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ABCmouse

Overview

ABCmouse has a rating of 2 stars from 104 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with ABCmouse most frequently mention credit card, customer service and free trial. ABCmouse ranks 295th among Kids sites.

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Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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July 22, 2024

This app is good, but the only issue I have is, that it charges you every single time when the child goes onto another level to unlock. No one has that type of money to pay for each and every learning session. Not happy!

Date of experience: July 22, 2024
Minnesota
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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My 4-year old loves ABCmouse. She loves to sing along with the various alphabet songs, she knows the character names, and she particularly loves talking about how many tickets she has. She has definitely really leapt ahead in her letter recognition and general understanding of the alphabet since she started playing.

We did try the personalized assessment (which costs extra) and found it was not really worth it -- it didn't actually change anything in the base app experience which is where our daughter spends all her time. But the base app is pretty fantastic.

Date of experience: April 18, 2023
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It's cute and fun but WAY too much to do. There is no clear learning path or assessment guides. There's too many activities for a 2-3 yr old to choose from, too many pet options (why is there a hamster AND pet park AND aquarium for example). This needs to be cleaned up and streamlined. In fact I will be canceling it because my 3 yr old gets overwhelmed and doesn't know what to do next when she signs on.

Date of experience: July 22, 2024
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great game, the app has bugs
July 10, 2024

My daughter really enjoys using the app except that the app has alot of glitches that constantly happen and she becomes frustrated. Each time we've contacted customer service they are very helpful but we seem to arrive back at the same issue each time. We haven't been able to progress on the learning path because the game has buttons that do not respond. So I feel like we're just clicking around to find things that do work. The Mouse Theater also doesn't load any videos for us on both mobile app or PC.

Date of experience: July 10, 2024
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Shady business and scam
April 1, 2024

My kid tried it for a few days but doesn't like it. I didn't realize it automatically sign us up for auto renew on the annual plan. And the website didn't send out any reminder or notification regarding it before or after they charged me. I didn't find out until I reviewed my bank statement 10 days after the charge. And obviously, they refused any refund even though we didn't even use the app.

Date of experience: April 1, 2024
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Over the last six months of using ABC Mouse I have had to call customer support seven times for lessons not working, audio issues and bugs.
My son is only five years old and it was a big inconvenience for both him and I.
The fifth call was to a manager about the website and even though the manager listened to my complaint, no fixes were made to the account or lessons.
Every time I had an issue with a lesson not working the agents bypassed them and they were never fixed.

Date of experience: July 27, 2023
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Technology issues
July 10, 2024

My son and I love the different engaging activities on abcmouse. My issue is the constant issues of it freezing in between moving to the next step on the learning path or during videos. It gets frustrating for my son and many times opts not to use this platform to avoid these problems. I paid money to use it for a year so I try to encourage him to use it as best as I can. I just hope that many of these glitches can be rectified.

Date of experience: July 10, 2024
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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THIS IS A SCAM!
March 3, 2024

I cannot believe this business is still able to advertise. It's just a scam. I cancelled back in 2019 and after receiving an email to update my credit card info, I looked and have been charged $59+ every year! No emails, nothing since. I tried to get on the help chat - waited forever and then website started glitching. Switched from safari to chrome, worked for about 15min, same process, then boom - glitched again. Absolute scan. Company is worthless and should be ashamed of themselves + the companies that advertise them.

Date of experience: March 3, 2024
New York
1 review
5 helpful votes
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SCAM
July 13, 2022

0 STARS. This app fraudulently charged my credit card this year after canceling the subscription in 2016! What a headache, no one answers customer support. Finally got someone on the chat option who acted like he was doing me a favor. To top it off, I had to then spend more time on the phone getting a new credit card number. DO NOT GET THIS APP.

Date of experience: July 13, 2022
Alabama
1 review
0 helpful votes
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You can't cancel subscription until they get there money from new customers. Even if you don't use it no refund but you can cancel after they get there money. Bad business. I would give a 0 but you can't

Date of experience: March 28, 2024
Missouri
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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March 27, 2023

My kid didn't get much from this games were pretty boring. My kid hasn't been on since 2020 today 3/27/23 i see a charge on my banking account for $59.95. So I call several times because they were to busy and asked me to call back then they hung up on me. Come to find out they put you on auto renewal and they can get there money through your google pay. So they had been charging me for the last three years and told me that technically they weren't supposed to give me a refund but since the charge was that day they were able to help me out. Didn't matter that my kid hasn't been on it in three years watch out they are crooks. Make sure you turn off auto renwal that they don't tell you about

Date of experience: March 27, 2023
Kansas
1 review
6 helpful votes
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They never stop billing!
November 27, 2017

I don't even know how I got signed up for this. When I reach out to cancel my service no one calls or emails you back. I've been on hold for over 42 minutes... this is a scam and must be illegal. I foresee a class action lawsuit against ABCMouse.com.
Spare yourself the hassle and pick another option for your child's learning.

Date of experience: November 27, 2017
Croatia
2 reviews
17 helpful votes
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Terrible educational app/site that takes money w/out notification. Been charged for 4 years with only a record on my paypal account, but nothing else. I never signed up, but tried the free version for a week, just to find out what a waste it is. There was no clear notice of upcoming charge upon trial, and no notification for an upcoming charge. The app is super annoying with loud squeaking sounds and lots of repetitive images. I recommend to skip this one if you strive for true education and want to avoid fraudulent charges.

Date of experience: May 9, 2020
Michigan
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Shady company
December 29, 2018

We liked the service and the games; however I have a very bad taste in my mouth due to poor customer service and business practices. We paid for a yearly subscription in December 2017 and then I believe I cancelled so as not to incur unexpected charges. Well, I was charged again this week without warning and told that unless I could produce the cancellation email from a year ago, they would not refund me even though we haven't used the service at all in probably 6 months. Clearly they don't believe in their product enough to sell it honestly and have to resort to sneaky money-grabbing. Stay away.

Date of experience: December 29, 2018
Texas
1 review
15 helpful votes
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I signed up for the 3 months free subscription and had to give my credit card information. Immediately started receiving a bill for $9.99. Tried to contact, but always received " We are receiving high volume, call back later." Well I was billed for 2 months and NEVER completed registration. Do NOT sign up unless you want it for life!
Wish I had seen all the "Scam" reviews before I gave them information.

Date of experience: May 4, 2020
Colorado
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Absolute ripoff
June 28, 2022

This company is a complete scam. They store your card info and charge it without notification either before or after. When asked about it they say you should be checking your bank charges. Upstanding companies notify you of upcoming charges. SCAMS hide behind you should be monitoring. It's embarrassing how terrible this company is.

Date of experience: June 28, 2022
Virginia
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I have been charged 4 times $7.95 through Amazon pay and ABCMouse.com. I got confirmation from previous ticket that my membership is cancelled, but I am still getting charged. Cheaters... There is no way to remove your card details even if we want to. Cheaters keep charging the card.

Date of experience: January 2, 2018
Nevada
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Wonderful learning tool
September 10, 2020

I love this app, even my two year old knows how to use it. The girls are excited and want to continue after they see the tickets and prizes they win. They teach so many things that maybe busy moms would forget about. This has helped me as well to know what I should be doing for them at this age. Love this app!

Date of experience: September 9, 2020
Missouri
1 review
8 helpful votes
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BUYER BEWARE
March 26, 2015

If you purchase an annual subscription it will be set to automatically renew. ABCMouse.com does not send you a notification ahead of time to let you know that your subscription is about to be renewed. I have a lot on my mind and a lot of things happen over the course of a year, so having the date I began my subscription at the top of my list is a ridiculous notion. Also, ABCMouse.com refuses to give any sort of refund even if you cancel the very next day after your subscription is renewed. So, now I am paying for a full year of something my daughter no longer uses. This company could at least have the common courtesy of notifying its customers BEFORE the subscription is renewed instead of letting the customer find out when it appears on their credit card bill.

Date of experience: March 26, 2015
Canada
1 review
9 helpful votes
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ABC mouse is a good learning site for young children. DON'T try to take advantage of an offer, if you are already signed up. Obviously adding and subtracting is not a strong point of the accounting office. There is NO SERVICE regardless of how many e-mails you send. I cancelled my subscription after being ripped off for $60. They should be ashamed of themselves. You are only big for so long... ask Levis, Playtex, GM! What goes around com, es around.

Date of experience: December 1, 2014