Sparx Learning Reviews 766

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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Consumers express widespread dissatisfaction with the platform's user experience, product quality, website functionality, app performance and artificial intelligence integration. People report that the platform is unhelpful and tedious, with unclear help videos and questions that don't match the student's ability. Consumers mention the excessive time required to complete tasks, leading to mental and physical exhaustion. Reviewers highlight concerns about inaccurate videos, questions that are too difficult, and the platform's negative impact on mental health. People also report that the platform is not learning disability friendly.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AWFULLLLL, genuinely so unhelpful, tedious, theres no fun too it whatsoever, its just awful, when you've gotten a question wrong 3 times it swaps it without asking you if you want too, the amount of t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Where do i start ? this disgusting creation is a pathetic excuse for a website. From year 7, every day coming home to answer stupid bookwork checks, oh god i can't stress how much i despise this putri... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sparx Maths is quite frankly the worst homework website ever. It's condescending, doesn't let you skip questions you're unsure of, and has far too many questions. If I could give it 0 stars I would.... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hours of wasted time stressing over something that takes hours of mind numbing thinking and will never help anyone ever succeed. This homework has hit me harder than any words, pain or hundreds of ba... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is awful bro… Im at a point where I am literally making up excuses every single week from how EVIL and CRUEL this homework is. Sparx science is better but MATHS AND READER ARE UNBEARABLE. Every w... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I used to enjoy maths and used to do well but now maths is my least favourite subject. The videos are highly unhelpful and the voices are passive aggressive. I feel like it asks for perfection which i... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible questions. The answers on this platform are astonishing partially because the answers are wrong half of the time and the videos do not benefit the learning of students who need help and they... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

absolutely not learning disability friendly! ADHD child and they had to stop Sparx at it affected their mental health. Question- videos are inaccurate and a single homework took her hours when on othe... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

terrible the questions are hideos. They say it takes 30min for 7 questions but for me NO 1 hour minimum. LET THE CHILDREN GET QUESTIONS WRONGGGGG!!!!! When i finsished my sparx i got told off BECAUSE... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It gives incorrect instructions. It often has technical inaccuracies. It does not work to teach students, only gets them angry and frustrated with the pain of trying to use this godforsaken website. I... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The questions are unclear and if you do not know the answer they will not swap out the question more than 3 times. Each section has way too many questions and it is not properly split. The questions a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This website is so irritating that even schools now use it to ragebait. The algorithm doesn't work and this is worse than anything at this point. Sparx Maths: Broken, not even google can solve some... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

this website is diabolically abysmal. i'm forever relieved that i no longer have to cry to gauth math for help like a desperate omega calling for its alpha. my therapist has heard my many tales of rag... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It is so bad, the bookwork checks are so useless, and what's rlly annoying is you either get it right or ya don't, like in maths watch there's certain number of marks per question, and you can get som... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have to use sparks maths for my homework , I hate it it don’t give you any help and if you get it wrong 3 times instead of helping you get it right it just gives you more of the questions that are h... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Makes sense there are no reviews higher than 2 stars this dogs hit company just makes children suffer and wastes their time with stupid questions. They say they are enriching learning but only thing t... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I don't mind sparx overall, science is effective and helps me learn when I don't know an answer to something. Can't complain about reader either. Sparx maths completely ruins it for me, as someone who... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This might just be the worst platform for homework. As someone who used to enjoy maths in year 7, when sparx was introduced in year 8, that significantly changed. It’s so emotionally draining and diff... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

sparx has ruined my life.. I'm convinced sparx maths was created by an unknown force set who's only goal is to ruin teens hopes dreams and ambitions in life. I never used to hate maths in fact you... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was just living my life and fun fact, I used to not mind maths UNTIL I STARTED USING THIS WEBSITE FOR HOMEWORK, the videos DO NOT HELP, Putting on NEW questions if you get one wrong too many times i... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am a student and we have to do sparx maths and bro im not even mad about doing the maths This app just makes it hell. The videos don't explain anything the timetables are horrible and the bookworm i... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

OMG... This website is terrible i've just had 7 consecutive anxiety attacks because of Mark Dixons grand scheme of global suffering and i came up with the theory that Mark is secretly Gru and we are h... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

THIS IS THE WORST MATHS HOMEWORK WEBSITE EVER. Once I got my bookwork code wrong...and I teleported to a strange place called "The J.E Island?" Suddenly, I got diddled by these men called Diddy, Charl... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

wont let me skip the damn tutorial videos. i was stuck for 12 hours before i realised you cant skip the tutorial. also its terrible. my conspiracy is that theyre bribing all the maths teachers of ever... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

this makes me hate maths. the videos that proclaim to help you are actually just adults with snooty voices who are very passive agressive. the constant question changing is very annoying. there is no... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Completely useless as bookmark checks just waste time, and although Sparx forces students to do 100% of the homework each time, the explanations aren't very related to the question, which causes fru... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Sparx science is good, and I can't complain about reader either. But maths. Why do you have to use the most anger inducing , irritating voices on the videos? Half the time the videos have almost nothi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Why is ts app so diabolical? I genuinely dunno why ts app has to exist like twin i would rather endure chinese waterboard torture than use ts. It is genuinely painful to use and it pmo sm. I will NOT... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

sparx maths is quite honestly the worst homework site ever!! it bombards you with ridiculously hard questions that you won't even stumble into in a normal test paper, at least not from my knowledge... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Honestly? I used to actually enjoy math in sixth grade. I'm a seventh grader now, and I despise math. Forcing eleven year olds who have better things to do sixty questions that are also mandatory make... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

horrid. horrid is the only word that can describe just a fraction of my hate for sparx. im y10 and there is stuff we have never learnt or previous teachers just couldnt be bothered to teach. i despise... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

HOLY MOLY GUACAMOLE this app is the most gut wrenching thing ever.compared to Sparx reader it's much worse as Sparx reader is actually fun.BUT OH Sparx maths has to be the most terrible thing ever.EVE... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

didnt make sense i search up the answer and it says im wrong sparx maths says im wrong is google lens . Atp it drains the life out of you and wont make sense id rather do sparx reader sparx maths hur... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Useless,Horrible,Not even the smartest people can answer a question,I tried to answer a question about ‘bearings’ but I tried all answers but not even The smartest maths Website can answer it. If spa... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Every week I sit on the edge of my seat, waiting for the day I can use this application. And it does not disappoint. With its bookwork checks that make me do way too much unnecessary writing, it’s rus... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I whole heartedly despise sparx maths, I think it’s a despicable app that genuinely affects my wellbeing, whoever made this app deserves a spot in the fiery pits. I would rather lick the London Und... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I believe sparx is an unsafe website for children and teenagers. I was working and I just couldn’t figure out a question and I used google search aka the camera and a sparx link came up with my name,... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

If we're being honest sparx science is ok, but the other ones are really damaging to mental health. Sparx reader just gives the hardest questions, and can't recommend good books! And gold reader... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sparx isn't just evil, it's worse than that. Whoever made this deserves the worst reviews possible. Every question drowns you in confusing wording and a useless video. This app should be made illegal... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

i personally think this app is no good, if you dont get 100 you get negative points?? totally unfair on children espically the little ones. Kids will try harder if they wasnt pressured into getting e... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sparx learning provides a form of torture for students. Unnecessary bookwork checks add to the stress and the videos are completely useless. I would definitely not recommend unless it's for a form of... See more


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

where do i even begin lately i have…

where do i even begin lately i have been feeling so depressed honestly i have been siting down deeping life have realised i can do this anymore. It was alright for abit i could use apps like gauth maths and photomaths but these stupid stupid stupid( to the power of 10) graph questions are so hard that even gauth cant f word answer it. Im just very worried for future gen as sparx is a cancer that effects people mentally and physically.

13 February 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sparx is ahh

Ngl, sparx is dihpressing💔😔. One time, I was minding my own business, having a cheeky goon, when suddenly, my maths teacher comes soaring through the window, and says “I’ll show you bad bookwork” and lowk trapped my dih between 2 books, and ripped it clean off😔🥀. Would not recommend.

11 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No way guys

No way guys. Nuh uh. Never use this. It's worse than a gooner game. Eww. All the questions make NO SENSE. The videos don't help. And the people in them speak in such a disappointed way. No. No. No. Please help me. I got one bookwork check wrong, and then some guy came out the computer. He screamed OH I'LL CHECK YOUR BOOKWORK! and hit me over the head with a Toyota Corolla. 🥀🥀🥀☠️☠️☠️

11 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Mental breakdown

I am SICK of this homework website giving me things i have not learnt. Today i was doing my homework and the 3 questions were going to make me cry. I would sue them.

11 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I HATE THIS

sparx math, i wish i was joking, but when i started secondary school, they gave me sparx maths, and the first few weeks felt like epstien a island didn't exist anymore😡 sparx maths, i hope u get discontinued, ur causing so much dihpression,

11 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

sparx is depresion in a nutshell

I'm rapidly falling out of love with maths, sometimes I wonder what's the point. The games gone. Leave the Maths before the Maths leaves you, The maths has left him. Idk, Idk, I can't understand it, idk what's going on here it's lost the plot. Where is it. I'm just trying to figure out where the game is, game's gone.

10 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

get rid of it

Sparx is the Devil's dream and he probably made it himself! stop torturing children and making me break more laptops. Sparx gives me less time to goon

10 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Evil…

This is awful bro… Im at a point where I am literally making up excuses every single week from how EVIL and CRUEL this homework is. Sparx science is better but MATHS AND READER ARE UNBEARABLE. Every week i end up crying from how much a DESPISE this site.

9 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely horrible…

Absolutely horrible drains energy out of me and always gives about 10 seconds to answer a question and if you run out of time you have to read it all over again and the texts are extremely long and take about 30 minutes each paragraph, this shouldn’t even be used in school it’s absolutely ridiculous and horrible and is the worst homework website out there and should be shut down

3 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely, disgustingly, overwhelmingly terrible.

It gives incorrect instructions. It often has technical inaccuracies. It does not work to teach students, only gets them angry and frustrated with the pain of trying to use this godforsaken website. I hate sparx maths with all my might and hope it never sees the light of day again.

9 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AI ain't funny hun'

This makes me want to cry. Shannon Debussy (myself) does NOT find this acceptable. The use of AI in day-to-day life is bad enough. However exposing it to children... now THATS a crime...

2 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good in general but needs a few improvements

Sparx reader is a good platform for online reading if you really want to understand the book, it lets you read a bit then quizzes you, which I think is a good system. I currently use it for English and it helps me to solidify what I learnt in lessons.
Sparx maths is ok but there are some problems for when you don't understand the question. For example, When you get it wrong 3 times, it just gives you a different question with no support whatsoever. Also I try the video but half the time the question it is demonstrating is nothing like the question I am doing.
Sparx science is by far the worst one out of the three, it is nearly as picky as languagenut on typed answers, but at least it gives support and an easier question. However, if I don't understand a question, the only support I can get is a periodic table which is only useful in most of chemistry and some of physics so most of the time I have to click "I don't know" which makes me feel like I am stupid for not knowing how to do it.

7 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Teachers please read this before considering using Sparx for home work

Where do i start ? this disgusting creation is a pathetic excuse for a website. From year 7, every day coming home to answer stupid bookwork checks, oh god i can't stress how much i despise this putrid establishment. There is no care or thought that has gone into designing a so called 'homework sight' to help 'improve' students studies. It genuinely does the opposite. All of the countless 1 star reviews i see every day bringing up the tens of hundred of issues make me smile, but they really shouldn't. This website should be shut down. Making students cry and have mental health problems isn't a good thing that teachers should introduce right?

9 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

absolutely not learning disability…

absolutely not learning disability friendly! ADHD child and they had to stop Sparx at it affected their mental health. Question- videos are inaccurate and a single homework took her hours when on other apps like mymaths I took a lot less time. And no where enough time is given on the times tables!

8 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

honest & from a 13yo's perspective

context: i am a set 1 student in every lesson. 《》 this app makes cry. that is not an exaggeration. this genuinely worsens my mental health. i do sparx maths every tuesday; i often do it at around 8pm beacause id rather be tired in the evening than in the morning. by the time i finish, its 9:40pm. reminder, i am a set 1 maths student who consistently gets top 10 in maths exams. over 60 questions, every single week. its disgusting. sparx reader is just as bad. unless you have gold reader, you need to read a dead book you're most likely not interested in and answer questions that are purposefully worded strangely for you to get them wrong; when you do get them wrong, you have to start over. sparx reader is supposed to take maximum 30 minutes. however, it takes me 60 - 90 minutes. the only acceptable sparx course is sparx science. personally, i've never had problems with sparx science. it takes me around 10-15 minutes and it genuinely helps me revise. for teachers, i recommend sparx science, satchel one and seneca. but please, stop assigning homework on sparx reader/maths. this review isn't from a "i hate homework!" perspective. its from the perspective of one person, among many, who are physically and mentally drained after sparx. boycott.

8 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AWFULLLLL

AWFULLLLL, genuinely so unhelpful, tedious, theres no fun too it whatsoever, its just awful, when you've gotten a question wrong 3 times it swaps it without asking you if you want too, the amount of times where i have finally figured it out and then bam. Its a new question and i have too start all over again. The help videos dont explain things clear enough, just a bad experience all around

8 February 2026
Unprompted review

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