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 Many people found the user experience to be extremely negative, citing issues with the app and website being outdated, buggy, and slow.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

Every time i log in i question my life.

Every time i log in i question my life.
I lose brain cells every time i read this. Its like it was set in 1600 or smth. To the people who said it was 5 stars, get out. This thing needs to be deleted immediately it isnt teaching me it is flat ironing my brain.

9 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ummm nour thank you😃

This app brings me pain i dont want to read books over a decade old please shut down this website asap it litreally causes me agony and is 1 of the main causes of depression

6 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

YOU NEED TO UPDATE BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!!!

Can I just say how OLD FASHIONED this website is?It makes reading a chore, takes the excitement out of reading regular books, and just makes life miserable.
Can you please update the books, as NOTHING I have read is anything like modern writing, and most of it is nonfiction, and since this site seems to be meant for children, I don’t think Non-Fiction is particularly appealing. For the people who are forced to read at 50 WPM, and are constantly on hold, you are not alone. This website has single-handedly ruined reading for thousands of children around the world. This is causing many kids to have full-blown MENTAL BREAKDOWNS.

Overall, all I am asking for this website is if they can please at least update it, and modernise the books.
I really hope you can improve it, because right now, I think a rating of 1.2 stars speaks for itself. PLS UPDATE

6 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Students opinion

As a student reading plus make my experience with reading extremely boring and make it more like a chore then work.
The books are bad, the reading speed is so slow and is double the rate I read. Over all it decreases our learning and wastes valuable education time

3 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Reading Plus is like the that one weird…

Reading Plus is like the that one weird kid who thinks they're the class clown of educational websites—nobody asked for it, nobody enjoys it, and it somehow keeps showing up anyway. Imagine being forced to read a story about a guy collecting rocks in the 1800s while a robotic voice whispers in your ear, “Read faster… but not too fast.” The site tries to measure your reading ability by turning you into a speed-reading cyborg who must pass bizarre comprehension questions that even the author of the story couldn’t answer. And don’t even get started on the eye movement tracker that stares into your soul like it’s judging your entire life. The interface looks like it was designed in 2005 and then forgotten in a digital time capsule. It’s not reading for enjoyment—it’s a digital endurance test wrapped in a slideshow of awkward fonts and passive-aggressive progress bars. Reading Plus doesn’t make you a better reader; it just makes you question every life choice that led to you logging in.

31 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I hate this

So flipping boring as a student who uses this I hate it there's no good storys at all there is lots of better things to do in life

30 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

read actual books

once you get in. you cant get out. u will die cus of the boringness of the stories. no good stories. and plus the opps will say its great. dont listen to 'em.

20 June 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

reading plus SUCKS

reading plus SUCKS
this app/website i use in school and when ever my teacher says "where gonna do reading plus" everyones like noooooooooo its so boring and to be honest i agree and if it was a dog i eed it choclate coved rasins

21 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I think I might just jump off a bridge…

I think I might just jump off a bridge if I do one more lesson of this. My brain hurts all the time. I get to the point where I am counting my damn zebra crossing ahh arms instead of doing it sorry if you have to do this as well I'm done

8 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

shut this app down

shut this app down, its like hell.Whenever i use this app it puts me in a rubber room (mentally)..filled with rats.I can’t escape..Its hell.Everytime me and the other children use this app we all agree its bad, as bad as its reviews.Someone needs to shut it down.

My reading..its gotten worse..(not sigma btw)..I don’t think i passed my SAT(s) after using this for TWO years..Its really bad.

“Use reading plus or have a gun pointed to your head”, pull the trigger.Now.

-Northern Saints CofE (Church of England) Academy, year 5-6 pupils.

12 June 2024
Unprompted review

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