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Overview

IXL has a rating of 1.2 stars from 587 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about IXL most frequently mention smart score, point system, and challenge zone problems. IXL ranks 1677th among Education Other sites.

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 5.4%
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Critical highlights

  • The point system is garbge u have 99 points and if u get one wrong ur back to 81 it is so annoying and stressful
  • The challenge zone causes you to earn less points, lose more points, and have (assumedly) harder question than before.
How would you rate IXL?
Top Positive Review

“If you think IXL is bad than you've never done I-Ready.”

Ava K.
2/24/24

There are lots of reviews on here that have one or two stars but those are just kids who hate learning and don't know the Insufferable pain that is I-Ready. IXL has helped me a lot through middle school and to put how helpful IXL is into perspective I learned imaginary numbers in 7th grade. Please do not listen to all these whiny kids who don't like learning.

Top Critical Review

“IXL more like IXHELL”

Liam D.
2/7/24

OK, I'm gonna be honest, this site would not be so GODAWFUL if they changed the question format and gave us a 'Dark mode' setting. I mean, you're gonna see the same damn question like 400 times if you get it wrong ONCE. And there is no setting for disabled people like a line reader or anything. Only a stupid little piece of sh*t they call the 'Drawing tool.' I mean, come on. No one actually uses that except when they're bored of being on IXL, which is a little ironic. So, some tips: don't use. Boring as watching paint f*cking dry.

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point system (43) challenge zone (27) question right (23)
Thumbnail of user johnm13918
1 review
5 helpful votes
February 15th, 2024

The point system is unfair, making a lot of stress for students. Also, the explanations are trash as f##k, adding even more stress when students get questions wrong and then they see the same exact f##king thing over and over just cause they got one wrong. This site should be banned from all school districts forever and ever. (Seriously, just use khan academy).

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nothing

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ixl

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Thumbnail of user johnp7374
1 review
7 helpful votes
January 16th, 2024

I am a middle school student, age 11 who loves going to school but IXL just ruins it. IXL was a good idea but the owners have failed to execute the idea decently. IXL can be stressful because of the point system. The point system doesn´t make any sense because why should I be losing 16 points over 1 question? The percentage system seems way more reasonable here. I did not buy the IXL subscription and I am happy that the school does because I would never buy such a thing. IXL should change a few things.

Tip for consumers:
IXL is terrible.

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Thumbnail of user notsayingl
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 5th, 2024

I am a grade 6 student and my parents make me do Ixl and let me tell you...IT'S THE WORST APP TO EVER EXIST! IT'S FIRST OF ALL STRESSFUL AND THE POINTS SYSTEM IS RIGGED! I WAS AT 99 AND THEN I GOT ONE WRONG AND IT BROUGHT ME DOWN TO 90 WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS THING?! Teachers and parents If your reading this...don't let your children or class do this app it will give your children mental issues and make them cry over a single math question.

Thumbnail of user frickixlp
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 8th, 2024

Guys its booty cheeks i wish schools had a better way of letting us learn this is so $#*! and also i need a dark mode shi tragic numatic

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no

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but plug

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Thumbnail of user ah744
1 review
6 helpful votes
February 15th, 2024

I implore you, do not use this website. My younger brother and I have actually cried in Ixl, you get 1 problem away from finishing, and then it brings you down 10 points. I request that you do not call this "education" it is simply an excuse for a painful way to get kids to memorize a sentence. This website is absolute trash and I hope it gets ripped to shreds like paper, please, don't use this.

Tip for consumers:
this is absolute trash

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the website

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Thumbnail of user thevsmastercooledits
1 review
3 helpful votes
February 26th, 2024

I was on ixl for a lesson on percentages. When I was on my last question I got it wrong, no worries right?
WRONG I got down from a 99 to a 87 But when i get something right, I only get 3 points.
I love ixl but this makes it to 2 stars, If the points problem was fixed a 5 stars.

Thumbnail of user bootyc1
1 review
26 helpful votes
September 25th, 2023

This app put me in the psychiatric hospital because i stayed up to late doing it and got a bit silly and quirky... long story short i ended up with federal felony and many other criminal charges across just a few different states! Now i am writing this review from the mental hospital after pleading insanity to all of my charges... hopefully my ward doesn't look through this search history...

Tip for consumers:
NOT PREPPY SUSSY GLIZZY EMOJI!!!

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POSAY

Thumbnail of user urm31
1 review
34 helpful votes
March 21st, 2023

Most teachers think that Ixl is a good thing for kids but studies have shown that it can increase anxiety can hurt your Mental Health. Most children who have gone though this know "IXL only make a student or user want to get through the lesson as fast as possible without helping them learn it, the answering system will make you upset and if you get one question wrong once you hit around 60, it makes you go down at least 15 points." This is about my self the Ixl i'm on made me cry and it was very hard

Thumbnail of user fuhky1
1 review
4 helpful votes
January 24th, 2024

Ixl makes me slave away 100 hours a day. I have not seen my family in 22 straight days since 1/2/24... I miss them so much. Please bring justice for this horrendous site that won't and will not EVER let me catch a break. For over 432 days, i have been slaving away. I thought it was a harmless site, but NO! I was happy to join the time, but like iready... I slave away, each day, crippling loneliness... depression. Justice to the slavess of IXL

Tip for consumers:
DO NOT BUY THIS APP! ITS HELLSPAWN FROM THE DEMONS $#*! COMBINED FROM ALL OF THE $#*!ING HELLS YOU CAN THINK OF!!!!! AHHHHHHH

Products used:
MATH

Thumbnail of user liam_douglass.stu
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
February 7th, 2024

OK, I'm gonna be honest, this site would not be so GODAWFUL if they changed the question format and gave us a 'Dark mode' setting. I mean, you're gonna see the same damn question like 400 times if you get it wrong ONCE. And there is no setting for disabled people like a line reader or anything. Only a stupid little piece of sh*t they call the 'Drawing tool.' I mean, come on. No one actually uses that except when they're bored of being on IXL, which is a little ironic. So, some tips: don't use. Boring as watching paint f*cking dry.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use. It's boring as f*ck.

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Well, really only the drawing tool ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Thumbnail of user kareng3149
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 4th, 2024

Terrible, I hate this app so much. It helps you with nothing in life AT ALL like don't even try it out. I mean not good who ever decided on making this wasn't thinking right at all like you can tell this is a no brainier. I am a VERY Christian mom and me myself couldn't handle it. One day my 2 beautiful, amazing, majestic, talented, golden children needed help and I had tried to but couldn't. I mean it got to the point I had to go on Facebook and make a post about this nonsense. Unbelievable ban this app ASAP.

Thumbnail of user reinjcslme
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 14th, 2024

It just doesn't explain well enough. When I get something wrong, I want a good concise explanation on how to do it, not a bunch of yapping going nowhere or 10 words basically saying "look at the picture". Just use Khan Academy, it's so much better

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Thumbnail of user imogenm14
1 review
36 helpful votes
February 12th, 2023

IXL's point system is painful. In the later stages of tasks, when you get a question right your 'smartscore' (which I think is a pretty stupid name. It suggests that your intelligence revolves around this one revolutionary task that you'll forget about in 5 minutes) Increases by 1 or 2, but if you get a question wrong it decreases by 7 or 8, putting you back as much as 8 questions. I hate it. Do not recommend. If your teacher is putting you through this, file a court case for child abuse. I send my prayers.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use it

Products used:
I was cruelly inflicted IXL homework, so I used the teacher recommendations and the diagnostic.

Thumbnail of user avrilgator
1 review
8 helpful votes
November 13th, 2023

I'll has caused me so much anxiety. The smartphone system is so stupid, just building a child up just to knock them down again. I spend 5 hours on one little practice because of the point system being so rigged. My mind gets so fuzzy after a while and I can't focus on this crap. It's so harsh on students.

Tips for educators and parents: do not buy this! Has given my friends severe depression and aanxiety.makes me so mad at this app for giving me so much anxiety from this

-a middle school student

Thumbnail of user jgallagher
1 review
13 helpful votes
October 23rd, 2023

IXL actually sucks $#*!, the fact you are so close to 100 and it kicks you back to square one. Somebody shoot this website. It's stupid that I spent 3 $#*!ing hours of my life each day for this piece of $#*!. Golly, who is the damn CEO of this failed company. It's not even a $#*!ing company, it's a peanut gallery, faggot made website. If I was in charge of this website, I would delete it all and then kill myself for thinking of something so rigged and $#*!ing dumb.

Tip for consumers:
Don't $#*!ing get IXL, it sucks $#*!!!!!

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Thumbnail of user joaquins38
1 review
6 helpful votes
February 8th, 2024

DO NOT use IXL!

Thumbnail of user kameron.bingham
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 22nd, 2024

I am in 7th grade, and this site is awful. It caused more stress than regular math and doesn't help anyone learn.

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Thumbnail of user lramos172011
1 review
1 helpful vote
March 4th, 2024

IXL makes no fvcklng sense it should get a life and its dumb $#*! and go fvcklng hang yourself on a ceiling fan.

Thumbnail of user trig.mccoy
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 12th, 2024

IXL is terrible it makes my kid so mad when he gets something wrong and goes back 7 and goes up 2 or 3 it is a terrible site! Do not Recommend!

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Thumbnail of user maxa267
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 29th, 2024

Every time I click an answer it takes away only 1 I have to rate one star because of losing points on it

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idk

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Thumbnail of user avak55
2 reviews
11 helpful votes
February 24th, 2024
• Updated review

There are lots of reviews on here that have one or two stars but those are just kids who hate learning and don't know the Insufferable pain that is I-Ready. IXL has helped me a lot through middle school and to put how helpful IXL is into perspective I learned imaginary numbers in 7th grade. Please do not listen to all these whiny kids who don't like learning.

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I actually used my brain on IXL unlike I-Ready.

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IXL is SOOO much better than I-Ready
January 13th, 2024
• Previous review

Unlike I-ready I actually learn things on IXL. (But unfortunately, my dumb school canceled their subscription to IXL) And also unlike I-ready I get to pick what I want to learn. On I-Ready I have to learn stuff I already know but on IXL if 7th grade math is too easy (Which it is) I can go up to Math 2 at will. Go to https://www.change.org/p/ban-i-ready-from-schools to help destroy the useless, free time extinguisher that is I-ready.

Tip for consumers:
BURN IN HELL I-READY
(pls renew the IXL subscription Cardinal Charter Academy)

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My brain.

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Thumbnail of user julesw47
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 2nd, 2024

I hate this website. I hope your family rots in the pits of hell with the skibidi toilet fandom! PAUL $#*!ING MISHKIN IM LOOKING AT YOU! BAN IXL

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Thumbnail of user benytleup
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 5th, 2024

Not worth its rigged. U go up so little points but go down so much points its a rage factory it sucks waste of time

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Thumbnail of user gummy
1 review
33 helpful votes
January 23rd, 2023

I have seen so many children hate this. They say it does not help, it just cements it into their brain and doesn't make a difference. For the districts, you are paying for something kids aren't doing, so why bother? Little origami swans won't motivate children, so why are you giving these awards? They are only good for flexing them, and NO child will do that. This is beyond horrible, to make it fun, you must redo it!
Goodbye, Gummy

Tip for consumers:
Hate it. Delete it. Get a refund. Don't buy it.

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I used their entire product

Thumbnail of user elizabethr2720
3 reviews
7 helpful votes
March 3rd, 2024

Geez, if you hate IXL, then what about I-Ready? IXL can be boring, but at least you can actually pick your lessons instead of just getting whatever you got picked for you by the app. If you hate I-Ready, try IXL it's a lot better. Glad there is some math app that's better than I-Ready.

Tip for consumers:
Don't do I-Ready. Do IXL, it's a LOT better

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