Mimo: Learn Coding/Programming Reviews

by BrianMcGev

I had purchased a premium subscription back in September and it was working great and I loved the lesson plans. I was learning and making progress everyday. Recently within the last few weeks it seems to register that I don’t have premium any more, I try and restore purchases and it says I already purchased premium, yet I still can’t access the 2nd and 3rd stars on courses like I was once able to.

I contacted support and it literally takes 2-3 days just for a response and that is ridiculous. It’s been over a week now, almost two since I lost the ability to fully access the courses and still no help from support. They told me fixes that were easily found in their FAQ, in my initial email I even said I already tried it. What is their response to fixing my issue? Of course it was try the thing that I already did and told them I did!

This review is more of a review of support and their ability to fix my problem more than it is a review of the actual content of Mimo . When it worked it worked great, I loved the courses and layout. But when it stops working, finding help or at least a little transparency is an impossible task.

by PainisCupcake69,34

I do love the feeling of this platform, there is A LOT of potential, but one issue, hearts. Now keep in mind that I’m not the first to complain about it, however I have the biggest hate for this heart system, especially with educational games which should allow me to just do the tests as many times as I need to without having to worry about not being able to learn because “you failed too much, now you must think about the dumb little dip$)+/ that you are”. and this is coming from a beginner who has no clue on this green and blue planet about coding and just started trying to learn. Yes I am going to fail a metric ton of times, but that’s the point of learning, what you succeed at you know and what you fail at you learn from. Now besides that Mimo is fun and has taught me a good portion already, just remove the hearts(which, yes, is why you get -4 stars) and I will change my rating, if you are reading this devs.

by Joogk

About 2 years ago (2018) I tried it out their discounted trial for 2 weeks, then I decided it wasn’t for me and I canceled my subscription, but a few weeks later I was charged the subscription. I emailed customer service (who took so long to get back to me) about the issue, they seemed willing to help. In the end they confirmed with me that they canceled my subscription and I will be refunded. Great!
A year later 2019, I got charged on this app again! I talked to the customer service and told them why this was happening, they told me I was still subscribed, so again, they helped me unsubscribed and get my refund back. Fast forward to this year, 2020, I got charged again! I don’t understand why this is happening after constantly getting confirmed my subscription is now canceled. I checked my account and yes it is not subscribed. Why am I keep getting charged? I am worried that I will have this issue happen every single year for the rest of my life. I really don’t want to be dealing with long customer service waits. I am concerned for their incapability to manage private informations.

by Snoopy Cleveland

I don’t wish to upset the creators of Mimo by giving a low grade, because Mimo is great. It works like any of the better teaching apps out there (Duolingo, etc). Very easy, seemingly full of content. ....However, if you make mistakes three times, you have to wait four hours before you can resume, and if you make another mistake, you’ll have to wait another four hours. Patience is key. OR, you can spend $60 and by the pro. That might not be a big deal to you, but if Mimo is to encourage betterment in a secondary skill (for many of us folks already working hellacious hours) as to better our lives, I don’t find such a high price-tag warranted. Maybe a $10 flat fee, MAYBE...even though the creators should definitely get paid for a nice app, taking money from poor to lower middle-class folks for something that, even if aced, wouldn’t land anybody an actual job could be considered pretty low, ethically....just saying.

by Dhcsdkjchdjkvdtuh

So I have been using Mimo for the past week. For the most part, it’s very good and it got me into coding. However, there are a few things that I think needs to be changed.
First of all, the heart system. Seriously, whenever you make a mistake you have to wait 4 hours to keep coding? It seems kind of unfair. Mistakes are supposed to help you learn, not make you really nervous you’ll get a question wrong. I know this is so people will want to buy this app pro, but it’s still too much. At least make it so you have to wait less for another heart.
Second of all, the leaderboard has been glitching the past few days. Another reason I use this app is because I want to stay first on the leaderboard, but for some reason, it wasn’t updating. I clearly got more sparks in the past few days, but it isn’t showing on the leaderboard. Other people’s scores also haven’t been changing. Is this just something wrong with my device or is it a bug? Please check.

by Rcmustain

This has its uses, but isn’t the best teacher. The program uses the same sort of business model as Duolingo (sorry if you aren’t familiar) with one major caveat: instead of punishing you for missing minor punctuation or accents, which is largely unimportant in language learning but very important in computer language/programming, Mimo uses purposefully obscure language in its questions as it quizzes you on html. It’s very easy to muddle through, but the purpose is not really to teach you anything new, or get you to think about tags and such in a new way, the purpose is wear down your hearts so you spend money on Mimo .

I don’t mind spending money on a useful app, but so far it seems that I learn a new concept in 15 seconds and then get quizzed on it ad-Infinitum while not really learning anything new. When you simply decide to move on because you learned the lesson, you quickly discover that there is very little depth to Mimo .

HOWEVER - it has been useful to use to learn new concepts and use “private time” in a meaningful way...

by Mys7eryman23

I know that learning this kind of stuff isn’t fast, but making mistakes is one of the best ways to learn and I have made 3 already and now I have to wait 4 hours to make the next one. It makes it way too hard to learn. I’m fine with three hearts but 4 hours to only one heart back?! It takes way too long than it should. I have started the web development course and I have only done one and a half exercises and now I have to wait two more hours to even try do do any more. I get you are trying to push your premium program and I’m totally fine with that but it almost forces you to buy it to be able to get far and not lose interest. Your app is the best I have seen in the way of teaching you but it only teaches you for so long and then you have to wait an entire four hours before you can try to get further. I love Mimo a lot and everything else so far about it besides this one problem, thank you

by Loudthing

Very odd navigation required of app. I’m constantly finding myself thinking I need to hit the “next” but twice because two subsequent buttons live in the exact same spot for each action to continue a lesson (a UX no-no for mobile devices).

Also, questions are way too easy, or too hard because of wording. Getting a question wrong usually attributed to poor grammar in the question (it’s incredibly important to hire a native English speaker to review all material before publishing it), then action required to submit the correct answer requires back tracking, dispute the visibility of the existing multiple choice widgets appearing to still be tappable.

It’s ok learning web dev from Mimo but I don’t think the Duolingo approach necessarily works well. Web dev requires typing out long scripts, where as Mimo requires adding together canned answers. I feel like by the time i complete all the lessons, I’ll only “know of” the concepts rather than how to actually connect and execute them.

by Albertoeda97

I like the basic layout and concept of Mimo . The design is also very nice. However, you are told exactly what to do each step of the way, or given choices that are far too obvious. Challenges are crucial for learning, and Mimo creates virtually no challenges for you. Rather than say "Achieve result X by putting THIS before THAT", it would be more challenging and more educational to have an instruction in the form "Achieve result X by using what you've learned in this unit" This might be wrong, because I don't know the rules of Pyhon, but I intuit that Mimo just punished me for doing something logical: I was supposed to write a "while loop" in the form "while variable == True", which I'm pretty sure is equivalent to "while variable", which is what I did. However, I didn't get feedback in the form "that also works, but do it this way instead for now", but rather a mere "that's wrong". Even the early platforms like codecademy have had this good fuzzyness since the beginning.

by Master Grant

this app was able to kindle my love for coding and for that I’m grateful. I joined a coding bootcamp after finishing the HTML, CSS, JavaScript track on this app. I’ve been thriving there, and I strongly believe the exposure to programming I received on Mimo has facilitated my journey.

I bought Mimo during a Christmas deal, and it was worth it. Honestly, the full price would have been worth it, too. My main qualm comes from the fact that the content seems to have severely diminished in recent weeks. There used to be cool mini-courses on all types of different subjects, and I believe at one point early on when I first got Mimo , there was even a gallery to see top projects from others. Overall, I think the largest issue that will have to be addressed for this app to stay on the path of success and even burgeon in the future is communication and community. I feel like the dev team isn’t connected with the users. The social media hasn’t been active for years. The emails receive no responses and the bug reports may be harkened to, though there’s not even a ticket given in a courtesy email so one wouldn’t know. And, as for the community, I found several people who had used this app at my coding bootcamp which was really cool though it would have been nice to see an online community, both in Mimo and on related social media, both which are not the case.

by Konstin

Mimo is very good, I enjoy it and it follows along very well with the course I’m taking. That being said there are a couple of things that would be Extremely Helpful to have. 1. Once a lesson is completed you can’t go back to look at it for reference, you have complete the work again in the order it is given to get to what you want to review. It would be extremely helpful if all of the lessons were saved in a Notes/Review Section with the same headings as they appear in the lessons. Basically, take the completed lessons and put them in a Notes/Review section exactly as they are once completed. 2. I have learned quite a bit of what’s in these lessons but I cannot access what I really need to learn because it’s locked. I have to complete all of the locked lessons prior in order to access what I really need to get to and I don’t have time for that. The whole game aspect is interactive and fun but I think it should be optional or else it’s not practical for those who already have some of these skills. I hope the developers will consider these suggestions. I think it will greatly improve the number of users for Mimo. Thanks for listening ! ✌️💜🤘

by BabyExecution

I love the this app app, especially since I just got into coding and I have learned a lot, but there are some problems that ruin it. For instance, the hearts take about 4 hours to come back and that takes a lot of time if you lose all of your hearts. So I would hope that you would at least lower the amount of time it takes for a heart to come back to 1 hour to 2 hours. And also I have had problems with the questions. There has been times when I put the correct answer in and it says that it is wrong, but then when they show me the correct answer it is the same answer I put in so I really hope you can fix that too. Other than those two problems I really love Mimo and would recommend it for other people who are interested in coding.

by Satinaki

I love Mimo very much, it has taught me a lot! However, it would be much more beneficial that the hearts would refill itself a bit faster than 4 hours, maybe maximum 1-2 hours. This is especially significant because half of the time I lose hearts due to the directions being obscure. Even then, I learn best after making mistakes, and losing all the hearts fast means my inability to keep learning which discourages me from opening Mimo at all.

If I were one of the developers of Mimo , I’d know the hearts is a good tactic for users to buy Mimi pro. On the other hand, I’d know that if I stretched that tactic too far, there would be less traffic on Mimo , which means less ad revenue in the first place. This is especially true considering the majority of users don’t have a pro subscription.

Another important suggestion: I believe adding the option to learn the language Swift would be a game changer because the teaching style of Mimo really works! If this language is taught, Mimo would thus be considered a more well rounded educational platform!

by Hanna Jacks

I’ve been using this app for a few days now and I feel like I’m making some progress. I do have a problem with how long hearts take to regenerate. Last night around 8 pm I used all my hearts, and by 10 am today only 4 regenerated!! I understand it pushes users to get premium but this is seriously too long. I’m probably feeling more annoyed than usual because all the mistakes I made were on stupid things like “What is the display of feeling=“happy” .... print(feeling)” and then I put “happy” instead of happy. A bit annoying to say the least.

If you could shorten the time down to 1-2 hours I feel it would be perfect. That way it still pushes users to get premium without pushing them away. 2 hours each and users could wake up and practice after a full night of sleep. At around 5 hour/heart, you can only really use it once every 2 days or so.

It’s too early to say for sure if Mimo is helpful in learning, but so far it’s going good. I’ll probably alter my review after I use it for a while. Though I’ll probably always be annoyed with the regeneration rate.

by Big Chungus 00000000

Now you do not have to pay to use Mimo however it really is needed it takes two hours for one heart to come back and you can lose retaking a question? It’s annoying as it takes to long to continue your lesson but the lesson doesn’t save either. So just pay for the premium version right well it costs 70 for a year and 10 per month which is just so much I have other apps that ask for 70 for a life time premium account (they don’t even offer this) and seems more reasonable for people who are really interested in learning .however that being said it is great excluding that as you have great lessons describing what to do helping along the way but you are also free to make your own things and release it to other people to play and there are many interesting thing there by the way it also has leaderboards so you can compete to get the most point for a week it’s honestly great but the push to pay and that large price tag just leaves a sour taste for me.(I’d suggest the 70 be life time or just a life time option or lives regenerate in a 30 minute or 1 hour)

by Suggestionboy

I honestly think that your app is amazing. It has lots of info, and teaches you a lot. The only problem is, if you fail 5 times you have to wait 3 more hours to get one left second chance. Usually people say that mistakes help you learn more. But here if you make 5 mistakes, you have to wait 3 hours. I get that patience is important but I would suggest you would give more hearts. Or you could make it so that every time you lose five hearts, it takes away some points. The point of this game is I think to teach us about coding and it’s okay to make mistakes. But how am I supposed to learn quicker if I have to wait hours to play again. And if I get unlimited chances, I have to pay, which I think is unreasonable. Once again, your game is fantastic. Thank you.

by Cati S.

I had to learn some basic coding because I work at a tech company, even though I’m not an engineer. I found Mimo after trying to take a coursera course and failing before I could even set it all up on my desktop. Mimo is ridiculously easy to use, so convenient, and seriously effective. I already knew a good amount of the material just by learning on the job, but it helped fill the gaps in my knowledge and was actually pleasant and fun to use. I’ve never been so impressed with an app, I actually ended up hooking up a payment method to my apple account so I could buy the pro version (goes without saying I’ve never bought a pro version of anything!). Much like Duolingo, Mimo takes a complex topic and breaks it down in easy to use, super mobile friendly bite sized lessons, perfect for literally anyone. I never leave reviews on apps, but I seriously can’t stress how cool Mimo is.

by Chrisunlex

By far this is the most Best HTML /css Learning Platform I’ve ever seen, By far I’m a total beginner And I just have to say it Once I first downloaded Mimo Last night I went to sleep And then this morning at 8:00 I got on and learned So much coding!! I’ve been on Mimo sense 8:00 Am To 6:52 Pm Nonstop I have no idea why I just felt so Calm And I quickly got the hang of it I am now top on the leaderboard! Im now transferring to the css basic section Yaay I’m just so happy!! I can understand and Write the concept of html by doing the coding challenge And finished :D

Also one more thing Buy the subscription Or at least try The free subscription when you first sign up I promise you will not regret it.

I cannot express this feeling I thank you Developers for creating this fantastic App!!

by Beneddar

You guys have cleared up so many typos and errors along with, well in th past 6 months I have seen this app go from being a massive every subject technology with bugs and errors in logic to a sudden slimming down and massive cleanup I have never seen in 20 + years of computing.

You have added content to your web development and orgized it. Amazing and profound improvement. I do miss the huge amount of variation in content but I understand you guys have limited resources.

Maybe some time in the future you will be able to reopen some of the previous content when you run out of things to correct. I can say you guys have come light years in cleanup and I’m looking forward to what you will do next.

by MJR72

I’m an IT professional of over 25 years. I’ve picked up enough html and css to be dangerous, but missing some fundamentals. Mimo has been a great way to learn. It is interactive but simple. As an IT professional, the questions are all so simple that there isn’t any challenge to it, and it is very repetitive, but somehow never boring. I’m retaining what I’m learning and filling in a lot of the gaps in my css knowledge. The leaderboards and the streak counter keep me motivated to stay with it. The further I get, the more I’m hitting the things I don’t know yet. I’m looking forward to the JavaScript lessons. I work with Power BI, DAX, and M. I wish there were lessons for those. My co-workers could really use it! I’m going to recommend the SQL training to them.

by Bluejcm

You guys SERIOUSLY ruined Mimo by rearranging the layout of Mimo . Mimo is incredibly buggy and Projects and lessons I mastered an finished are now , UNFINISHED? I have to redo almost all of them all over again. And it doesn’t even matter if I do them anyway because there are so many bugs now that the next day for some odd reason, the lessons and projects I completed and have proof of completing, reset themselves and are labeled as unfinished ?? I’m so confused as to why you guys decided to rearrange things . Was I not suppose to learn what I learned the past few weeks in order or what?

by Thechoedenkal

I worked extremely hard for the progress i have gained in the six plus languages that i have studied over the last two years.
When someone behind the scenes that barely knows one thinks that I’m behind the curve on learning, I would encourage that person to devote the time and effort i have to this study before voicing you opinion on everything i have worked for. I didn’t get through the course by coasting. I actually learned the material, for multiple languages. Don’t hold me to a standard that you were never able to achieve. You’re not even on my level.

by JumpyFrog

Overall, the concept is fantastic. A great deal of courses beautifully laid out for learners. However, the courses are just a bit too simplistic and do not really allow for actual learning.

Further, the the daily challenges need to be fleshed out fully, as they are lackluster and limited to a couple programming languages.

this app provides a good first look into programming, but I do not recommend paying for a yearly subscription as you can find far more extensive resources on the internet.

by ItsAllGravyWithDavey

I purchased the “Premium” full year subscription. However, it did not unlock ANY of the features. It did however debit the full year’s subscription fees from my back account. It keeps prompting me to purchase yet another subscription for the premium full year and the restore account option says I have no subscription. Terrible rip off app. Stay away.

by EstabanEsquire

I’ve tried every programming based app there is and so far this app takes the cake for fast paced clever learning for a wide range of languages. They’ve set it up so you can almost lazily start learning difficult material quickly. Definitely worth the inexpensive upgrade and certainly worth your time otherwise misused on your phone. ;)

by MJA1018

Mimo not only is customized for your experience level, but also takes the time to make sure you understand why you did what you did with short multiple choice. Every thing explained isn’t explained in a real complicated way that you don’t understand what you are doing.

Overall, I recommend this for everyone and anyone!

by 2013jonesz

Downloaded Mimo and finished the first basic lesson and ended up upgrading to premium. For those who may be wondering buying premium doesn't unlock every lesson right away. You still have to complete the previous lesson. I saw a couple bad reviews for that reason and wanted to clarify Mimo is not a rip off you have to follow the lesson plan it gives you. Mimo is good for any level of knowledge in programming from someone who knows nothing of program to a developer Mimo really has a nice way of explaining everything thoroughly. Love Mimo and will continue to use it to advance my career.

by Sexynarwhal

I honestly stopped in the middle of a quiz just to rate Mimo 5 stars. The lessons are so detailed and informative, and I love the pop culture references that are sprinkled throughout the quizzes. I’m applying to start a masters program in Cybersecurity next year and I’m getting myself prepared with the help of Mimo. It’s truly worth the subscription price, it’s been a great investment for me.

by Hxlosxuer

27 years old and I just enrolled in college for software development, starting off at ground zero as far as knowledge and capabilities go. I went ahead and searched up a coding app on Google to get a jumpstart on what I’ll be getting into, so far so much frickin’ fun. Great experience, super informative. Thanks for making learning this exciting for me this app 🙃.

by Blind Angel 444

I need Mimo to be 100% accessible with voice over support before I lock into a subscription. Can you please add video description to all of your video courses and voice guidance for all of your interactive courses. Please make these major changes in your next update.

by AnxiousCathy

I am really enjoying Mimo and it has revealed some questions that I have always had about how websites are created. It is so much fun and I don’t feel like I am wasting my time when I need to just sit and unwind with an app.

by Gamez🤪

I’ve never in my life written a review or anything like that but Mimo is crazy! I took some coding classes during high school but it’s nothing compared to what Mimo teaches you and it’s so easy and simple to learn! I love it!

by Memoplix

The latest update made Mimo go from”WOW!” To “WHAT IS THIS?!”
Lots of lessons are gone lots of bugs and crashes (even tho I'm on an iPhone x)
Cant quite understand what is going on but I'm truly sad.
Please fix it.

by Vegan669

Gives you the foundation so don’t expect to become a professional but a great way to learn the basic knowledge or refresh ur memory ! Definitely 5 stars

by Guitarist0426

Mimo is amazing. I stopped coding ages ago, and I’ve already learned what I knew back then, it’s been years but I thank the developers of Mimo so much.