Codecademy Go Reviews

by Rochambowie

I can’t use codeacademy with a tablet, which is fine enough, they didn’t build the site with that in mind.
Then I find out they have an app, and it looks really decent...except it’s still meant only for phones, so the screen isn’t really optimized for it. Fine, okay.
But there’s no way to force it into landscape mode - which wouldn’t impact anything on the tablet since the screen stays at phone size and aspect ratio anyways - it could have at least fit there.
I get that it works for most people in most ways, but this is a really, really, really simple accessibility feature.

by Gahhhhffs

The lessons leave so many questions unanswered. If you need to google what some of the terminology is, why use CodecademyGo at all? Then they jump into practice questions and if you didn’t google you’ll be completely lost. So you’re left repeating the questions until you guess the correct answer. I want to KNOW the correct answer and why it’s the correct answer. If I already knew how to do the work I wouldn’t need to use CodecademyGo . So I guess the goal isn’t to teach people who are new at this, but to prove to people who are already experienced that they know what they knew? I don’t know. I’m just really frustrated that I’m not really learning anything other than how annoying it is to not have the information presented in a way that makes sense.

by MsContrarian

In regards to the HTML review and practice:

The content repeats itself, in no particular order- there’s no progression or gradual knowledge building. You can’t see what you’re actually coding, and there seems to be many errors in the questions asked and the given answers to submit… many more issues and annoyances like the seemingly random colors added into texts, but I digress.

This is definitely not an app for you, if you’re a beginner, trying to learn the basics.

by Learningtocode

So far I really am enjoying CodecademyGo . I love that it has a flash card review and practice since that’s always been the quickest way I’ve learned. FOR THE LIFE OF ME, HOWEVER, I can’t seem to wrap my head around why the Pro upgrade is upwards of $16 a month ($100-$200 a year)... I’m really working to increase my knowledge and skill set so I’m currently learning from various different platforms, all of which, might I add, average their Pro/Premium upgrades to be approximately $20 A YEAR! I’m not sure how many people are actually paying for the Pro upgrade here...perhaps it’s individuals already in the Tech field just looking to refresh their brains but there’s no way I will ever pay that. ...Unless there’s some brain zapping, immediate transfer of knowledge to your cells function I’m missing you guys REALLY need to go back to the drawing board!

by ProbablySo

I’m a little disappointed with the way CodecademyGo behaves on iPadOS. It seems CodecademyGo is designed for the iPhone with the iPads features give an after thought. I’m not sure why it behaves as if there isn’t a landscape mode. Even when I place iPad in portrait position CodecademyGo doesn’t use all of the real estate. Just frustrating and as mature this platform is there’s really no excuse. As it stands CodecademyGo makes it harder to use.

Please fix so we can work effectively.

by IPad 2 All The Way

I have been on and off of Codecademy since the start of 2015. I have watched as the price of the course work goes up. Along with the increasingly improving coursework and resources the site provides. I would give CodecademyGo a 5 star for those reasons. However I was very disappointed to load up the mobile app to find it does not have iPad support.

CodecademyGo has that generic option of making the screen larger to fit the screen size. However it does not allow landscape mode which makes having a keyboard useless.

I would love to see an iPad friendly version of CodecademyGo so I can work on the go with a keyboard vs my thumbs on a phone.

by Cstevey1

There are some major issues, almost 50% of the review questions in HTML have major bugs that make them unusable. Major bugs:
1)Review question text not populating correctly — literally says BLANKBLANKBLANK
2)Review question answer fields not formatting correctly — multiple copies of answer fields appear
3)Review question answer fields not populating correctly after pressing desired answer — answers frequently do not populate the answer fields
4)No lesson structure or save state — every time you come to CodecademyGo you are just getting random flash cards of information, there is no structured progression. Additionally, you cannot return to the same point, even in your practice set. If you close CodecademyGo to look up information, you cannot return to the same problem to try to solve it

by Among_the_Best

When I signed up for a pro membership, it was because the summary stated that there would be extensive review, flashcards, and extra lessons. CodecademyGo seems to have none of that. As best I can tell, it has a daily exercise that’s loosely tied to your level of experience, and that’s it. But the lesson doesn’t seem to track where you are in the main course. It seems to have marked me as a “beginner,” and so is giving me beginner-level lessons, but it’s largely “reviewing” concepts that I haven’t learned yet. Maybe there’s extra functionality that I’ve somehow missed?

by Not_relevant_0

Working on iPads is slowly becoming a norm in the industry. Since not all tablet browsers are created equal I figured Codecademy, a dev centric product and service, would identify the need for an iPad app to allow those the ability to learn on the go (hence the apps name). In 2021 everyone has access to mouse and keyboard capabilities and work in a landscape orientation to accommodate said keyboard accessories. It’s also worth mentioning that tablets offer a lot on the accessibility front and should be considered for your user base. I gave 2 stars for the solid curriculum but CodecademyGo leaves a lot to be desired on the functionality front.

by Numetheus76

I am a fan of Codecademy and use it all the time. I use the iPhone app frequently. It’s a good app to keep me “in the game” by providing review items and testing. This is a very good way to learn. This is on the phone where coding is impractical. But on the iPad, this is absolutely what we do not need. The iPad is more like a laptop in that you can actually do coding here, so the phone format is a lot more useless on the tablet. On the tablet, I would much rather go through my lessons because using the web page to do lessons on iPad Safari is kind of wonky. Can we please get an actual useful iPad app for CodeCademy? The phone app is awesome. It’s just not what we need on the tablet.

by Hihahajananakens

CodecademyGo itself is a great learning tool to keep your mind sharp on subjects you already know, as far as trying to grasp new information it seems almost like reviewing flash cards. A. You learn something. But B. You see it over & over again. The material is very repetitive, i usually go under HTML & it’s nothing new nor difficult, if you can introduce more difficult problems or better questions. That would make it more challenging & engaging.

by Ckingera

I’m sure you guys have access to plenty of great people that could make CodecademyGo not a 5 inch screen on a 13 inch IPad. If companies like Kroger can handle that task I’m sure a company focused on teaching coding languages can surely figure it out. I’ve seen similar reviews that are over a year old. Web version feels clunky, I know you can change to next lesson from the course menu tab but there is a button on the bottom right that appears and disappears saying “next”… it’s confusing at first. Just use the drop down menu.

by Teal Turturuga

Currently working on a course on my computer and saw they had an app. Wasn’t sure if it’d be worth it but so far it’s a fun little refresher to make sure you understand the concepts I’m learning in the course. I will definitely being using this instead of app games to pass a few minutes.

by Cliffclof

I'd rather not write reviews here with app dev feedback. CodecademyGo is good. You need to update the review cards to list the language referenced for review on the card. It seems to jump from html, to command, SQL, to javascript, or css with no context for someone that might not know what they are reviewing. They might log away cd into their brain for html which would be weird and a mess to sort out later for that person. Like CodecademyGo , any good training offers multiple methods of learning and this is it. Glad i left my previous provider for codeacademy.

by Runnndmc

I’ve been searching for an app like this. A quick daily study to brush up on or learn new technologies. I love that it’s both Multiple choice and fill in the blank questions that reinforce the lesson of the day and I love how quickly you can move through lessons. Great app for beginners who want to move to the next level with their skills.

by Eldnaphbd

Guys. Oh, man. Those of you saying it is ridiculous to pay a couple dozen bucks a month for this are likely not realizing this is a COMPANION app to codecademy. For people leaning a skill that requires reading fine details, you sure do skim read.

The website itself is absolutely incredible. This is a great flash card app.

I would have liked this version to contain an IDE, but this is pretty great regardless.

by Shougekinojp

The idea of being able to practice when I am not near the computer. I downloaded Datacamp even just bc they had a free app n Codecademy hadn’t released this yet n I will say it is much better than Datacamp. Only problem I have so far is that the practice doesn’t load all the time. I tried yesterday and it didn’t load and trying today also seems to not want to load. Im connected to wifi as well, even restarted my phone so I’ve only practiced once but that one time was good...

by Quan12344

Print ( (This is app is a very good app i would like CodecademyGo to explain why I’m wrong but it worked out very good and I’m now a coder using python as a computer programmer and the reason I got so far to computer programming is because of CodecademyGo which also got me in Stanford university with my coding and my 4.1 gpa. I mostly got my gpa from CodecademyGo because since I got CodecademyGo I’ve been getting straight 4’s(A+) thanks
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And I’ve been using CodecademyGo and py for everything bout work now

by 👌🏽💪🏽

I’ve been working through the Web Dev career path for the last month and I can’t say enough great things! I did purchase the pro upgrade and it was SO WORTH IT. So, for the people who say “omg how can you charge $20/month for that?”, do you hear yourselves? That’s literally less than $2/day. If you can’t swing that for something your passionate to learn then you aren’t passionate at all. So, if that’s you, please do us a favor and switch to something you want to do or else you’ll be an annoying programmer to work with in the future.
Thanks Codecademy for all that you do. Great job.

by Trains Are Cool...

I haven’t had any problems with CodecademyGo and I like the concept behind it - review coding concepts and then test them. It also has a nice feature that allows you to search for specific ideas. However, I think CodecademyGo would be even better if they added the same languages on their website, like C++. Currently, they only have a few languages, with most focused on web design.

by 12Salazar

Downloaded CodecademyGo and went through the sign up process. When I go to the notifications part it froze the first time and kept refusing to move past. I allowed the notifications on my phone settings and tried to move past that section and it would go to a white screen not allowing me to move forward. Did this over and over, I uninstalled and reinstalled and it does the same thing. The irony that CodecademyGo for a coding platform is ineffective and does not even work properly after signing up.

by Cyngibson

I’m very pleased with my Pro membership online, but CodecademyGo is a disappointment. I thought it would be a teaching app, but actually it is only for review — each session presents a few (five or so) random concepts, in no particular order, then quizzes you on them.

There’s no back-catalogue or list of lessons to access, as I had expected. Which means you have no control over what concepts are being thrown at you in each session. Like I said, it’s completely random.

So, if you already know your stuff, it’s a fun way to prove to yourself that you’ve got skillz — but if you’re trying to learn a new language or set of skills, you will quickly find yourself under water.

I’m going back to my ‘puter for learning JavaScript. There’s simply no way in CodecademyGo to learn it (or anything else) from scratch.

A disappointment, for sure. I expected better of you, CodecAcademy!

by Thisupdateaintshit

So far I really am enjoying CodecademyGo . I love that it has a flash card review and practice since that’s always been the quickest way I’ve learned. FOR THE LIFE OF ME, HOWEVER, I can’t seem to wrap my head around why the Pro upgrade is upwards of $16 a month ($100-$200 a year)... I’m really working to increase my knowledge and skill set so I’m currently learning from various different platforms, all of which, might I add, average their Pro/Premium upgrades to be approximately $20 A YEAR! I’m not sure how many people are actually paying for the Pro upgrade here...perhaps it’s individuals already in the Tech field just looking to refresh their brains but there’s no way I will ever pay that. ...Unless there’s some brain zapping, immediate transfer of knowledge to your cells function I’m missing you guys REALLY need to go back to the drawing board!

by Zacthewalrus

CodecademyGo is...okay...if you’re new to programming and you’re reviewing basic concepts as a refresher.

The three star rating, though, is due to several errors (mainly in syntax) I’ve noticed while working through some practice problems, as well as the fact that the order of the “Review” sections are randomized and therefore is different every time you open it.

by Grace Z.

Compared to the few other apps I’ve used, this one is very easy to use and understand. I haven’t used it for long but I already like this one better than all the others I’ve tried. Definitely recommendBeen taking notes and I’m learning a lot and I’ve only just begun using CodecademyGo. .

by Allan B3

I’ve been using Codeacademy on and off for years, but my main issue was staying engaged with the self-paced curriculum. I’d go a week practicing everyday, but the I’d quit or get distracted. CodecademyGo helps me stay engaged and keeps the information fresh in my head. The future is mobile, and CodecademyGo knows it.

by Jean Baptiste Asong

It very helpful for people who are new to coding like me. It show you step by step how to solve every problem and it shows you pictures of every problem. Our brain works in pictures and one picture shows more meaning than a word.

by BrianP12335

I love CodecademyGo ! The issue I’m having is that after I complete a practice module (like computer science), I have to close CodecademyGo and restart before it will allow me to get a new pack. Otherwise, CodecademyGo is very helpful.

***update***
CodecademyGo is properly updating now. I enjoy practicing on it. Thanks for this resource.