Reading Plus Reviews 386

TrustScore 1 out of 5

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Review summary

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Evaluating 174 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many people found the user experience to be extremely negative, citing issues with the app and website being outdated, buggy, and slow. Customers frequently mentioned that the product itself, particularly the reading materials, was boring and unengaging, leading to a decrease in their enjoyment of reading. The quality of the content was also a major concern, with many feeling that the questions were often irrelevant or misleading, and the system for tracking progress was flawed. However, some people did find the app to be enjoyable and helpful for improving their reading, comprehension, and vocabulary, with a few even recommending it highly.

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User experience

People report negative experiences with the user experience, often describing it as mentally draining and... See more

Product

Users describe negative interactions with the product, consistently reporting it as a monotonous,... See more

Application

Customers had negative experiences with the app. Many reviewers describe the app as a source of stress and... See more

Website

Customers consistently express strong dissatisfaction with the website. Many reviewers describe it as boring,... See more

Quality

Consumers find quality to be negative, consistently describing the reading materials as "awful," "trash," and... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This app is worse than horrible it is hell literally the only people who like this app are teacher who hates there students (yass)cause you book selection is bad you website is worse this is pure tort... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could I would give this NEGATIVE stars. Reading Plus is a Bug Filled heckscape. They say it's primary goal is to "increase your reading speed" when in reality it's "decrease your reading speed".... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely terrible. Forces you to read at a slug's pace, while trying to get you to answer stupid questions about some random book you didn't want to read anyways. I have to install ReadingPlusClues... See more


Company details

  1. Elementary school
  2. High school
  3. School district office

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Reading Plus is a personalized adaptive reading intervention. Our program gives students the online tools they need to improve reading levels at their own pace, and teachers the ability to measure their progress and motivation. Reading Plus has partnered with some of the most well-respected names in publishing, publishers whose texts meet our exceedingly high standards for texts worth reading and provide students opportunities to learn about themselves and the world them. Contact our team for a short demo or to learn more.


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TrustScore 1 out of 5

386 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

THIS APP IS THE WORST APP EVER MADE

This app is worse than horrible it is hell literally the only people who like this app are teacher who hates there students (yass)cause you book selection is bad you website is worse this is pure torture doing this I have some problems using this if you voted this 5 your not different not special but just weird cause who actually what to do this. Plss delete this and let children be happy for once. So peroid

6 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely horrible website the books…

Absolutely horrible website the books are boring the they don't tell you the answer to the questions in the books and the vocabulary section is horrible it tells you the word for about 0.01 seconds and then doesn't give any good descriptions.When my friend put in the correct answers it would mark her wrong and decrease her reading rate.Absolutely horrible website I would give it -1000 stars if I could.

29 January 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

would give it a zero if possible the…

would give it a zero if possible the worst thing ever i used to like reading now i hate it i literally just finished crying bc i got another yellow and the teachers keep nagging everyone saying we have too many oranges and yellows it ruined reading it ruined english and it ruined sundays (that’s the day i do reading plus)

1 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Genuinely the most boring website on google

Genuinely the most boring website on google
Reading Plus is meant to be a tool to help people improve their reading, although all it manages to do is to calculate scores wrong. I am convinced they search for the least interesting books, stories and articles on the internet. Also, when you are on independent mode, if you go just a little too fast, its say you are reading too far above your speed and if you do it too many times it doesn't record one. Maybe if they chose interesting books i would be writing this review

29 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

TICKET TO HELL!!!

TRASH website my G rate is sooooooooo slooooooooow.It doesn't even help with my reading. And when I was reading it said TOO FAST! even though it was my adavage speed and doesn't help with my reading ,English or spelling.This is don't make students use this it's a waste of time"TICKET TO HELL!!!"

24 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ABSOLUTELY SUCKS

ABSOLUTELY SUCKS. This app is a wannabe app for helping people read. The pace is soooo slow,the books are actually terrible besides the sport books,and the combo idea needs a rework. -10/10 for this app.definitely would not recommend.

22 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT MAKE STUDENTS DO THIS.

FABULOUSLY HORRIBLE
this is the worst sight to make kids do.
I'm a licensed therapist and I tried this out, because they where complaining about it. I thought it couldn't be that bad. BUT NO. it is worse than bad. I read five books. IT MADE ME FEEL ANXIOUS, DEPRESSED AND IT GAVE ME BAD ANXIETY when using. PLEASE. TO ALL THE SCHOOLS OUT THERE THAT USE THIS. DON'T DO IT ANYMORE. THIS IS MENTALLY DRAINING YOUR KIDS. PLEASE CONSIDER JUST MAKING THEM READ AND YAP ABOUT THE BOOK AFTER. It's so simple.

3 January 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This app is so not sigma infact it is…

This app is so not sigma infact it is sooooooooo not helpfull it was a peacfull day until the teacher said guys were doing reading plus and then jhon sina came out the ipad and started attacking the teacher and megakniting the students dont use this app save yourselfs

18 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My children’s school uses this for…

My children’s school uses this for their homework. It is an American website and there is no option to change it to British English which means it marks their spelling as incorrect for spelling a word the English way rather the American way.
It is also not an enjoyable way to read, having your speed controlled, and my children both find the book choices really boring, so it is not a good way to encourage a love of reading. It is also extremely frustrating that you can get locked out of it and a teacher then needs to let you back in. Nothing positive to say about this at all.

11 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Reading plus complaint

Well my primary school used this and let's just say this is absolutely TRASH and I agree with the reviews! So anyways my school made us use it almost EVERY morning and I have not improved the G rate is ssoooo slow and when I read at my normal I rate it says "slow down ur reading TOO FAST" so basically that is just making my reading worse and the vocabulary ugh like for most words it's impossible to master them as you can only humanly possibly get 4 or 5 points when u need 7 + points and the words u can master but u get wrong it says it as wrong when u have learnt the meaning and typed the correct word but when u type the same word again it says correct. Flash is just useless scan is useless but at least a bit fun. OVERALL AVOID THIS SCAMMY APP

12 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

WHAT IS THIS

WHAT IS THIS! This is absolutely 67 BS. This is not the Alpha Sigma. It is SAB BS. Albie Berger-Henderson is right, it is torture from North Korea!

10 December 2025
Unprompted review

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