difficult to read. Images become blurry, text becomes pixelated, and any animations or embedded media you might have included in your original presentation are either stripped out or don’t function properly. This completely undermines the effort you put into creating engaging and visually appealing materials. On top of that, the types of files you can upload are limited, and the ones that are supported often require additional formatting just to work with the platform. It feels like Nearpod expects you to rebuild everything from scratch within its system, which is not only time-consuming but also incredibly frustrating.
The platform’s lack of flexibility is another major issue. There’s very little room for customization, so you’re forced to work within the rigid confines of Nearpod’s templates and features. This stifles creativity and makes it difficult to adapt lessons to the specific needs of your students. Instead of empowering educators to create the best possible learning experiences, Nearpod feels like it’s holding them back. It’s as if the platform was designed with a “one-size-fits-all” approach that doesn’t account for the diversity of teaching styles or classroom environments.
The cost of Nearpod is perhaps the most egregious issue of all. For a tool with so many flaws, it is outrageously overpriced. The subscription fees are far too high for what you get in return, and the free version is so limited that it’s almost unusable. It feels like Nearpod is deliberately withholding basic functionality in the hopes of pushing users toward the expensive premium plans. For the amount of money they charge, you’d expect a polished, reliable, and feature-rich platform. Instead, you get a glitchy, frustrating mess that constantly underdelivers. There are free or low-cost alternatives out there that do a far better job, so it’s hard to justify spending any money on Nearpod at all.
Device compatibility is another area where Nearpod falls short. In today’s classrooms, students use a wide variety of devices, from laptops to tablets to smartphones. You’d think Nearpod would be designed to work seamlessly across all of them, but that’s not the case. Some features work on certain devices but not others, which creates confusion and inconsistency. This is especially problematic in schools where students don’t all have access to the same type of technology. Instead of being an inclusive tool that works for everyone, Nearpod feels limiting and exclusionary.
Customer support is no help either. If you encounter an issue—and you definitely will—don’t expect a quick or helpful response. The support team takes forever to get back to you, and when they do, their solutions are often unhelpful or irrelevant. It’s clear that Nearpod doesn’t prioritize addressing user concerns or improving their platform based on feedback. Instead, they seem content to let these issues persist, leaving users to fend for themselves.
The interface is one of the worst I’ve ever used. It’s not intuitive, it’s not easy to navigate, and it takes far too many steps to complete even the most basic functions. Setting up a lesson is a chore that feels unnecessarily complex. You’d think a platform designed for educators would prioritize ease of use, but Nearpod seems determined to make everything as difficult as possible. There’s no logical flow to the way the menus and options are organized, so you end up wasting precious time just trying to figure out where things are. This is especially frustrating when you’re working under time constraints or trying to adapt a lesson on the fly. The platform seems to prioritize looking flashy over being functional, and it shows.
Then there are the technical problems, which are far too frequent to ignore. The platform crashes, lags, or freezes so often that it’s impossible to maintain any kind of momentum during a lesson. You could be in the middle of an important activity, and suddenly the system just stops working. This disrupts the entire flow of the class, causing students to lose focus and interest. Worse still, these issues aren’t limited to one type of device or browser. Whether you’re on a laptop, tablet, or phone, whether you’re using Chrome, Safari, or anything else, you’re bound to encounter some kind of glitch. It’s incredibly frustrating to have a tool that is supposed to make teaching easier actually make it harder by being so unreliable.
The interactive features, which Nearpod heavily advertises, are another huge disappointment. On paper, they sound great—quizzes, polls, collaborative boards, and other tools to get students engaged. In practice, they’re poorly executed and often don’t work properly. Students frequently experience issues with their responses not saving or being marked incorrectly, even when they’re right. The collaborative features, like the drawing and brainstorming tools, are so laggy that they’re practically unusable. By the time a student’s contribution appears on the teacher’s screen, the moment for discussion or feedback has already passed. This makes it impossible to have the kind of real-time interaction that these features are supposed to enable.
Uploading materials to Nearpod is another nightmare. The platform compresses files so much that they lose quality, making them look unprofessional and difficult to read. Images become blurry, text becomes pixelated, and any animations or embedded media you might have included in your original presentation are either stripped out or don’t function properly. This completely undermines the effort you put into creating engaging and visually appealing materials. On top of that, the types of files you can upload are limited, and the ones that are supported often require additional formatting just to work with the platform. It feels like Nearpod expects you to rebuild everything from scratch within its system, which is not only time-consuming but also incredibly frustrating.
The platform’s lack of flexibility is another major issue. There’s very little room for customization, so you’re forced to work within the rigid confines of Nearpod’s templates and features. This stifles creativity and makes it difficult to adapt lessons to the specific needs of your students. Instead of empowering educators to create the best possible learning experiences, Nearpod feels like it’s holding them back. It’s as if the platform was designed with a “one-size-fits-all” approach that doesn’t account for the diversity of teaching styles or classroom environments.
The cost of Nearpod is perhaps the most egregious issue of all. For a tool with so many flaws, it is outrageously overpriced. The subscription fees are far too high for what you get in return, and the free version is so limited that it’s almost unusable. It feels like Nearpod is deliberately withholding basic functionality in the hopes of pushing users toward the expensive premium plans. For the amount of money they charge, you’d expect a polished, reliable, and feature-rich platform. Instead, you get a glitchy, frustrating mess that constantly underdelivers. There are free or low-cost alternatives out there that do a far better job, so it’s hard to justify spending any money on Nearpod at all.
Device compatibility is another area where Nearpod falls short. In today’s classrooms, students use a wide variety of devices, from laptops to tablets to smartphones. You’d think Nearpod would be designed to work seamlessly across all of them, but that’s not the case. Some features work on certain devices but not others, which creates confusion and inconsistency. This is especially problematic in schools where students don’t all have access to the same type of technology. Instead of being an inclusive tool that works for everyone, Nearpod feels limiting and exclusionary.
Customer support is no help either. If you encounter an issue—and you definitely will—don’t expect a quick or helpful response. The support team takes forever to get back to you, and when they do, their solutions are often unhelpful or irrelevant. It’s clear that Nearpod doesn’t prioritize addressing user concerns or improving their platform based on feedback. Instead, they seem content to let these issues persist, leaving users to fend for themselves.
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UI is horrible
Problems:
- Device locked in landscape mode
- iOS on-screen keyboard gets in the way of content
- No zoom function on drawings
- Some critical design elements are not clickable
- No dark mode, app overrides dark mode keyboard
Conclusion: All of this would be fixed by enabling the ability to switch to portrait mode. If you want to use Nearpod on iOS, just use the browser version.
- Device locked in landscape mode
- iOS on-screen keyboard gets in the way of content
- No zoom function on drawings
- Some critical design elements are not clickable
- No dark mode, app overrides dark mode keyboard
Conclusion: All of this would be fixed by enabling the ability to switch to portrait mode. If you want to use Nearpod on iOS, just use the browser version.
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iOS bug
This has been a problem for a while and I still can’t believe it’s not fixed you. If you have an iPhone you can’t access any of your stuff or assignments the only thing you get is download the app and when you do and try to login it gives an erro saying student information is currently unavailable on iOS . I have tried on others peoples iPhones and it gives the same issue.
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Can’t click on links
I can’t click on links that are in a presentation, something very important for these kinds of things
Susy game
Mid ahhh game
