Sparxscience Reviews 533

TrustScore 1 out of 5

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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many people found the user experience to be extremely negative, citing buggy and slow performance, and a general feeling of frustration. Customers also expressed significant dissatisfaction with the product itself, noting that it was time-consuming, unhelpful for learning, and often marked correct answers as wrong. The website and app were frequently described as poorly designed, confusing, and not interactive, leading to further difficulties. Some people were dissatisfied with the service, mentioning issues with explanations and the overall system being pointless. However, a few other people also felt that the tasks were built for mixed ability and that the independent learning section could be useful for revision.

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Reviewers express strong dissatisfaction with the product, particularly Sparx Maths and Sparx Science. Many... See more

Website

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This Website is a joke, It's so buggy. If you get something wrong over twice you will be forced to do a 3-6 step question just so you can pass that one question, homework its-self is already time con... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

i hate sparx maths and the other ones and i think parents and children need to protest against homework because it damages their mental health and its pointless. not talking about school ,how its a pl... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Mark Dixon's evil spirit materialised in front of me while doing Sparx science and decided to sacrifice my close family as to expand their ever growing empire of horrible homework applications and to... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It is an awful system for lazy teaching, would strongly advise to avoid and TEACH!!!! Ky daughter has to use it for school and the whole system is absolutely pointless and stupid. The lessons arent... See more


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

THIS WEBSITE IS NOT EVEN 1 STAR

THIS WEBSITE IS NOT EVEN 1 STAR! If you like this app, go home and get help. I am a nerd and even I hate this app with a passion. It sucks all of the fun out of learning and makes it a depressing hell. Let whoever made this forever be condemned to hell for ruining so many children’s lives!

28 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This app is horrible....

THE ENTIRETY OF THIS APP IS DESPICABLE!!!! I CANT PUT INTO WORDS THE HATRED THAT BURNS IN MY HEART EVERY TIME I OPEN SPARKS. THE BOOKWORK CHECKS ARE REDUNDANT AND WASTE TIME THE VIDEOS ARE JUST AS USELESS AS A WHITE PENCIL, MAYBE WORSE. I am ASHAMED that my school uses this, it is disappointing SPARX HAS DESTROYED MY LIFE!

26 June 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sparx science is torture disguised as ‘homework’

I am experiencing significant challenges with the current platform. Firstly, I am encountering issues with images failing to load. Additionally, I find that the questions are often disproportionately difficult, with some assigned up to 5 points,while others seem to cover less advanced topics in science. This inconsistency is quite frustrating and impacts my overall experience. I would appreciate any assistance or improvements that could be made to address these concerns. Thank you for your attention to this matter. When the great forenof London happened, sparx somehow survived. The devil wears sparx

25 June 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sparx Maths Feels Like Trying to Grow a Garden in Rocky Soil



Using Sparx Maths is supposed to help students “grow” their math skills, but honestly, it feels more like trying to grow a garden in rocky soil—frustrating and almost impossible to make progress. Instead of nurturing understanding, the system just throws repetitive questions at students like they’re sunflowers forced to grow in the wrong environment.

What’s worse, the platform feels outdated and, in some cases, biased in ways that are hard to ignore. Some problems and content examples seem tone-deaf or intentionally racist, which definitely doesn’t help create an inclusive learning space. If Sparx wants to support all students, it needs to rethink not just how it teaches, but what it teaches.

Overall, Sparx Maths is more a source of stress than growth — and that’s the opposite of what education should be.

Using Sparx Maths is supposed to help students “grow” their math skills, but honestly, it feels more like trying to grow a garden in rocky soil—frustrating and almost impossible to make progress. Instead of nurturing understanding, the system just throws repetitive questions at students like they’re sunflowers forced to grow in the wrong environment.

What’s worse, the platform feels outdated and, in some cases, biased in ways that are hard to ignore. Some problems and content examples seem tone-deaf or unintentionally racist, which definitely doesn’t help create an inclusive learning space. If Sparx wants to support all students, it needs to rethink not just how it teaches, but what it teaches.

Overall, Sparx Maths is more a source of stress than growth — and that’s the opposite of what education should be.

11 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE!

so shit bro why does me school have to do this shit man... it ruins kids lives for no reason :(((((((((

23 June 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

hiii

tbh its soo much better ever since bookwork checks became non compulsory, but PLEASE find different people to do the explaining in the videos because at the moment i really cant watch the videos because i find everyones voices really really annoying and unbearable

30 December 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

the website is just horrid

the website is just horrid. devs, you should be ashamed of creating this. shut it down. it just flipping ruins my day having to do another hour of homework after school. the algorithm doesnt even work properly.

19 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

To sum up what everyone thinks. pettiton to take down sparks

To sum up what everyone thinks. Instead of helping children learn it crushes their self esteem and ruins their lives. I just don’t get how my school could force me to withstand this torture.We suffer through six, long,tiring hours of school, get home, suffer through another 2-3 hours of homework that we don’t want to do on an app that is more fitted for crime committees under questioning. This app is designed to create depression by emphasising shortcomings, picking out every single tiny wrong detail.We suffer through six, long,tiring hours of school, get home, suffer through another 2-3 hours of homework that we don’t want to do on an app that is more fitted for crime committees under questioning. This app is designed to create depression by emphasising shortcomings, picking out every single tiny wrong detail.We suffer through six, long,tiring hours of school, get home, suffer through another 2-3 hours of homework that we don’t want to do on an app that is more fitted for crime committees under questioning.The vids are garbage and do not help and tones of times. The games are also so annoying they are pretending to be fun but really demote students. I hope whoever made this jumps off a bridge and never sees the light of day agian. i also was not able to eat dinner because it took to long

17 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

this a suaside note of a website

this a suaside note of a website to who ever made this app screw you. this app has brought me to tears my times than it hasnt. been on a question for over 4 hours im hungry i want to eat and i can till ive done my homework. the whole reason i had depretion in year 7 was because i had to come home once aweek and stay up till 2am doing the same question.

17 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

bs app, bs experience

proud to say that ive skipped and will continue to skip every last one of ts homeworks on this bs website, if its anything like its maths counterpart, or anything what ppl say abt it, i would rather drink molten liquid glass whilst walking over 5 miles of broken glass than ever use this website

1 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

bro I dont get why everyone complaines about sparx

bro I dont get why everyone complaines so much about this website its a good revision tool the vids DO help or are yu people to dumb to understand and it has a good amount of questions . anyone who complains about how there is to many questions is just lazy

15 June 2025
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