Brightspace Pulse
View of course calendars, readings, assignments, evaluations, grades and news.
Total ratings
4.75
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Helps students keep track of assignments and deadlines
- Sends timely notifications about new content and reminders for due dates
- Allows access to course materials and grades on-the-go
- User-friendly in terms of navigating the course content
Cons
- Frequent bugs and crashes that impede functionality
- Lack of certain features, like direct email access and custom event creation
- Issues with opening documents and links that redirect users to the web version
- Requires repeated logins, diminishing app usability
Most mentioned
- Bugs and crashes
- Notification issues
- Missing or removed features
- Accessing documents and assignments
- Overall usability problems with the app
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2.40
All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-27 |  | | this is the most buggy education app i have ever downloaded. i can barely open pages without having to close and open the app every time. nothing loads and in the off chance that it does it takes so much time. it freezes so much and blank screens. it's horrible. i really wish they'd fix it |
| 2024-09-16 |  | | Every time I press the notifications button, it breaks and doesn't load. I have to close and reopen the app. Same thing can happen about 50% of the time by pressing the notification in my phone's bar. Everything else works decent, but I prefer the stability of the website. |
| 2024-06-19 |  | | Pulse is a great app if you're a college student who wants to stay up-to-date with your courses, assignments, etc! Pulse sends out daily reminders so that you're not missing any deadlines and will also alert you whenever your instructor uploads any new content so that you're always prepared heading into class. I love it and would highly recommend! |
| 2024-05-11 |  | | The app is great at taking care of needs. However, there isn't a link to directly access the email, which would be convenient. The reason for the low rating is the lack of a "create event" option for assignments that are not directly in Brightspace (be they in another program or in-person). This feature did exist at one point and removing it proves to be majorly inconvenient. |
| 2024-03-25 |  | | The app refuses to allow me to open any document a professor uploads, which effectively makes it useless. Its been that way for months, and based on what I'm seeing in other reviews, the problem appears to be fairly common. Im not sure why the developers aren't willing to fix such a key feature, but if you're experiencing this issue too, then you should advocate that your instution stop using brightspace because it doesn't seem as though that they have any intention to fix it. |
| 2024-03-18 |  | | Great! This app is fantastic. I run a Google pixel 7 alongside a Chromebook and I can do at least 90% of my course work from my cell phone wherever I am! It's awesome , literally when I'm in the car waiting for someone or doing anything that doesn't require much. I can always finish my course work and finalize everything from my computer. This app is tantamount to my coursework execution. When my Wi-Fi is out or the weather is affecting certain devices you can always upload files. |
| 2023-04-02 |  | | Missing Feature in Update?? The issue I'm having is with one of the features, or more so the lack of one. A while back Pulse would allow students to add custom events to the app outside of what it picked up through D2L. This function was brilliant as not all homework is assigned or completed through D2L. The function seems to have disappeared somehow. Pulse no longer let's me add my own upcoming events to weeks. I've tried deleting and downloading the app over and over but the problem persists. |
| 2023-03-20 |  | | I used to love this app and use it exclusively for my courses but since your last update it is completely unusable. Any time my screen switches between portrait and landscape views (my phone gets tilted or turned sideways) it completely closes out whatever I was on and takes me back to the home screen and any link under the weekly readings says it is unavailable. I know this is app specific because none of these problems happen accessing my classes through a browser. |
| 2023-02-07 |  | | Back in October, I rated this app 4 stars. It was worth 4 stars, back then. I am dropping my rating to 2 stars. As of a week ago, each time I go to work on my modules, I have to log into the network again. None of the module work opens in the app anymore. I get redirected to the website, which defeats the purpose of using the app. Also, the Brightspace website does not allow me to play the audio, like the Pulse app does. The audio option is crucial for those of us with disabilities! |
| 2023-02-07 |  | | Terrible. All you can see for each class is the content and grades. If you want to see anything else it takes you to an internet browser where you have to log in again and it's just the PC version of brightspace (which ironically tells you to download the app even though you're accessing it through the app!). Blackboard was so much better and I don't know why my university wanted to switch to this. |
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