Reviews for Brilliant: Learn by doing

Meh. Leagues and streaks are not necessary or valuable. I’m not a fan of the Duolingo style system, so this app, sadly, feels like a bust for me. Very intriguing, but once I start playing with it, it’s something to replace doomscrolling for the five minutes it takes to use up the two keys for […]

Great for learners of all ages. Wide variety of topics and disciplines, and actually breaks down concepts. Even if you get the answer correct, you are able to get additional context with an excellent “Why?” feature on every interaction. Brilliant is a great platform. As an educator, this app is something I recommend to students […]

I actually love this form of learning, I’m very much a hands-on person, and Brilliant is just my speed. Now, of course, to unlock unlimited use, you must fork over a little currency, but it’s totally worth it. The lessons start out very simple and progress as you learn. I’ve chosen to pick up some […]

Maybe it’s because I’m trying the free version? Maybe it’s because I’m on Android 15. Whatever the reason is it does appear to take several attempts to load the first lesson of the day. It always reports that things appear to be taking too long. Not a great incentive to move to the paid subscription […]

I want to love this app. I really do. The concepts offered are genuinely interesting. But the teaching quality is SO shallow. There are no dictionaries for arbitrary jargon that appears randomly. Explanations don’t explain the concept in depth, just how to solve the exercise. I had trouble with Mersenne primes and despite finishing the […]

reviewing the free version, statistics course. it’s a good way to supplement a more traditional course. I like how it keeps you engaged with the material. with a limited number of activities provided per day, I wish the app were smart enough to forward me ahead to my current level of understanding. For example, if […]

Sometimes locks up, screen goes blank, and you have to relaunch and navigate all the way back through the lesson to get back to where you were. Subscription price is too high for what you get. Poor performance over cellular network, almost certainly from network activity on the UI thread. Good concept, but lessons and […]

This math app Brilliant is great! Found it for my son so he can study some geometry on the go. I am using it as well. It is very user friendly, cool graphics, and thoroughly explains the why of each concept. They offer a free 30 day trial which is awesome so you can get […]

I paid for this app and I’m not sure there is a free version beyond a trial period, but I love this app regardless. I’ve been wanting to learn Python scripting for a while. This makes it easy by breaking it down into quick, bite sized lessons. I’ve also taken courses on AI and can’t […]

For how much this app is advertised you’d expect the free version to be less limited. You can do 1-2 exercises per day. If you’re not premium you can’t jump ahead in the lesson plan. I like the idea but the paywall is placed too close to the beginner experience. Also, way too many premium […]

It’s pretty pricey.. I’m not totally sure if it’s worth that kind of money. It offered a week trial – I personally don’t think this is enough time, especially for the amount of money for the yearly subscription. On that topic, why is yearly the only option for a subscription? It was nice while it […]

Im a classic nerd: an electrical engineer, programmer and data analyst who is addicted to learning and consuming esoteric knowledge. That is to say, at first, I was skeptical about getting and subscribing to brilliant thinking that it would be too easy for me; and while I can solve the problems this has done something […]

Of all the micro learning apps out there, this one is the best I’ve tried. It is evident that they work with pedagogists and educators, forming a great team with the designers that translate the concepts into app views and screens. Sadly I had to cancel because I was laid off, since it is on […]

I love this app for daily learning. They have a metric ton of different & interesting subject lessons. If I was in school these subjects may have bored me to tears, but the app makes learning these fun & easy. They have science, math, tech, programming, & more. Everything from the basics to advanced concepts. […]

I LOVE Brilliant so far, it’s fun and I’m learning. I love their teaching methods, it sticks to me instead of going from one ear and out the other, like other apps. The use of it is very easy and straightforward to figure out. Ads are minimal which I find very pleasing. If there were […]

pretty good, the lessons are rather quick and they build at a nice pace on top of each other. I really wish there was a chemistry lesson branch. But the sciences, math, and coding lessons will last me a good while. If you want to keep some of your brain in todays brainrot full world […]

It’s a cute app. It certainly won’t help you “master” anything. The “courses” are very basic introductions to concepts. It is great in that regard. That said the subscription prices are way above where they should be. $5-$8/month would be a reasonable price. They also try to dupe you by giving quick practice challenges which […]

This app really makes learning fun! I picked it up mainly to relearn all the algebra I forgot in highschool so I could in turn learn more interesting subjects. the methods are very engaging and I feel like I’m learning more quickly than I did back in school and I’m having an easier time grasping […]

Really fun way to learn things! With the app, you get two lessons a day for free, unless you’d like to upgrade to unlimited. I’ve been learning scientific thinking, and it’s helped me learn some basics of stuff all over that I wouldn’t have thought to learn about. It’s presented in an easy to understand […]

I am truly addicted to this app. I understand that this is an educational app, but I cannot go a day without it. Those first couple of days were so intoxicating as you were rewarded after every lesson, you were given points to compete against others, & you were gifted the ever addicting, “streak.” Now, […]