Is Udemy Video Playback Issues a startup idea?

Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.

How many people have this problem?

4 different people described it independently, in 4 mentions, the earliest from 23 May 2024 and the most recent from 31 Aug 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.

Is this problem getting worse?

Current status: stable — mentioned at a steady rate. Momentum is 42/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.

Education & School Apps·tracked since 23 Sept 2026·evidence from 23 May 2024·scored 31m ago

Udemy Video Playback Issues

The video player for Udemy online courses frequently malfunctions, rendering the courses ineffective. Users express frustration, particularly noting issues with functionality on devices like the iPad.

4 people in 4 posts across 1 source · demand low, pain moderate, competition moderate

Pain pointStable⚠️ CrowdedEvidence: low

Index score

35.4

ahead of 75% of the rest of this market

—0.0%signals / 7d

Demand

3.3low

Momentum

41.8moderate

Pain

43.2moderate

Competition

46.0moderate

lower is better

Monetization

9.0low

Market size

24.5low

Evidence

45.7moderate

The pain

shares of 4 quoted posts

What goes wrong, and for whom

Who: 4 people using Udemy Online Video Courses
What goes wrong: Doesn't work25% of posts
How bad: 100% of posts are complaints · pain score moderate (43/100)
Since: 23 May 2024 → 31 Aug 2026

Is this a startup idea?

Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.

Complaints are about: Udemy Online Video Courses
Looking for something else: 0% want an alternative · 0% ask the provider for a feature
What the numbers say: Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.

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The pain — what people say

Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves

What people were doing

Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written

Complaint4100%

05 May 20244 posts31 Aug 2026

Sources

4 signals · 1 sources

App Store (English storefronts)4

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Evidence

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App Store (English storefronts)App Store US/Course platforms·05 Aug 2026·Complaintsource ↗
…. My iPad is fully updated as is the Udemy app, yet still has issues. It’s really annoying.
Frustrated
App Store (English storefronts)App Store US/Course platforms·05 May 2024·Complaintsource ↗
Udemy Online Video Courses — Player does not work.. Tried to access my class with udemy app for ipad-did not work despite changing video speeds and updating app through apple. Tried it on my android phone and it worked perfectly.
Doesn't work
App Store (English storefronts)App Store US/Course platforms·23d ago·Complaintsource ↗
Udemy Online Video Courses — Terrible on iPad The apps UI functionality doesn’t even work on iPads you can’t watch videos or load your old courses without getting an error. You are better off using the web version.
App Store (English storefronts)App Store US/Course platforms·23 May 2024·Complaintsource ↗
Udemy Online Video Courses — Useless if video doesn’t work Videos will not play on the iPad version - despite working fine on my browser.

Market and score

Products already there, how the score moved, and what it is made of

Opportunity history

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Why did it move?

Score 39.3 → 35.4 · 23 Sept 2026, 12:00 → 13:15 UTC

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How the score was measured

39 measured values behind the seven sub-scores · each shows the value, then the points it earned out of 100

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Market size

Distinct people affected4 → 21

Distinct communities1 → 17

Distinct sources1 → 35

Adjacent categories1 → 32

Regions / languages1 → 28

Competition

Existing products5 → 50

New entrants (90d)0 → 0

Funded players1 → 28

Market maturity11.6 → 90

Incumbent activity98.9 → 99

Momentum

Period-over-period growth0 → 40

Latest period growth0 → 43

Sustained trend0.5 → 44

Acceleration-7.9 → 40

Monetization

Stated willingness to pay0 → 0

Existing paid products3 → 38

Pricing complaints0 → 0

Business context0 → 0

Pain

Complaint intensity40 → 40

Complaint frequency100 → 100

Negative sentiment-100 → 100

Willingness to switch0 → 0

Willingness to pay0 → 0

Urgency0 → 0

Repeat complaints0 → 0

Demand

Mention volume1 → 9

Explicit requests0 → 0

Distinct people1 → 10

Questions asked0 → 0

Alternative searches0 → 0

Feature requests0 → 0

Discussion growth0 → 34

Evidence

Evidence volume4 → 20

Source diversity1 → 35

Source credibility72 → 72

Extraction confidence25.9 → 26

Duplicate rate0 → 100

Freshness23.1 → 33

Cluster cohesion100 → 100

Questions about this idea

Is Udemy Video Playback Issues a startup idea?: Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
How many people have this problem?: 4 different people described it independently, in 4 mentions, the earliest from 23 May 2024 and the most recent from 31 Aug 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
Is this problem getting worse?: Current status: stable — mentioned at a steady rate. Momentum is 42/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.