Wondrium - Learning & Courses

Name: Wondrium - Learning & Courses
Rating: 4.80635 (17010 reviews)

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Wondrium - Learning & Courses

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User Reviews for Wondrium - Learning & Courses

Far fewer courses than before? App VERY buggy

I can’t help but think there are far fewer courses in the catalog than when I last subscribed about a year ago, before the branding change. Still $20/mo but *really* seems feels like a limited and sparse array of content than before. There were a lot more history courses last time. What gives? Where’s the rest? Why the branding change? Why charging same amount if you’re reducing the library?The app has many amateurish bugs. Off-by-one index errors, one course now consistently crashes app iff I tap on it on the Home screen but not if located otherwise, weird random stop/pause. The biggest annoyance is when not on wifi (and have downloaded some chapters, if I pause playback, I have to unlock phone, go to app and it behaves like it’s launching anew then tells me it’s not on network (yeah, duh) then I have to tap downloads then try to remember what chapter I’d been listening to then hope it remembers where I left off. More fun is when off-by-one index error has cropped up (not consistent!) then you get to figure that out. So for heaven’s s sake do not pause?!? Don’t worry it will keep playing in background for every single notification announcement that comes in, so you get to try to differentiate between the two voices. Come on those are amateur bugs.

anableps, Jun 10, 2022

Math courses are phenomenal!

I cannot tell you how wonderful the math courses with Dr. Sellers are. My oldest (14) has always struggled with math, and as a homeschooler, I’ve tried different techniques and curriculums to help him. This is the first time I can tell that a real lightbulb has come on and he’s truly getting it. And I’m finally understanding things that I struggled with in school, too! The way he teaches is just fantastic. I love that he talks in a normal conversational tone, not patronizing or as if he’s teaching children. And he explains everything THOROUGHLY and clearly. He gives you the techniques in detail step by step and gives 2 or 3 examples. Then he gives you a problem to figure out. He goes over that problem in detail just like the others, so that if you do make a mistake, you can see where you went wrong. But so far, neither my son nor I (because I started doing it with him because it’s so great) have made mistakes because by that time we are clear on how to do it. Except one time when I made a dumb counting error lol. Thank you so much, Dr. Sellers and Wondrium. You are turning a teenager and middle aged adult who have both always hated and struggled with math, into interested math scholars!

Brendansmommy, Apr 26, 2022

Powerful Tool to Eradicate Ignorance!

The GCP is a powerful and effective tool that has provided my entire family members ranging from ages 6-80 with wealth of information from multiple fascinating lectures. I have enjoyed many courses from History to Astrophysics to cooking and more. The lectures are engaging and easy to follow (English is my second language). I appreciate the fact that I can log in from any device (10 in my account) and from anywhere in the wold! I can execute multiple daily tasks while learning. Getting stuck in traffic is no longer a waste of my life as long as I can listen to any of The Great Courses Plus lectures. The only thing I wish can be improve, is the accessibility of the lessons in each Course. It takes too many steps of I want to start from the beginning or play a previously studied lesson. In any case, the fact that one can have access to such incredible amount of knowledge at his/her fingertips is powerful!

Cordylus, Apr 09, 2019

Just Short of Perfection

This app is great and functions well, apart from two issues: first, it does not allow audio-only downloads. Since I listen to courses primarily at work, where I have spotty cell reception, streaming isn’t an option, and since video stops playing if you exit the app or turn the screen off, I have to listen with my phone unlocked all day, which is not great for my battery life. Second, when I listen to the app it takes over the mini audio controller in the command center on my iPhone, even after I’ve started listening to music or podcasts. I have to restart the phone to get the correct audio source to display again. This also means that features like pausing without having to manually open and go into the appropriate app don’t work properly, whether I’m trying to do it from the lock screen, the command center, or headphone controls. Apart from those issues though, the app works very well, and I’m enjoying listening to lectures a lot.

FricklySpeaking, Apr 14, 2018

App is bad; Catalog is good

To be clear upfront, this low rating does not relate to the content library. If you want academic and instructional content, the catalog is good. My problem is with video playback in the app, which is terrible. I’ve unsubscribed multiple times because it’s such a pain trying to watch video in this app. For some reason, the video plays smoothly but the audio occasionally skips back a couple of seconds such that the audio and video are out of sync. I have to then exit the video and resume it. And I’ve tested to make sure it’s not the videos themselves—I’ve rewound over the bit that skips and it doesn’t skip again in the same place the second time around. It’s also happened in multiple different video series, both on my phone and on my Apple TV despite having deleted and redos loading the app. The only reason I didn’t give the app a one star review is because I suppose it could be worse, but honestly it’s enough to ruin the service for me.

Jacob C, Feb 24, 2022

I have tested software for 30 years and this is really poor quality.

I’m an early adopter of this app and have watched it go downhill. I don’t have this issue with any other of my many streaming services. They need a better datacenter and to fix bugs. While the catalogue is great, using the app on an iPad or AppleTV is often miserable. The sound track gets out of sync and restarting the app doesn’t help. Over a year ago, tech support told me to uninstall and reinstall which is a major pain when using an AppleTV as it will work for a month or so. Sometimes after an update or reinstall the app shows icons for content but when clicked on, there is an error message that it cannot be found. The only fix seems to be to use a web browser to add it to one’s watchlist. Lately I have resorted to downloading lectures on an iPad to watch but they is slow and defeats the purpose of streaming on a TV. I have had this issue with tvOS 14 and 15 and using iPadOS 15 on the latest iPad Mini Gen 6 and even Chrome on an MacBook Pro with 32 gb of ram.

KateS2001, Apr 02, 2022

Good content but app seems buggy

Sometimes it doesn’t sync properly across devices, starting further back in a lecture than where you left off - and sometimes you can’t even fast forward to where you were; it just keeps jumping back, forcing you to re-watch parts you’ve already heard. You can’t download just the audio, only video, which is not too convenient if you are listening while driving unless you want to get a ticket for watching video while driving, because you can’t switch the downloaded video to audio only. Exit the app and when you go back you have to navigate back manually to where you left off, it does not automatically show the lecture you were on and offer to continue. It doesn’t even have the course you are on on the front page when the app opens. If you exit the app while watching a video to, say, read a message or google something, it stops playing; you have to manually switch to audio only then exit the app to keep listening. So, several frustrating clunky inconveniences or bugs, but I’m enjoying the content of my first course.

Npfxo, Nov 13, 2017

Great content and features, despite usability impairments

I love this app and service. I like that new content is being added and I particularly like the audio-only mode. I will be a subscriber for long time, but have three more (necessary) usability requests and two suggestions. (1) allow users to browse the app while audio programs are playing. Right now, the only way to browse for other content within the app is to stop the program. This does not follow the iOS HIG. Also, please change the player to the native iOS media players. (2) performance improvements, particularly background battery drain. I’m unsure why this app is such a battery hog, even when content is downloaded in the background. (3) for browsing, a better system is needed. I’d suggest filtering options (including one for “percent seen.” The current “Netflix” style of browsing is painful and slow. These are just ideas, but I think they would be awesome to add after the usability problems have been addressed! (4) note-taking during content and live closed captioning should be added and integrated for future reference, given the service’s educational focus, this would be a boon for studying or looking back on past materials. (5) ratings and reviews for content, simple thumbs up, thumbs down. Would help in finding quality content when there is overlap in available programming.

olamk, Jul 14, 2021

Many missing lectures

We have this app on our Apple TV. It is absolutely awful. We originally subscribed when it was Great Courses Plus. That was great and well worth the price. Then they added a bunch of other cruft and changed the name to Wondrium. Now, it is slow to load, and many of the courses we might like to take have no lectures. I suspect that what happened is they removed a lot of the Great Courses—most of them, in fact—and failed to update the app to remove the corresponding cover pages. I am considering dropping my subscription. For example, I am using my iPad to look over the app now. I am interested in the music courses in Great Courses. When I click the “view all” button, the screen goes blank and stays that way for a long time. I tried a couple of other genres that had a “view all” button and the same thing happened. This app needs a ton of work to make it useful again. And if they continue to whittle down the number of Great Courses offered, I guess we will quit this subscription entirely.UPDATE: The app on iOS on my iPad is much better than the one on Apple TV. The one on iOS has improved a bit. The one on Apple TV is still absolutely awful. I added three courses to my watchlist on iOS, but the additions did not show up on the Apple TV app. So I will keep the subscription. But the Apple TV app still drives my non-technical husband crazy.

Sandy Campbell, May 13, 2022

Content can’t be beat! Glitchy App.

The quality of the content found here is, in my opinion, unparalleled. Real lectures by the people who know the topic best, actual college professors. Unfortunately, the app is unreliable and is missing some basic features as so many others have noted. The same content from The Great Courses/Wondrium can also be found on audible and I have opted to stream from there until the app works more efficiently. Although it’s going to cost a bit more there depending on how many of their classes you decide to listen to in a month. I am able to listen during my work hours so I burn right through them and have listened to 40-50 of their different classes. Yes, that’s at least a few hundred hours of content I’ve stream but I’ve really enjoyed the lectures. Ive mainly listened to courses on history and music. If you enjoy learning…just about anything… their courses are a great place to start!

Vane874, Jul 26, 2021

Description

Wondrium is a place where you can let your mind go. Wondrium provides an expansive collection of educational videos to help you learn about new topics. Learning new topics has never been easier.

Wondrium offers thousands of new online learning experiences, providing videos, documentaries, lessons, series, and more. With topics spanning across math, science, history, biology, crafts, art, music, personal development, chemistry, foreign language, English, French, Spanish, German, and other categories, you’ll have vast opportunities to learn what you love and love learning about it. All our educational streaming videos are academically comprehensive, relentlessly entertaining, and led by engaging experts. If you’ve ever wondered about anything, Wondrium will be your new favorite place to go. With amazing content partners like Intelligence2, CLI Studios, Commune, Craftsy, Magellan, Kino Lorber and many more, you’re sure to find content that fits your interests. Whether you’re a beginner in a subject or advanced in your knowledge and skills, whether you want to begin binge-learning deeply on one topic or sample a few select categories, there’s something here for you. Whether your interest is watching documentaries; discovering the latest breakthroughs in science, math, biology, or chemistry; or learning photography, piano, knitting, painting, French, Spanish, German, or anything in between, there’s something here for you. If you don't already have an account, you can register and subscribe right in the app. With a subscription, you can access thousands of educational videos online and offline for one low price. This app works best on iOS 12.0 and higher. Subscription Details Wondrium offers Monthly and Annual Subscriptions. A Free Trial is available. Payment Details: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed or cancelled by accessing your iTunes account - If you cancel during a free trial period, you will have access until the end of the trial period. Privacy Policy: https://www.wondrium.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.wondrium.com/tos