Features & Capabilities

Unlock a vast library of educational videos and courses from The Great Courses, taught by world-class professors across history, science, philosophy, literature, and more. Learn at your own pace and explore diverse subjects to fuel curiosity and growth.

The extension supports online and offline viewing, flexible subscription options including a free trial, and seamless in-app access. Sign in to manage purchases and enjoy uninterrupted learning across devices.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
The Great Courses
Rating:
4.80
(17,177)
1 new ratings
Version:
8.0.9 Last updated: 2026-05-20
Version code:
885867723
Creation date:
2015-10-12
Compatible devices:
Size:
120.80MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-06
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Other platforms

Android
The Great Courses (v8.0.7)
1,022,673 3.57 (3,861)

Contact the developer

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Developed by:
The Great Courses
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-great-courses/id1017813651
Website:
https://www.thegreatcourses.com

User Reviews

Users praise The Great Courses for its rich, high-quality content and expansive library, but the iOS app suffers from reliability and usability problems. Repeated instability, download and offline-access glitches, login/subscription pain points, missing features like search and bookmarking, and playback control quirks are commonly reported across reviews. Content quality remains the key strength, but app reliability and user experience require substantial improvement.
Pros
  • High-quality, in-depth course content with excellent professors.
  • Extensive, expanding catalog with new courses added regularly.
  • Strong educational value that supports long-term learning.
Cons
  • Frequent instability and crashes; slow loading and buggy behavior.
  • Unreliable downloads and offline access; downloaded content can disappear or fail to play.
  • Login/purchase issues; subscription recognition and Restore Purchase problems disrupt access.
  • Missing essential usability features (searching owned content, bookmarking, easy sharing).
  • Playback/resume issues (inaccurate resume, rewind behavior, lock-screen playback stops).
Recent reviews
After four years, it LOOKS LIKE they have finally made an app that is stable and functional... WRONG! Turns out if you try to use their service on a different device, like an android tablet or phone, once you login on the android device, it logs you out out of your iPhone app. And then, when you try to log back in on your iPhone, your username and password no longer works! It says email and password not a match. But I absolutely positively was using the correct password and email set. To "fix this" I had to reinstall the app, which deleted 100 GB of my off-line downloads! This kind of thing has happened so many times and I'm tired of having to waste my time re-downloading my off-line downloads. I love the service but the problems with the app is ridiculous. I think it's time to quit and go with a different service.
by Po*****, 2026-05-07

Tried to launch the app does not go to the login page.
by nr*****, 2026-03-19

The content is WONDERFUL and has rececently gone through a major update and remastering (thank you!). Now, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make it easy to share a link to courses AND episodes. I have several friends who also have the subscription and it is hard to recommend and link up for watching and chatting on all the wonderful material. This is an emportant part of this subscription.
by Er*****, 2026-03-08
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