Grammarly
Grammarly remains a highly-rated and helpful tool for grammar and spelling correction, but recent updates and pricing concerns are leading to a decline in user satisfaction, particularly regarding AI functionality and subscription management.
Grammarly is widely praised for its ability to correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation, significantly improving writing clarity for many users. However, recent reviews highlight numerous issues including glitches, incorrect AI suggestions, difficulties with subscription management, and dissatisfaction with the high cost of the premium version.
What users like
What users complain about
- Frequent glitches, crashes, and performance issues, especially with the keyboard and specific appsR43R112R114R125
- AI features often make incorrect suggestions, change correct sentences to nonsense, or introduce errorsR7R112R125R129
- High subscription cost, with many users finding the monthly or annual fees unaffordable, especially studentsR11R114R118R122
- Difficulty canceling subscriptions and obtaining refunds, with reports of unauthorized renewals and chargesR11R12R102R116
- Speech-to-text (dictation) feature is clunky, unstable, or entirely missing for some users, despite developer notes claiming improvementsR16R18R30R32
- Concerns about privacy and data access, particularly regarding full keyboard accessR4R42R61R84
- The user interface and overall experience have deteriorated for some, with new updates being less user-friendlyR379R384R490R651
- Aggressive promotion of premium features, making the free version feel limited or annoyingR105R141R589R659
Latest update · v13.0.0
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
Are you typing with two hands? Long-press Shift or the Pages key to type uppercase letters or numbers with your other hand, right as you type! More improvements in this release • Improved speech-to-text stability and language detection. • Fixed visual issues on iOS 27 Beta in the keyboard. • Fixed text corruption when accepting suggestions during fast typing. • Various performance and stability improvements for smoother typing and swiping.
Recurring themes
Who it's for
Grammarly is for individuals who need assistance with grammar, spelling, and punctuation, especially those who frequently write for school or work, or non-native English speakers looking to improve their communication R1R19R37. It's also suitable for users who appreciate a keyboard with a dedicated number row R51.
Evidence note: The recent reviews skew significantly negative, which is consistent with the 'recent-negative 0.22' signal. While the lifetime rating is high, the current user experience appears to be declining due to issues with AI, performance, and subscription management. Evidence for AI issues and subscription problems is particularly strong and widespread.
Frequently asked
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What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R1] I love this I love this: oh my God this app is fabulous. I’m not the smartest and sometimes I get words confused forget to put periods and commas and all that stuff and it fixes it for me and it actually helped me remember what I’m supposed to do because I’m very forgetful now that I’m gonna be 71.
- [R5] Suggestions I can take or I can leave as is: My favorite use for Grammarly is as a proofreader extraordinaire. Most of the time, I agree with and accept its suggested edits. But there may be times when I understand the tone I am attempting to convey better and stick with my original, or possibly modified, text. Equally satisfying results!
- [R6] Love this app: Best grammar app ever
- [R14] A great way to make sure that you are looking out for the best way to write: It is a great way to make sure that that what you write is not incoherent.
- [R51] Superior to apples updated keyboard: Wow am I impressed! From the number key row, to the insights on my writing style.
- [R19] It helps: Even after 30 years in the US, I'm still having trouble with my grammar. Having “Grammarly”on my keyboard has helped, so I don't feel embarrassed.
- [R37] I speak English as a second language, and I love it.: I can do business much easily. I helps me to express my ideas in an enhanced way. I feel people take me , ore seriously, because of how clearly I can communicate.
- [R43] It has a big flaw: Certain apps make it glitch out and type extra gibberish to the point it is unusable. I uninstalled it and not thinking to go back.
- [R112] Grammarly errors: The system adds and makes to many written mistakes and at times the suggestions are way out of context.
- [R114] Make a different tier: The app is great, it does what’s needed but can experience glitches often I always just close the app and restart it. Honestly there should be a cheaper tier option with better features solely for students because 30$ a month is crazy for a grammar software, small business owners and individuals with vested occupational interest could possibly afford that but students who wa
- [R125] Glitch: Why has the app been glitchy lately? Why would I purchase the paid version if spelling/ word suggestions are wrong?
- [R7] They kinda ruined it: It now constantly autocorrects previously correct sentences into nonsense. It doesn't ask or suggest, it just auto-changes words as you input them. For example: it changed “correct sentences” to “correctly sentences” while I was typing this review. (it also changed “this review” into “this reviewed” With them implementing ai models around the time this started to become a p
- [R129] Incorrect suggestions: Why bother with the ai if it's just going to correct things wrong or sometimes, not at all?
- [R11] Refund requested: When I ordered Grammly I only wanted one month. I somehow was charged for a year. Since I have used it for 2 months I would like a refund for the remaining year subscription. I do not have the money to pay for a whole year.
- [R118] Grammarly Lite?: I like the free version of Grammarly. However, I am a 78-year-old old retiree who would like to be able to write well. I cannot afford the pricing set forth for the full-version.
- [R122] AI Tech Bro CEO Destroys Once Amazing App Because AI Tech Bro’s Are Detached From Reality.: I downloaded the app to leave an overall review of Grammarly. 1. It’s 2026, I should be able to use Grammarly on my iPad through Chrome. I do not want a keyboard that you allow a 3rd Party to request access to all of my personal information. 2. $144, or lower if you have a student email address, a year is w
- [R12] Unbelievable-I CANNOT MAKE THIS UP!: SORRY PEOPLE I CANNOT MAKE THIS STUFF UP! I would go lower than pond scum on my score but one star is the lowest! On 07/08 I decided to check on my credit card charges. As I normally do late at night. Mind you on 06/10 I cancelled my subscription with Grammarly and Grammarly charged me the $30 as per them. Actually I was supposed to be charged $15 because I d
- [R102] Free Trail: I tried the free trial and realized I didn't use it much, I canceled it and then I got charged $157 dollars the day after I canceled my FREE subscription it!
- [R116] Absurd: Dear Grammarly Support, This letter serves as our final formal request regarding the repeated unauthorized renewal and billing of Grammarly subscriptions associated with members of my family. Despite multiple previous requests to cancel these subscriptions, the charges have continued. To date, no effective action has been taken to stop the recurring billing or resolve this matter. This
- [R16] Speech to Text Dictation: Hey Grammarly, I have been using you for almost 10+ years. Your keyboard feature has been amazing. I am aware that your speech-to-text is just a beta, but one of my recommendations to improve your AI keyboard is to minimize and shorten the number of times we need to come back onto the app to utilize speech-to-text. I find that pretty annoying. I think the mic should be ab
- [R18] Cancel: already having problems with microphone changing my responses changing what I try to type in.
- [R30] The new mic editing feature in text: This feature doesn’t work at all. It’s clunky and most of the time just sticks in a loop of doom. I have to switch out of Grammarly to use mic dictation in text.
- [R32] The beta dictation sucks: This option does not work
- [R4] Use with caution!: Use this app with caution; based on my experience, it can be hacked. If I were a parent, I would not let my children use it. It's better to let them learn through traditional methods.
- [R42] Can’t use without full access keyboard: That’s a lot to ask.
- [R61] Scanning and censorship: I canceled my paid subscription because you were scanning my texts and determining whether you would provide the service I paid for.
- [R84] No real privacy protections…: A lot to give up, for help with writing? Once enable, then disable…you want to enable again they get access to all typed when disabled before too? No thank you.
- [R379] pls fix it: the app was so good until the new update on the keyboard, which im sorry but i dont like and i want the old version back pls
- [R384] The upgrade works badly: It used to be very helpful even though I use the free version. Now the upgrade is slower but most importantly not as helpful as before: it changes my words to nonsenses words into the context, it changes to capital letter where it shouldn’t do it, just to name a few. And the interface to choose the function is far less user friendly than the previous version.
- [R490] Useful, but Annoying.: I can’t customise it to my extent, it's annoying, critical, and overwhelming. It's a good use, just a bad thing.
- [R651] I don't like the beta can switch back to the old-fashioned fashion of gramarly: I don't like the beta fashion can switch back to the old fashion of Grammarly
- [R105] Stop: Stop begging me to buy your membership every 2 corrections
- [R141] Grammarly Sucks: Started out great, I used it frequently for work. It started giving me incorrect suggestions, like double words, misspelled words, etc. Now it's constantly is trying to force me to upgrade. If you don't get Pro, it will annoy you over and over. Grammarly used to be great, its aucks now. I tell everyone that there are free versions that are better.
- [R589] It is getting expensive: The free features are becoming paid features idk i don‘t want to spend a lot of money on this app so i have no free features to use on this app now.
- [R659] Good I guess: Trying to write an essay when. 15 errors; upgrade to premium to recieve full feedback! WHAT THE SIGMA?
- [R25] Love it!: I've replaced this with my old keyboard🙃it's great!
- [R52] Great keyboard for correct grammar: Great for correcting grammar but do wish it was a little more predictive in how I write to know what to expect I am going to put In words, next. Only issue I do not like at all is all the questions at the initial usage of the app. You are interrupting me typing and that is aggravating. Save any questions you have about the app and the ratings or permissions unt
- [R59] Bad design: Horrible design and impossible to navigate. Tried to charge me money to do what I needed it for. Bad experience.
- [R56] Auto Correct is just bad and AI is not great: Auto correct is just poor, and whatever AI you're using needs improvement because it simply doesn’t do many rewrites well. ChatGPT is better.
- [R92] Do not buy: Everything great about this application is now gone. It's now like having an illiterate personal assistant that doesn't know when to use their, they're, or the (yes, I meant “the”, it is that bad. It's insane how bad this keyboard has become. I used to be able to rapid-press the corrections, then read back over and maybe fix 2 Grammarly mistakes. Now it will add repeated words (because
- [R93] Grammarly AI is a problem.: I do not wish for Grammarly AI to assist with my writing because of the many errors it makes by adding a word twice, changing the spelling of a word, and altering the intended meaning of the message. If AI is forced on me to use, I will close my account my account.
- [R138] Doubled in price: I enjoy a subscription-based version and the availability of the Grammarly keyboard. I’m working across multiple iOS devices and PC’s. But the subscription price doubled when it renewed. It is not worth $144.00/yr
- [R55] Beware: I was going to sign up for a monthly plan, to try it out. They charged my account $90 for a yearly. I tried immediately to cancel and tried to find a contact number. So just be careful
- [R65] 30 minutes to cancel: Took me 30 minutes to cancel my subscription that automatically started and I signed up for free trial. They make it as hard as possible.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store