applaw

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4 stars
4 stars
Jul 23, 2021

Finally an LMS LTD that might stay around to battle the big boys

FIRST IMPRESSIONS:
Terms of the look and feel of the UI and UX, the interface is simple, and it's easy to get where I needed to go. The boring look and feel is acceptable in the main instructor dashboard but not in the student course view.They could at least design the student portal similar to the likes of Udemy. I am not docking any stars because this could be an "easy" fix.

I appreciate the levels of customization in all the steps of the course creation process. It can become a little overwhelming with all the options, but I think it's great.

AFTER FIRST USE:

PROS:
Speed: sales page speed is fast enough so that I don't stress about it.

UX: The user experience is good. The site is clean and intuitive and is not limited to technological savvy clientele. (boring though)

Referral Center: well-thought and allows me to invest small amounts of time and resources in order to increase my audience and authority.
Blog: It's great to have the option to add blog posts. Since I have a main site this feature isn't necessary, but this is an excellent option for people that do not have a website.

Unlimited Courses and Students: This is a game-changing feature for solo or small team content creators with a broad knowledge set. If your team is greater than 6 with a tier 3 package selection, then this might not be a game-changer for your use case.

CONS:
Lack of Gamification: The marketing aspect for the course creator is great but as it relates to the student not so much. With Gamification, the student experience would exponentially improve.
Lack of Integration options: If this LMS is targeted to the LTD crowd then choose more affordable integrations. Zapier isn't one of those affordable options. Please add Syncspider or Pabbly at the minimum.
Dull Student course screen: Please hire some designers and add some style to the student areas. Take inspiration from existing LMS platforms the likes of Udemy etc.

High Cost Add-ons: Yes, I know they are add-ons and not necessarily required to run a successful course but these add ons appear to be necessary features. For example, the ability to select a payment option based on purchasing country. How about the ability to white list the mobile app? It would be great if these "add ons" were "included features" right?

CONCLUSION:
This is definitely not a perfect solution as stated in the cons section above but good enough to full stack. Well, I actually had to full stack for the API option. If API is not important, 2 stack is more than enough.

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