What users complain about in Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring
33 complaints about Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring from 33 people, read from Google Play reviews rated 1–3 stars (03 Jan 2025 – 15 Sept 2026). The most repeated complaint is “I cannot recommend this service”, with 9 reviews. Complaints about v10.21.0 are 12 points more painful than about v9.12.0.
What they complain about
Complaints grouped by meaning, largest group first. Each name is a verbatim fragment of something somebody wrote, not an editorial label.
I cannot recommend this service.
9 complaints · 9 peoplepain 38Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Scams.
2 complaints · 2 peoplepain 34Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Still charging after I canceled.
2 complaints · 2 peoplepain 33The tutor was unable to make it, repeated cancellations, eventually COVID hit, we changed…
1 complaint · 1 personpain 20They use AI for first line help which is useless, so I’m often having to email different…
1 complaint · 1 personpain 52THE COMPANY IS SKETCHY they will lie, they will bill you, they will charge you after sayi…
1 complaint · 1 personpain 40Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — charged twice.
1 complaint · 1 personpain 20Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Bad, not as advertised.
1 complaint · 1 personpain 40Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Shady and misleading.
1 complaint · 1 personpain 33Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Schedule layout broken after upgrading.
1 complaint · 1 personpain 40Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — The new update sucks.
1 complaint · 1 personpain 33Connor was also rude to me in May 2025 when I called about an invoicing error that needed…
1 complaint · 1 personpain 32
Did the last release help?
Complaints about v10.21.0 are 12 points more painful than v9.12.0. App Store only — Play reviews carry no version.
- v10.21.0463 complaints09 Jul 2026
- v9.12.0343 complaints26 Apr 2026
- v9.3.0283 complaints04 Dec 2025
The reviews themselves
33 of 33 complaints, most painful first. Every one links to the review on the store.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — App is really bad
I hate using this app.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Cancelling is a nightmare
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Cancelling is a nightmare.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Good content but app experience made me give up.
App is very frustrating to use Banner is stuck on forgot password above When I try to change preferred contact to text, it gteys out continue Keep getting an ad to use the app even though I’m in the app
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — The new version SUCKS!
But they either need to fix the app or go back to the old version cause this one is terrible!!!
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Requires some core-policy changes
The most urgent is the present reality that, apparently, if a student unilaterally pushes back a session till later in the day, even if they gave less than an hour of notice, the tutor presently has no choice but to either (A) agree to the…
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — As a tutor, I love working with the students but have issues with the platform, billing, and app
They use AI for first line help which is useless, so I’m often having to email different teams to escalate issues, which is a waste of my time (that I also don’t get paid for).
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Badge notification not going away
I’ve tried removing- reinstalling the app but still no luck.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Terrible experience
I cannot recommend this service.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Do not get this app
Tutors were awful half barely spoke english.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Scam!!!
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Scam!!!.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Scams
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Scams.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Horrible company, horrible platform
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Horrible company, horrible platform.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — DO NOT USE VARSITY TUTORS
THE COMPANY IS SKETCHY they will lie, they will bill you, they will charge you after saying they cancelled, they won’t give any confirmation emails, they hide invoices, they will say no to a refund.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Schedule layout broken after upgrading
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Schedule layout broken after upgrading.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Bad, not as advertised
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Bad, not as advertised.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Thieves
They wasted $1600 of my student loan and would not provide a refund even though they didn’t even provide a service.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Varsity tutors
Couldn’t agree more service has been awful I’ve been canceled on 3 times now and even waited on a call for 40 minutes.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Terrible experience at every level
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Terrible experience at every level.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Terrible experience
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Terrible experience.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Errors upon errors upon errors
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Errors upon errors upon errors.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Horrible tutoring
Overall this was SUCH a bad experience didn’t help me with the subject that I was struggling with I do NOT recommend this app for help.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — The new update sucks
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — The new update sucks.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Shady and misleading
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Shady and misleading.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Stole my money
Wouldn’t recommend this app.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Rude Over the Phone Tech Support.
Connor was also rude to me in May 2025 when I called about an invoicing error that needed to be fixed He told me that “nobody reads the invoices even when the “alert your director to any issues” button is clicked.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Scam excessive charges
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Scam excessive charges.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — SUBSCRIPTION SCAM!!
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — SUBSCRIPTION SCAM!!.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Still charging after I canceled
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Still charging after I canceled.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — charged twice
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — charged twice.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Not fair to tutors
They are charging families upwards of $60 per hour and tutors are getting $15-20 an hour
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Predatory Practices
The tutor was unable to make it, repeated cancellations, eventually COVID hit, we changed stations, and the services forgotten.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Tutor: Cannot download app on phone
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Tutor: Cannot download app on phone.
Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring — Read the 20 page contract
0/10 would absolutely not recommend, used to love this service but now I can’t in good faith recommend it to anyone.
Questions about Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring
- What do users complain about in Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring?
- The most repeated complaints, grouped by meaning: “I cannot recommend this service” (9); “Scams” (2); “Still charging after I canceled” (2). Each theme name is quoted from a review, not a label we assigned.
- How many people complain about Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring?
- 33 reviews rated 3 stars or below from 33 people on Google Play, written between 03 Jan 2025 and 15 Sept 2026. The reviews themselves, each linked to the store, are listed on this page.
- Did the latest Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring update make things better?
- Complaints about v10.21.0 are 12 points more painful than about v9.12.0. Measured on 3 and 3 App Store reviews — Google Play reviews carry no version.
- Is this Varsity Tutors Live Tutoring's store rating?
- No. Only reviews rated 3 stars or below are collected, so these numbers describe complaints and cannot be read as the app's App Store or Google Play score.
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