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Overview

ABCmouse has a rating of 1.65 stars from 94 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about ABCmouse most frequently mention credit card, customer service, and free trial problems. ABCmouse ranks 343rd among Kids sites.

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    13
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    5
  • Returns
    9
  • Quality
    10
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 42.9%
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Top Positive Review

“My 4 Year Old Loves It & Is Learning”

Simon S.
4/19/23

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.

Top Critical Review

“THIS IS A SCAM!”

SCA M.
3/3/24

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.

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Thumbnail of user scam1
1 review
1 helpful vote
March 3rd, 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.

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I hate this company.

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Hardly used because it glitched so much. Didn't see the value so I cancelled and FOUR YEARS LATER AM STILL GETTING CHARGED!!

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Thumbnail of user jennyf299
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 1st, 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.

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Thumbnail of user dawnangle
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 28th, 2024

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

Tip for consumers:
Make sure you plan to pay it's not a free trail you will have to pay before you can cancel your subscription

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Thumbnail of user simons233
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
April 19th, 2023

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.

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Thumbnail of user taylorshinabery
1 review
1 helpful vote
July 27th, 2023

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.

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Thumbnail of user andrewt1415
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 23rd, 2023

My kids love ABCmouse.com! They have been learning so much! (Picture is a number word that my son traced)

Thumbnail of user brep15
1 review
6 helpful votes
June 28th, 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.

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Thumbnail of user jacobw624
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 14th, 2023

ABCmouse is cute it was good my kids love the learning path. It is good my third one loved the classroom! Picture is a apple my son coloured and he earned 3 Tickets!

Thumbnail of user calliea15
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 3rd, 2022

I Signed Up For ABCmouse My Kids Love It! Go On The Learning Path Love It! And Toddler Time Graduate Love It!

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ABCmouse

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Thumbnail of user rachelc507
1 review
16 helpful votes
May 28th, 2020

My daughter kept getting frustrated with this app because of all the glitches. She plays games on her new ipad all the time and nothing else is this glitchy. Two months after I bought it, she won't play it at all, so I go to cancel it... and it is SUPER hard to cancel. The website gives you a circular run-around. Looks like even if I cancel, I won't get refunded even partially for a $60 yearly subscription. I hate them.

Thumbnail of user mikea2207
1 review
4 helpful votes
July 13th, 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.

Thumbnail of user milam22
2 reviews
17 helpful votes
May 9th, 2020

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.

Thumbnail of user mariad422
1 review
4 helpful votes
January 18th, 2020

I love ABC Mouse and highly recommend. The only reason I'm giving them a 4 is that upon sign up, which comes with a 30 day free trial (or was it 2?) either way, risk free, it asks if you want to lock in a special rate. I did, but it charged right away. I contacted support who DID refund me, but they said they usually don't give refunds. I'm BEYOND grateful that I did get a refund, but I think they need to better word the offer as I see it's a huge issue.

Sidenote, I cancelled my subscription through no fault of theirs. My daughter is just too young and the moment. Will be returning though!

Thumbnail of user jacquelyj
1 review
15 helpful votes
May 4th, 2020

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.

Thumbnail of user bonniec25
1 review
9 helpful votes
December 1st, 2014

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.

Thumbnail of user caitlins77
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
September 10th, 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!

Thumbnail of user feelingrobbedc
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
March 27th, 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

Thumbnail of user shakaylah1
1 review
4 helpful votes
April 5th, 2020

First off i started abc mouse in February march they didnt take anything out. THESE COMPANIES ARE GOING THROUGH PEOPLE ACCOUNT TAKING MONEY BECAUSE THEY LOSING OUT.IF THEY DONT FIX THIS I WILL BE TAKING THEM TO COURT.

Thumbnail of user tsakanik
1 review
12 helpful votes
June 19th, 2020

My husband and i were looking for an online learning platform for our four year old when i came across abcmouse via youtube. I quickly whent to the sit, filled in my details but didnt go through with the registration. I had a little hunch to further research on other sites for a comparison before committing to ABC. This was two or three months ago, to my surprise im being debited. Went to the bank to do a reversal but later that day they re-debited. Please help, how do i get out of this?

Thumbnail of user talark
1 review
3 helpful votes
April 14th, 2021

We were trying to delete abc mouse for hours and it kept telling us to go to the app store or itunes when we ended up having to go to paypal to cancel if you were also like us and trying to get rid of abc mouse for a long time after they charged us even though we didn't use it i saw so many people get trapped in this cult like app and since i found out how to escape USE YOUR PAYPAL GUYS DONT GO TO APPLE anyways i would never recommend this trash to anyone else wasted 6 hours of my day

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Thumbnail of user jodyg49
1 review
7 helpful votes
February 20th, 2020

Do not use this! They will charge your card over and over and there is no free trial and they will not give you a refund! Stay away!

Thumbnail of user markj1224
1 review
6 helpful votes
April 24th, 2021

Don't believe the actors in the adverts.
This company will take your money and run.
I've been trying to cancel my subscription now for 3 months and still not able to shake them off.

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Thumbnail of user jarredh11
1 review
9 helpful votes
January 8th, 2020

Never heard of this company and I have no small children. 3 months in a row they hit my account for 9.95. The bank keeps refunding my money canceling my card and sending me a new card but they can't seem to stop them from hitting me again. One more time and I am going to have to close my bank account that I have had for 20 years. I can't keep having to cancel my card every month because of this.

Thumbnail of user biancam92
1 review
7 helpful votes
September 30th, 2020

You've been charging me for months I haven't even used your guys services. I can not cancel my subscription I've tried numerous of times I even sent you've guys an email. No one has gotten back to me

Thumbnail of user lisas182
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
November 30th, 2015

I signed up for a free trial of ABC mouse. I don't doubt that it would be hard to cancel this subscription based service before the free trial is over. I would have to set a date on my calendar and made sure I clicked on the right buttons and called/emailed the company so as not to be charged.

However, I am truly surprised that I do not want to cancel after my trial ends. This is a wonderful learning tool that my four year old is really enjoying. He is learning his alphabet, engaged, and happy. He is learning to budget! The site makes the learner do the learning activities to earn points to buy things for your child's avatar.

There are a ton of worksheets to print out, songs, games, and activities. I know that I can find a lot of this for free online, but as a busy working mother with multiple children, I am happy to find this information all on one site. The quality is very good. It is a wonderful supplement to my son's play based co-op preschool. If I were to buy a workbook from Barnes & Noble, one workbook would equal the cost of this program per month. However, there are so many things to do on this site that the value is much more than that. It is now going to be my go-to-site for supplemental "quiet-time" activities for my son. This is so much better than watching television or youtube.
This does not replace engaging your children or reading with them, it just supplements it.
Cheers!

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ABCmouse.com helps kids learn to read through phonics, and teaches lessons in math, social studies, art, music, and much more. For kids age 2 to Kindergarten.

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