The content is fun to work though and the range of courses is excellent. I had a bit of an issue with almost getting charged for a year subscription, but after a quick email it was resolved. I only ga... See more
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Brilliant helps learners achieve much higher levels of ability in STEM, in less time, with more purpose and joy. Its content spans algebra, programming, and other quantitative problem solving across math and computer science. Brilliant’s lessons prioritize visual representations and active learning. Lessons build intuition with visual explanations, hands-on manipulation, and concrete computation. Brilliant doesn’t teach how to do something before asking questions—instead, it lets learners try to find a solution before learning the procedure. Every lesson has associated practice sets. For personalized practice, Brilliant predicts the optimal next problem to ask, so that learners are adequately prepared to answer future questions. This includes spaced repetition in weak areas and mixing practice problems from different concepts, so that learners must identify what approach to use to solve each problem, rather than just applying the same procedure to every problem. Brilliant’s courses are crafted by multiple IMO medalists and PhDs from MIT, Caltech, Stanford, and Harvard. Brilliant serves people who take pride in having a well-trained mind—students seeking to excel in STEM, professionals learning new skills or refreshing dormant ones, and lifelong learners staying sharp. Brilliant’s optimized learning experience is not only effective, interactive, and adaptive—it’s also fun. The gamification layer provides scaffolding for motivation and habit formation. This provides another tool to help learners stick with learning even in the absence of tutors or parents who help foster motivation. The content itself is also designed to feel fun—from the pedagogical design of the interactives and problem progression, to the types of sounds, feedback, and haptics as learners interact and progress through levels of progressively more difficult problem solving in a topic.
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Robbed
Got Scammed out of 117 euro!
Singed up to the site used it about 3 times and forgot about it because its such a bad site, then got a 1 year subscription taken from my bank 30 days later.
Emailed then twice they didn't even reply that was 1 week ago.
Stay away!
Customer care is up there with the best..
Great education tool on learning complex concepts in simple ways but most importantly the customer care is up there with the best
Extorsion Deluxe !!
So disappointing that a so called Educational Org. extorts money the way they do. I used their App on 2 occasions and found it boring So deleted the App. Then my account has been debited an extortianate amount of money for someting that I never signed up for !
BEWARE this is in my opinion a SCAM !!!!!!
Extortionate behaviour that hides…
Extortionate behaviour that hides behind legal jargon as justification to extort funds for a service that i did not sign up for
I’ve had a really positive experience…
I’ve had a really positive experience with Brilliant. The platform makes learning feel engaging and interactive. It breaks complex concepts down into bites and guides you towards solutions step by step. It's a wonderful approach which nicely blends teaching and exploration. The technical support is also great and responsive.
I LOVE this app
I LOVE this app, It has made my maths understanding skills so much better especially with its hands on learning experience. I just feel like they should ass a scroll down arrow on the corner of the screen for Web-app users but other than that, its amazing <3
I like it
I like it, I have been using it a while and have seen my maths skills improve massively, I also like the logic problems and am excited to try the other courses. The price is steep but reflects the quality of the content. Thank you to Sandy for fixing my account problems.
Great site and app
Great site and app
it takes a puzzle solving approach to teach math and science in an intuitive way
wish they would add more science courses though (Chemistry, Biology, other Physics branches)
I originally signed up with this app…
I originally signed up with this app and it was only meant to be for a year then without any notification whatsoever they charged me $187 for a renewal...i tried to get a refund but they said it wasn't possible so im stuck with it for another year....they should at least give notification but there was NOTHING...they just go ahead and steal money from your account...needless to say im very peed off about it what can i do! ?NOTHING just stuck with a useless app that i wont even use...😱😩😬👎
Excellent experience with Brilliant
Excellent experience with Brilliant; thanks to them, you can approach programming, mathematics, and science in general, in an engaging and constructive way. Following an issue caused by a mistake on my part, I had the opportunity to see how responsive and attentive their team is.
Dissapointing service, and even more enraging refund services.
I wish they were more clear on their websites. The "help" sections are unclear, and just when you think you can call them to rectify incorrect payment processing you're hit with "email us at -" its the worst method of any sort of refund. Not to mention the payment system in general is horrible. I signed up for the FREE trial, yk under that monthly basis etc. Didn't enjoy, wasn't my kind of topics (or lack thereof I guess), and so I most definitely cancelled my subscription (in the free trial phase). WEEKS or so later I'm seeing a charge for $184 AUD and its just so frustrating to see this kind of charge (WITHOUT any email confirmation or rather just notification), just silently enter my bank account. I've yet to hear anything back from the company and if I manage to get a response AND a refund from the company I am more than happy to change my views and I guess review on the company. Its just a shame that I have to reach out to THIRD PARTY sites just to refund unwilling payments because the site itself wont allow direct communication.
Great content, terrible refund policy
The app itself is fun and engaging, but beware of their billing practices. During the trial period they flood you with emails, making it easy to miss the premium billing notification. When I was charged and requested a refund within 10 days, well within the EU's 14-day legal withdrawal period, they refused. They even tried to argue the withdrawal period started at the trial start date, not the payment date. After three attempts to resolve this, I had to initiate a chargeback through my bank. Great product, terrible company.
Fun and engaging learning app
I have been using Brilliant as a premium user for some five years now, and I have found it very helpful. In general it has helped me learn and practice new skills, but also understand everyday technology better. I really like their courses on technologies. They are well explained, well crafted, and digestable. I also appreciate that the app and its design has been evolving with the years. The Koji mascot, the battery charges for streaks, the unified design language, and clear course structures make it pleasant and fun to learn and keep learning. The recently added dark mode is a very welcome upgrade, too. Another thing that impresses me is how easy it is to submit a ticket when I find a bug or an error. Equally impressive is how fast some tickets are answered with solutions. All in all, a great app at a fair price to learn and stay sharp.
This is an excellent app for boosting…
This is an excellent app for boosting your knowledge. It’s likely to be being brilliant with the brilliant and it’s more fun way and scientifically proven in getting your studies and your facts and your understanding of knowledge to aThis is a excellent app for boosting your knowledge. It’s likely to be being brilliant with the brilliant and it’s more fun and scientifically proven in getting your studies and your fact’s and your understanding of knowledge in different perspective
Quick response/resolution
I think the team clearly wants to improve the client/user experience.
I also had the "unexpected charge" issue (after I deleted my account), and Brilliant support was quick to resolve it.
Overall, the quick response and common-sense resolution compensated for my initial frustration and turned it into a positive experience.
(P. S. I deleted my account not because I have a problem with the app/quality, but because I am lazy and decided at least not to throw money away on unused subscriptions.)
Thought I'd cancelled the trial period…
Thought I'd cancelled the trial period but
got charged. No option for a refund.
I had a really great experience
I had a really great experience using this tool. What made it even better is that the team listens to user feedback and makes the program more user-friendly. I’m happy to see developers bringing ideas to life and keeping features effective. This tool truly deserves more recognition and a higher rating.
Very kind support,
Very kind support,
Good communication,
Friendly staff.
For I am not so long busy with the app, I am giving only 4 stars.
They should be nice in future as they are in these days.
It's very refreshing.
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