Overview

Features & Capabilities

Your learning, anywhere. Canvas by Instructure is the official learning app for learners. Stay organized with grades, assignments, reminders, and customizable widgets; engage in real-time discussions and access course content offline when needed.

Designed for inclusive learning, it supports LTIs, dark mode, and VPAT 2.2 accessibility, plus AI-powered Career experience for lifelong skill-building. Trusted by over 40 million learners worldwide.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Developed by:
Instructure Inc.
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/canvas-by-instructure/id480883488
Website:
https://www.canvaslms.com/

User Reviews

User reviews show recurring issues with Canvas: repeated security breaches/hacks, outages or maintenance disruptions especially during finals, and strong privacy concerns over student data. There is limited consistent positive feedback; some users note past reliability, but the prevailing sentiment is negative due to security and availability problems. Alternatives like Google Classroom are mentioned as better by some.
Pros
Cons
  • Frequent hacking/security breaches compromising user data
  • Outages and routine maintenance disrupting access (often during finals)
  • Concerns about data privacy and potential data leakage
Recent reviews
This app has some dumb limits to be fixed. Sometimes the class posts a slideshow in PDF format. The text is too small to view in portrait mode so when I switch it to landscape mode, the whole PDF disappears.
by Mu*****, 2026-06-29

why do I get like 100 notifications saying that a student replied to the same discussion post that I did but not a single one saying that I have an assignment due tonight that I forgot about… you guys need to fix the notifications
by Au*****, 2026-06-29
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