Reviews of Official GMAT | Manhattan Prep

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List of user reviews and ratings for Official GMAT | Manhattan Prep

Total ratings

4.80 (Rating count: 2,398)

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Review summary

Users praise the app for structured, tiered practice, mobile/offline study, an easy-to-navigate interface, and useful progress tracking. However, recurring issues include outdated content (especially Focus edition), incorrect explanations, frequent reliability/UX problems, subscription/payment traps, and a lack of analytics to track progress. Overall, it’s a helpful study tool on the go, but reliability, content accuracy, and helpful analytics need improvement.

Pros

Structured, tiered GMAT practice with clear progression across math and verbal.
Mobile-friendly with offline use for study without internet access.
Easy-to-navigate interface with abundant content.
Accurate performance tracking and progress indicators that help monitor study.

Cons

Outdated/Focus edition content with repeated, irrelevant questions.
Incorrect explanations and some math problems are wrong.
Frequent reliability and usability issues: crashes, timeouts, navigation glitches, login/sync problems, and data loss.
Subscription/payments friction including auto-trial traps and difficult refunds.
Lack of analytics/tracking features to measure progress and performance.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.30

All time rating average: 4.80

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Date	Author	Comment
2024-08-20	Vu*****	I was really excited after looking at the study plan and content, but found that they are still using the old GMAT material. They still have study questions for grammar and vocabulary and analytical essays lacking content for data analytics. Please update!
I was really excited after looking at the study plan and content, but found that they are still using the old GMAT material. They still have study questions for grammar and vocabulary and analytical essays lacking content for data analytics. Please update!
2024-07-19	ky*****	I’ve had to submit multiple reports of incorrect info. It’s infuriating to try to understand the explanation of a math question when the information isn’t even correct. They’re showing that 5x8=80 in an explanation. Seriously?
I’ve had to submit multiple reports of incorrect info. It’s infuriating to try to understand the explanation of a math question when the information isn’t even correct. They’re showing that 5x8=80 in an explanation. Seriously?
2024-07-13	pi*****	Stanford, take me
Stanford, take me
2024-06-03	Th*****	Quite useful when I don’t have access to a web browser
Quite useful when I don’t have access to a web browser
2024-05-09	Sh*****	The foundation of this app is fantastic. There’s tiered questions progressing you though both the math, verbal and quantitative sections. In addition, I can see my questions I have issues with as well as my progression through the program. My issues with the app is software based not content. The app often times out when navigating the app - I have failed to navigate to the Home Screen and the strategies section has zero data. If I switch between the iPad and my iPhone I have to force synch the app. And when using on my iPad I can’t bring another app like notability or notes next to the app for quick calculations. Lastly, the app fails to remember how questions I complete if I leave the app and return, forcing me to manually annotate how many questions I complete to reach my day’s goal. Some of the issues are minor but for dropping $100 these are reasonable issues to be addressed rather swiftly. I still use for the duration of the year and check back in once I’m complete with the material.
The foundation of this app is fantastic. There’s tiered questions progressing you though both the math, verbal and quantitative sections. In addition, I can see my questions I have issues with as well as my progression through the program. My issues with the app is software based not content. The app often times out when navigating the app - I have failed to navigate to the Home Screen and the strategies section has zero data. If I switch between the iPad and my iPhone I have to force synch the app. And when using on my iPad I can’t bring another app like notability or notes next to the app for quick calculations. Lastly, the app fails to remember how questions I complete if I leave the app and return, forcing me to manually annotate how many questions I complete to reach my day’s goal. Some of the issues are minor but for dropping $100 these are reasonable issues to be addressed rather swiftly. I still use for the duration of the year and check back in once I’m complete with the material.
2024-02-26	Ub*****	The app is out of date for the Focus edition. Lots of irrelevant questions keep coming up. Additionally, after a few weeks the same questions will keep coming up even when marked that you know them.
The app is out of date for the Focus edition. Lots of irrelevant questions keep coming up. Additionally, after a few weeks the same questions will keep coming up even when marked that you know them.
2023-08-31	Je*****	UX/UI is terrible, visual bugs everywhere, non-intuitive question formatting when images or text passages are included, TYPOS in the text passages. This is a poor excuse for an app in 2023, even more so considering how much you need to pay per month for access. Overall awful.
UX/UI is terrible, visual bugs everywhere, non-intuitive question formatting when images or text passages are included, TYPOS in the text passages. This is a poor excuse for an app in 2023, even more so considering how much you need to pay per month for access. Overall awful.
2023-08-11	Vl*****	When I try do daily tests, the Submit button would work in half of the cases. So frustrating. Especially because their explanations are really good
When I try do daily tests, the Submit button would work in half of the cases. So frustrating. Especially because their explanations are really good
2023-07-13	Na*****	Super difficult to use the app. There is a bug where I can’t toggle to review answer and I can’t submit a help request unless I setup mail even though I have an email tied to my account. I’d much prefer to study on here than a book, but this doesn’t make it easy at all.
Super difficult to use the app. There is a bug where I can’t toggle to review answer and I can’t submit a help request unless I setup mail even though I have an email tied to my account. I’d much prefer to study on here than a book, but this doesn’t make it easy at all.
2023-03-11	gr*****	I paid for a premium subscription and am being denied all content in the app and it says I need to subscribe still. They said they will get back to me within a few days. What a ripoff
I paid for a premium subscription and am being denied all content in the app and it says I need to subscribe still. They said they will get back to me within a few days. What a ripoff