This app is useless…
I haven’t even been able to get into the application… my account is connected through google… the sign in page doesn’t even have the option to sign in through google, and entering my information manually doesn’t work… again, couldn’t even get inside the app before the problems started… seems like lots of others have complaints about this app too…
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Truly one of the worst apps in existence
It’s frankly offensive how user-hostile this app is—but also very much in keeping with how TakeLessons treats its instructors.
Worst app
Worst app ever. Can’t even log on. This is a new low even for Microsoft.
Genuinely unusable
Doesn’t open or connect or have any functionality at all.
Good platform, bad app
The takelessons concept and platform is 5 stars. The app needs a major overhaul. Can’t even see a longer message when chatting with students. It’s better than the current 1.6 stars but they have a lot of work to do.
Use anything but this
Genuinely might be the worst app I’ve ever had the displeasure of using. Looks and works significantly worse than the desktop website (a very low bar to clear), never keeps me logged in, never sends me notifications even for important things like new students. Text fields and menus are almost impressively broken. Often feels like it was designed and coded by Satan incarnate.
This isn’t even getting into the way TakeLessons treats their instructors. Apparently having a customer service rep who can respond in the same week and knows literally anything is too much to ask, but don’t worry—they’ve spent their money on lots of other super useful features: blocking any messages which contain contact information, automatically setting your profile to invisible any time you decline a student, emailing you every month with an update email that amounts to ‘heyyy, we still haven’t fixed anything but we added more features to make your experience as an instructor even worse haha lol xoxo’.
And the fact that instructors have been making all these same complaints for almost a decade and TakeLessons appears to have done literally nothing to remedy them?? Really not a good look. Thumbtack is leagues better and well worth the cost compared to the truly infuriating experience of trying to deal with the dipsticks at TakeLessons.
This isn’t even getting into the way TakeLessons treats their instructors. Apparently having a customer service rep who can respond in the same week and knows literally anything is too much to ask, but don’t worry—they’ve spent their money on lots of other super useful features: blocking any messages which contain contact information, automatically setting your profile to invisible any time you decline a student, emailing you every month with an update email that amounts to ‘heyyy, we still haven’t fixed anything but we added more features to make your experience as an instructor even worse haha lol xoxo’.
And the fact that instructors have been making all these same complaints for almost a decade and TakeLessons appears to have done literally nothing to remedy them?? Really not a good look. Thumbtack is leagues better and well worth the cost compared to the truly infuriating experience of trying to deal with the dipsticks at TakeLessons.
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App will no longer login
For some reason, the App logged me out and now when I try to log back in, it just spins and spins and spins. There is nothing wrong with my phone because everything else works. I even deleted the app and reinstalled it but it still has the same issue. Takelessons should have a user friendly app that works well, especially because not everyone always has their computer on hand to respond to student inquiries.
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Terrible update
This new upgraded app doesn’t work probably and in past few days hasn’t been even logging in at all ! Terrible
Older app was so much better
I’m an instructor at Take Lessons and I’ve been with them for almost a decade. This new “upgraded” version is horrible and is not like the previous version of the app at all. I have an older phone with their previous app installed and have decided to use that for now.
For starters, the new app often fails to update the changes you make giving error messages forcing you to log in. And very often it keeps asking you to log in again when the app is already open on your device. Additionally, the new app isn’t mobile friendly - you can’t swipe anywhere to do things on the new app which makes it especially difficult to schedule lessons. The previous mobile app lets you do this, always updated without errors on their end and never kept asking you to log in.
Basically, the new app is a glorified version of the web site so I will continue using the old app on my old phone until they fix it this huge problem.
For starters, the new app often fails to update the changes you make giving error messages forcing you to log in. And very often it keeps asking you to log in again when the app is already open on your device. Additionally, the new app isn’t mobile friendly - you can’t swipe anywhere to do things on the new app which makes it especially difficult to schedule lessons. The previous mobile app lets you do this, always updated without errors on their end and never kept asking you to log in.
Basically, the new app is a glorified version of the web site so I will continue using the old app on my old phone until they fix it this huge problem.
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impossible to use
they really need to fix this - the app was problematic before and after the update. i’m not sure how you’re supposed to answer student questions within 3 hours if the app is unusable. fix the programming please!
DON’T UPDATE
The app worked fine until I updated and now it just redirects to the website. Awful update.
Does not work
The app does not work properly and forces users onto their website. Don’t download the app, just use their website.
I like TakeLessons but I hate their app
I’ve been teaching with TakeLessons for about a year and a half now. They’ve really helped me in my marketing by getting me new students. Their app is full of bugs. Like when I try to recommend a different time slot to new students it tells me to select a date and time even though I have a date and time selected.
Honestly it looks like they paid a low quality developer to make the app and it shows.
Really wish they would update it and make it something to be proud of.
Honestly it looks like they paid a low quality developer to make the app and it shows.
Really wish they would update it and make it something to be proud of.
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Fraud
I wanted to start teaching while being at home and I saw a video on ig about this app and I downloaded, after a while of making my account and paying for “background check”. I received my first notification that someone was looking for a teacher for a little girl, it was a man saying that was the father of the little girl, thing that’s not true, they tried to scam me, making a huge story up. don’t trust this app. I’m not sure if they made this app a only to make for this but i almost get scam. This is fraud.
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Quality of students from TakeLessons
I have been with take lessons since 2016 and I would have to say this site offers you the best quality of students. Just wanted to congratulate TakeLessons for an excellent job at keeping such a high standard.
Great
I’ve been a teacher with them for years and the company is amazing. They take a reasonable amount from lessons in return for getting you students. 70% of my students continued for many years, only a few had a few lessons and quit. They are great.
The app is easier than the online version in some ways and always works for me.
The app is easier than the online version in some ways and always works for me.
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Spam farm
I’ve had enough of this app! I keep getting scam/spam messages and NOT ONCE have I gotten an appointment. Even if I never got an appointment, the scam/spam is the part that is making it worse. I didn’t pay $ to have my information available to scammers...
Needs to be updated
This app really needs to be optimized for more current phones. It also needs to integrate some features that are on the website that can’t be found here. It’s frustrating to work with.
App on iPhone X doesn’t function well
I couldn’t select “teach in studio” option in my subject page. On the website I can select both teach online and in studio, but in iPhone app, only “teach online” and “travel to teach” could be saved while the “in home” couldn’t.
Needs to be current
The app doesn’t support the correct resolution for the iPhone 8+ phone screen (a size that has been out for several years) but on top of that it still functions as if Facebook is integrated into my phone telling me to add my account in settings. This of course means that I can’t even sign in. I would love to have this app to aide in productivity, but the company needs to take more pride in the software they release...or continue support for their apps in this ever-changing technological world.
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