Afficient AcademyAfficient Academy, a leading provider of AI-based K-12 learning programs, offers computerized Math and English programs that greatly improve learning efficiency and quality. Founded in 2014 to help students “Achieve ‘A’ Efficiently,” Silicon Valley-based Afficient Academy has helped over 15,000 students with its market-proven, self-paced learning programs powered by its patented “Afficient Methodology.” After completing a complimentary online diagnostic test, students receive individualized AI-based programs that adapt to their academic level. Intelligent algorithms guide students through learning paths that are highly efficient and optimized to help students reach A/A+. Teachers provide support to help students in their self-learning process. Interactive, fun, and rewarding, Afficient programs motivate students to make persistent progress and achieve excellence. Over 90 percent of Afficient students complete one grade level with an A or A+ in two to four months. Students are empowered to enroll in advanced courses and achieve better grades in school – all with less time and stress. https://afficienta.com.
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Ruby Y.
I am very angry 😡 that my mom bought your questions and the test because your test had glitches and then they put me in fourth grade because when it finally worked, I didn’t even notice so I was just cep guessing. I am in high school high school I am in biology, geometry, and global history and I have a A- in English people. And my mom she thinks fourth grade would give me a foundation now so now she’s making me do more so that means she bought more questions
Pan E.
Imagine you worked for hours and hours on something and one small mistake makes all your work disappear.This is what it’s like on efficient English. I was on a hundred percent and the what happens I get something wrong and I get kicked back to like 60% all those hours of work all gone instant. Do not use this website if you do not like the kind of feeling I am feeling right now. Ps:I have the English level of High school and efficient English here makes me look like grade four the current grade mine.
Response from Afficient AcademyJun 25, 2026
Hello Pan! Thanks for your time to review. We understand that you are upset about your score dropping because you made mistakes. In the Afficiency session, which is the last session before passing a grade, your score for the grade can go up and down depending on your overall accuracy rate of all skills of the grade. For example, if you currently have a score of the grade of 90, you have to answer 9 questions correctly out of 10, and can only make 1 mistake in following 10 questions to maintain the current score, or else your accuracy rate will go down. You need to remain highly focused on mastering the materials. Making mistakes and the score going down indicates weaker areas for you to improve. This is just a part of the learning process, and we advise you not to stress over it. Your starting grade level is determined by your performance on the Diagnostic Test. If you think your starting grade was set to 4th grade by mistake, we suggest you contact your Account Manager, arrange to retake a Diagnostic Test, and adjust your starting grade. However, no matter your starting grade, it offers an immense opportunity to address your skill gaps and master the material, which will be highly beneficial to you in your academic career.”
Talisa R.
I was expecting much more. This is like IXL, but more brutal and with less explanations. I don't understand how a child is supposed to learn when every session just feels like a timed exam. My child was very discouraged with this system. You move forward fast, but one error sends you flying back, sometimes further than where you started. Since each question is timed, he felt a lot of pressure to answer quickly, so he didn't double check his work as much a he should have. It just ended up being a nightmare. I was also unaware that all of the one on one and supervised sessions were in a different time zone. This if definitely something I should have asked about before payment. Overall this isn't great for a kid with performance or test anxiety.
Response from Afficient AcademyJun 11, 2026
Dear Talisa, Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your child's first few weeks of experience with Afficient Math. We reviewed your child's progress since joining Afficient Math less than three weeks ago and are pleased to report that he has made excellent progress. In just over two weeks and approximately eight hours of practice, he reached the target score of 95 and successfully completed his first grade! In the final stage of completing a grade, called the Afficiency Session, the system evaluates the student's overall accuracy in solving problems. The target score of 95 represents a 95% accuracy rate. Throughout the Afficiency Session, the student's score rises or falls based strictly on the accuracy rate. For example, if the student's current accuracy rate is 90%, he must answer more than 9 out of the next 10 questions correctly to improve his score; otherwise, the score will decrease. At this stage, students must remain highly focused and demonstrate mastery of the material to reach the target. Congratulations to your son! After investing approximately 2–3 hours in the Afficiency Session, he successfully passed the grade level. His performance indicates that his mastery of the skills in this grade has been substantially strengthened, providing a solid foundation as he advances to the next grade level. We are very proud of his achievement and look forward to supporting his continued success. Best regards, Afficient Academy
Derek T.
This website is just pure bs. It takes so long to just so like a 0.01 score and is so laggy that I have to restart my computer every 2 minutes or so. Very bad idea and whoever thought of it should sell this company to Google to make it better.
Response from Afficient AcademyJun 11, 2026
Hi Derek, Thank you very much for your feedback. As in the past, we again suggest that you contact your Account Manager and discuss your issues. It takes a long time to improve the accuracy rate, because you might be making mistakes. Since we can't identify you as our student, we can't analyze your performance or provide you with the exact guidance that could help improve it. Best wishes. Afficient Academy
Alexandra
afficient academy is honestly way too strict like it expects you to be perfect all the time and if you mess up even a little it feels like the whole system punishes you for it instead of actually helping you learn it just makes you stressed out and worried about your score the whole thing is more about getting everything right than actually understanding stuff it doesnt really care that everyone learns differently or at their own pace honestly they need to calm down a bit and make it less stressful for students
Response from Afficient AcademyOct 24, 2025
Hello Alexandra! Thank you for sharing your honest thoughts with us. We’re really sorry to hear that you’ve been feeling stressed while using Afficient Academy. Our program is designed to help students learn efficiently and build confidence, rather than causing anxiety. We understand that every student learns differently, and your feedback about pacing and pressure is very important. The system’s goal-based structure is designed to encourage mastery, while also ensuring it feels supportive and balanced. We’ll share your input with our product team so that we can continue to improve the learning experience. If you’d like, please reach out to your Account Manager so we can help adjust your study plan and make your learning journey feel more comfortable and encouraging.
charlie
useless, it is very easy and teaches useless math that no one knows or uses.
Response from Afficient AcademyOct 24, 2025
Hello Charlie! Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that you didn’t find the program challenging or helpful. Afficient Math is designed to help students build a strong foundation by mastering essential skills at their own pace before advancing to higher-level concepts. We’d appreciate the opportunity to better understand your specific concerns. Please reach out to your Account Manager so we can discuss how to adjust the learning level to suit your needs better.
website C.
absolute bs one question brought me down 60% (i was alrdy at 100%) they made me answer another 10 questions before i could start going up totally dont reccomend affiecient math. the only thing its teaching me is to resent it
Response from Afficient AcademyOct 24, 2025
Hello Website Critic! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We’re sorry to hear that you're experiencing frustration with the scoring system. Afficient Math uses an adaptive approach that ensures students fully master each concept before moving ahead, which sometimes means additional practice questions appear when accuracy drops. This helps reinforce understanding and build long-term confidence. However, we understand this can feel discouraging, and we’d be happy to review your account to ensure your learning settings are optimized. Please contact your Account Manager so we can assist you further.
Z L.
DISCLAIMER: Nothing I say here is exaggeration or hyperbole. As a 12 year old kid, this website was great for learning math... until i wasn't. My experience was great, at least for grades 4-8, which compared to later grades were a breeze. First, as many others have said, the scoring system is overly punishing and the so called "demos" barely explain anything. Second, the system is a buggy, glitchy, mess. Never in my life have I gotten more frustrated then when I got a question wrong, even though, according to the help button, it is correct! The timer on timed questions can also just not work and freeze at 0 seconds. Third, the questions are repetitive, and they loop after a certain amount of questions. Now this might not seem too bad, but it actually allows you to cheat. How? Well, all you have to do is open two tabs of this website on your browser of choice, go to the same skill, have one of the tabs be on the TO BE LEARNED version of the skill, and refresh this tab until both tabs are on the same question. From there, use the help button on the TO BE LEARNED version of the skill, which will not affect your points or your score, and will give you the answer! There are multiple different variations of this but they are only possible because Afficient messed up badly, and I'm not sure whether they refuse to fix it or are just unaware. This is the only thing making my progress somewhat possible, which should say something about how poorly the whole system is designed. Last, the different modes. TO BE LEARNED is either quite easy or damn near impossible without cheating. The "demos" mostly suck but some actually do their job and explain the concept. Overall not good, but the best out of all three. Proficiency is just bad. There's not much to say here, but the timed Level 3 versions of each skill either give too little or too much time. The 2 review questions at the start of each set of questions might seem like a good idea, but in reality are pointless and annoying. People can review on their own, they can make their own decisions. They should not be forced to review. Now onto the worst one, Afficiency. This is the thing most reviewers seem to hate, and honestly, I agree. The scoring system before was punishing, but this is absolutely brutal. A single minuscule error can set you back by over 30 minutes, and you're lucky if you get more than 0.01 or 0.02 score on a correct answer. The timer freeze glitch also happens here. A bit of advice for parents looking to improve their kid's math skills: use anything else. IXL, Khan Academy, hell, even KUMON is better then this absolute shithole of a website. All in all, Afficient is a good idea, but it is executed horribly.
Response from Afficient AcademyOct 28, 2025
Hello Z Louise, We appreciate your detailed review. We are glad that your experience was positive while learning in Grades 4-8. We apologize that you have found our system to be buggy and glitchy at times. It can happen for many reasons. Whenever such a situation arises, we recommend that you report it to your account manager/teachers/our support line so that we can resolve it as soon as possible. As far as cheating is concerned, in this day and age, numerous tools are available for those who deliberately want to cheat. However, as a student, you must remember and realize that your parents enrolled you in our program to learn and achieve academic success. Cheating will not benefit you in any aspect of life, so we advise you to focus on learning and mastering the skills. If you manage to progress in the learning program by cheating, it’s truly unfortunate, and we regret that you’re wasting your parents’ hard-earned money. The two review questions in a Proficiency session are randomly selected to assess whether the student has retained the skills they learned previously, and they aren’t pointless; in fact, they are helpful to many students. We understand that some students find it difficult and aren’t happy with the scoring system in the Afficiency session, which is the final stage before passing a grade with a given accuracy rate goal. When you make mistakes in the Afficiency session, your accuracy rate may go down. To improve your accuracy rate, you must solve a significant number of problems accurately, especially when your accuracy rate is over 90%. Focus, slow down, and check before submitting answers are the keys to remember. We hope you focus on learning the skills honestly and achieve academic success. Best wishes!