Cluey Learning Reviews 337

TrustScore 3 out of 5

3.1

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Considering 88 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Customers generally praise the staff, finding the tutors to be knowledgeable, patient, and effective in helping students improve their understanding and confidence. Many also appreciate the user-friendly platform and the convenience it offers for online learning. However, some people were dissatisfied with the payment process, reporting billing issues and difficulty stopping recurring payments. There are also frequent complaints about customer service, with many reviewers finding it hard to reach a human representative and experiencing a lack of support for issues. Additionally, some customers noted inconsistencies with tutor assignments, with several different tutors being assigned over a short period.

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Staff

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Service

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Payment

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Customer service

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User experience

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The tutoring itself is great, we really liked our son’s tutor - she was fun, engaging and firm which was a really good fit as he can be easily distracted. He did alternative weeks of maths and Englis... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Tutor was great. Lait support and ability to make teach concepts was awesome. Cluey’s ability to be flexible with lessons is tricky. School holidays dont take into account which state you live in. You... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Tutors have great knowledge. They are able to move quickly to adjust to the child’s level of learning. When asked to complete a question from a school lesson this was no problem. We are finding these... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Everything going very well for a long time. Then we had to change a tutor. Then the tutor changed another two times it was a bit disruptive. Hoping things settle down now.


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Cluey Learning offers expert online tutoring to students in years 2 to 12. Trusted by hundreds of Australian families, we offer a series of highly-effective learning programs aligned to the Australian school syllabus. Our qualified, (WWCC) vetted tutors ensure each session is tailored to the individual student. Tutoring sessions are one-to-one, private and face-to-face and students love using the online tools including live video conference, an interactive whiteboard and real-time audio. Students also gain access to the Cluey Learning Platform, where they can complete practice exam questions anytime. Whether you’re looking to build your child's confidence, ace your ATAR score or catch up in class, Cluey offers tutoring across English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.


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3.1

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing platform

Amazing platform! Cluey matched a tutor to my son perfectly and took into consideration all of my requests. My son is enjoying his lessons and gets along great with Michael (his tutor). The platform is easy to use, everyone is super helpful and I even get reminder calls if I’m running late

14 October 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I signed my grandson up for the special…

I signed my grandson up for the special deal. Ie $50 for English and $50 for maths. After 4 weeks i would be contacted to see if I wanted to continue. The price would then go to $75.
The company took $200 for the special bookings and then took $99 per week. No consultation.
I was assured that the tutor would initially do an assessment to get a baseline and starting point. This didn't happen. Trying to contact the company is a nightmare. All automated with no option to speak to a consultant. I was given the runaround and couldn't get any acknowledgement that I wanted to cancel. In the end I had to visit my bank, cancel my card and start a money recovery process. Not a reputable company, avoid.

3 October 2025
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Reply from Cluey Learning

Hi Susan,

We’re very sorry to hear about your experience and understand how frustrating this must have been. Our introductory offer and ongoing pricing are always confirmed at the time of purchase and detailed in the welcome email and Cluey Hub, but we’d like to review what happened here to ensure everything was communicated clearly.

We’re also actively improving our communication channels so families can reach a team member more easily when they need support. Please contact us at hello@clueylearning.com so we can investigate your account and make sure this is properly resolved.

Kind regards,
The Cluey Learning Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

4 tutors in 4 weeks

The 4 tutors we had in 4 weeks were great. But, there was 4 tutors in 4 weeks. There was no consistency with tutors. Even with the tutors being good, you can not speak to anyone and the chat feature takes ages with little to no resolution. I'm trying to cancel but not optimistic it will be easy - as nothing else has been. The chat has said they will be in contact in 24-48 hours with my cancel request outcome. Again, I'm not optimistic.

Update: They took money out of my account which wasn’t invoiced nor reflected in the hub. I’ve had to cancel my card with the bank and make a dispute payment claim.

24 September 2025
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Reply from Cluey Learning

Hi Mel,

We’re sorry to hear about your experience and appreciate you taking the time to share this feedback. We completely understand how disappointing it can be to have multiple tutor changes in such a short period, as consistency is really important for learning progress. While we always aim to provide each student with a regular tutor, unexpected availability changes can occasionally occur — though four different tutors in four weeks is certainly not the standard we expect.

We’d also like to review your billing concern and ensure everything is resolved correctly. Please contact us at hello@clueylearning.com so our team can follow up directly.

Kind regards,
The Cluey Learning Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cluey Tutoring - What a mistake!

What a mistake!! Signed up for Cluey tutoring after kids attended CodeCamp at school. Took money from our card for trial lessons, failed to set us up properly on their online Hub (very, very sus). NO WAY to contact them (spent daaaaays trying eVeRyThInG) to attend/cancel/ make/access bookings or speak to a human. Money just keeps coming off our account - ZERO tutoring given. No way to stop it! Contacted bank, who told us if Cluey had our details, we should CANCEL OUR BANK CARD immediately. Only (magically?) received a refund when we started the bank’s formal complaint/reclaim service. Hateful company. Feels deliberately impossible to stop them taking your money and getting it back - i.e. a SCAM.
Pulled kids out of CodeCamp.

1 February 2025
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Reply from Cluey Learning

Hi Nick,

We’re very sorry to hear about your experience and understand how distressing this situation must have felt. What you’ve described is not the level of service we strive to deliver, and we’d like to investigate this urgently to understand exactly what went wrong.

Cluey Learning is an Australian-based company committed to transparency and improving the way families can reach and receive support from us. Please contact us directly at hello@clueylearning.com so our management team can review your case and ensure your account has been fully resolved.

Kind regards,
The Cluey Learning Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cluey SCAMMERS

Parents beware

Don’t give your card details and call the police immediately also Netsafe and your bank if you do.This company is a SCAM and FRAUD company.

19 September 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cluey are hopeless

Cluey are hopeless. No improvement in maths for my two boys. The “ hub “ is a mess. Can never speak to a human being… to cancel my subscription I had to cancel my credit card. STAY AWAY FROM THEM

19 September 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is a rort

This company is a rort. I do not question their tutors but their business plan and customer service is despicable. I joined on a "trial" for $200, $50 per lesson for maths and $50 per lesson for English, to give me some time to see if it suited my child. A few days later they debited $99 from my account for the next lesson which I had not agreed to but was apparently in the documentation they sent me but not what was discussed on the phone. There was a no refund policy so I was stuck with the charge. On another occasion I needed to reschedule but wasn't able to do so with the same tutor, after trying numerous times and getting in contact with them they said they didn't have a cancellation but then a few days later said they were processing one and I could not reschedule or get a refund. Do yourself a favour and find a company that is not just in it for the money!

16 September 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ROBBING YOU OF YOUR MONEY

I gave 1 star because the tutors are great, they are knowledgeable, skilful at adapting the learning materials to your child’s needs and relatable. However…. The company itself offers below standard customer service, there is no way of communicating verbally with anyone (live chat is NOT verbal communication!) and their terms and conditions are woeful. For $89 per sessions, you cannot cancel EVER (or lose your money) but Cluey can cancel with 0 notice anytime they need. If you tutor is not available for the session, you CANNOT opt out (or lose your money) you HAVE to take whoever is available (and therefore someone who has no history with your child). There used to be an option to suspend the sessions for the school holidays, but that is no longer available. Now Cluey gives you a credit for every cancelled session. Sounds good? EXCEPT you CANNOT use these credits towards future sessions you would normally have with your tutor because Cluey make you pay 4 WEEKS WORTH OF SESSIONS IN ADVANCE and the booking calendar does not go beyond the 4 weeks, which means you are stuck with credits you can only use as added sessions on top of your regular ones. Genius. If you can find another company who offers one on one tutoring sessions online, AVOID CLUEY! And send me their names pls!

15 September 2025
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Cluey are a rip off

Cluey are a rip off. I signed for a trial lesson which is $75.00, they charged me $120.00. I`ve canceled all sessions then they took another $200.00 out of my account. They are still having sessions for my daughter, even after I`ve cancelled all sessions. Now they want more money off me.
You can`t even speak to anyone. It`s all recorded messages.
Worst customer service I`ve ever had to deal with.
Stay away from these clowns.

6 August 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Non existent customer service. Basically a scam

For anybody looking for online tutoring for their kids - AVOID Cluey Learning . they call repeatedly while they are trying to sign you up and then as soon as they've taken your money they never speak to you again. Their phone systems are all automated and emails un monitored. If you can't access your online account for whatever reason like me - your screwed. By far the worst colostomy service I've ever come across. 0/10 would not recommend

26 August 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Buyer beware

Buyer beware. In my experience was offered two discount sessions to see how things go with phone operator insisting “you can stop at any time” and that after those two sessions I could fully decide how I wanted to move forward - within an hour, had access to the Hub noticed I was charged for the first two weekly session, was going to be charged for the 3rd session (three weeks away) in four days time, could not cancel (oh they forgot to mention I was on the budget plan which precludes cancellations) so I asked for a full refund on the same day I signed up and this has to be agreed to by a manager! What I was told by the operator was not the full transparent truth, I got a lot of little surprises once I signed up. E.g., you can’t stop at any time, you can stop but will be charged for two full sessions; your first sessions are non/refundable; you have poor flexibility with their plans and their plan are levelled which they don’t mention either and unless you pay for many sessions up front, you have poor flexibility. In my opinion this is commercially predatory behaviour you’re not a customer they have everything set up to their benefit and your cost. Very shady.

25 August 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very Disappointing Experience - AVOID

We signed up with Cluey for both of our children and paid upfront for four sessions each. Three weeks in, we’ve only had one successful session, one failed session, and nothing else delivered—yet we were still billed again!!!!

The process has been stressful, a waste of time, and most importantly, our children have not received the support we were promised. Communication is terrible—you can’t get hold of anyone easily, and resolving issues is far too difficult.

Sadly, I cannot recommend Cluey to other parents.

9 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I second all of the one star reviews

I second all of the one star reviews. I am incredibly unhappy with them and would give them zero stars of possible. They chased and chased me, gave me the hard sell, and I signed my child up and paid $300 upfront. I had told them about my child's neurodiversity, struggles, and school absence. The tutor did not acknowledge this at all, nor did they ask appropriate questions to understand why my child needs tutoring. I watched from the side as my child tried not to cry for the session as they were peppered with way too many questions and opinions for someone with their diagnoses, which Cluey had been informed about. Ultimately the tutor told my child that "none of this is worth killing yourself over", which is abhorrent on many levels. I have made written and verbal complaints to Cluey, but no one in management will speak directly with me. I will not put my child through any more sessions, so I have lost $250. I am currently lodging complaints with NSW Fair Trading, ASQA and the ACCC, and am considering going to the media with my concern. My daughter will never give tutoring another chance, thanks to this horrendous experience. Cluey is not an ally for children needing help or their parents trying to help them.

28 July 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really unhappy with the experience

Really unhappy with the experience - paid, did just one mock conversation, and it was totally useless, it may work with english, but with other languages, its not working. It said it work with Polish - but it isnt. Asked for a refund immediately - didnt get one. Do not recommend. :(

10 July 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible support by the business, take your money even if they are the no show!…

Terrible support by the business themselves. The tutor was great but if you are a no show (no 4 hour notice) they charge you full fee but if they are a no show and you sit waiting for them they don't give you a lesson credit. All one sided and you can't contact or speak to anyone once they sign you up and start taking your money. Avoid at all cost!!!!

28 July 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was a tutor for this company- it is a horrible place.

I was a tutor for this company and it was an awful place to work. I had been with the company for 3 years and only stayed for my wonderful students. As someone who was a qualified teacher, I was paid a minimum wage. When I needed to take some time off, they "punish you." I had the same students for 3 years and they only stayed because I was there. They really don't care about quality and standard. I definitely would think twice before signing up to this company. For what you pay... not worth it. But if you are LUCKY to get a great teacher, then that makes up for everything.

24 January 2025
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