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Users consistently praise the platform for its ease of use and ability to enhance student engagement through interactive discussions. The AI features, such as real-time feedback and curiosity scores, help streamline grading and improve writing quality. However, many users express concern about the high cost for students, which can be a barrier for some.

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Verified User in Higher Education
GH
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"The sliced bread of college teachin"
What do you like best about Packback?

The ease at which you can tailor it for your classes and the ease at which you can use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Packback?

The downsides are the writing assignment text boxes, it would be nice to have greater functionality like MS Word. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jason P.
JP
Teaching Professor
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Pacback Is an excellent tool for professors and students to use!"
What do you like best about Packback?

What makes Packpack especially valuable is its ability to enable both students and faculty to engage and provide feedback more attentively and in real time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Packback?

I would just say the cost of Packback is starting to be a little too expensive for students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lisa A.
LA
Clinical Professor
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Packback Delivers a Great Product"
What do you like best about Packback?

I like the ease of use of incorporating AI tools and the customer service is excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Packback?

The Packback calendar needs to be automatically synced with the Canvas platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
UE
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Packback Makes my Students Stronger more Sensitive Writers and Expressors!!!"
What do you like best about Packback?

Actually my students grow closer and more appreciative of their peers. It is easy to use. The more that my students use it, the more they value it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Packback?

Have not been able to identify a downside from Packback itself. Many students forget due dates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ryan Z.
RZ
Student
"Better used for helping students, NOT for assignments."
What do you like best about Packback?

Packback is easy to navigate, but that's about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Packback?

I really don't like packback due to how the platform is used. Instead of using it to help students better seek help from their peers, it is used as an assignment system where you must ask a few questions and answer a few a week, which grows stale very fast as the pool of interesting and answerable questions diminishes exponentially, and the things you can ask diminish greatly as well. overall, I wish teachers would use packback in a better way, and the main hindrance from this happening is packback insisting this is how it should be used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Packback is a great learning tool for college students"
What do you like best about Packback?

I like that you can search questions and respond to others Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Packback?

Sometimes there are duplicate questions, the scoring is rigged Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"It is amazing!"
What do you like best about Packback?

It helps show how you can improve your post and share your best work! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Packback?

Nothing! It is so helpful in sharing research and asking questions with good sources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
UE
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"This website is okay at best. "
What do you like best about Packback?

It could be used to instigate conversation; however, this should be used in classes related to conversation, not classes designed for the student to be learning maximum information on biology/chemistry.etc. If the class is based on learning, such as the majority of science and chemistry classes, this should not be used. It distracts students from learning by making them concerned about if they have or have not answered their PackBack questions instead of them learning the information their instructor just taught them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Packback?

I have been required by a class to participate in PackBack. However, this website has done nothing but stress me out. I would not at all recommend it to teachers and it has zero ability for you to look at what you have posted unless you are willing to scroll through ALL OF THE PREVIOUS POSTS to find your own. This is incredibly irritating when you are a college student simply trying to make sure all your homework is done, but you know have to waste an hour of time you could be doing other school work to simply ensure you did the packback part of some other random class. Zero of the graphic designer/user-friendly functions of this website have actually been helpful, in fact, I have found zero aspects of this website user-friendly or helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Asya M.
AM
Level lll Student Supervisor Service Center Receptionist
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Creative and Informative "
What do you like best about Packback?

What I like best about Packback Questions, is that it is a way to step outside of the box for the course you're enrolled into. It lets students gain a better perspective and view on different areas in whatever topic you're learning about from different backgrounds, cultures, communities and etc. As college students, sometimes we feel as though we do not take much from the courses and are just going to maintain a high GPA, but creating platforms like Packback generates a way for students to have some knowledge on real-world experience and background. Learning from other's experiences and views can be a big help and I think Packback lets you have access to viewing how other students feel or think about certain topics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Packback?

I dislike the fact that it costs $18 to sign up for Packback, It's like a discussion board or forum, I do not agree with the pricing with this company. I kind of felt like why are they taking my money, when our school has a online portal where the professor can almost just do exactly what packback is doing. I also disliked the few requirements Packback or my professor requested. We had to make sure we answered two questions weekly and also posted a question weekly. Sometimes you would run out of questions but I guess this is the point of getting your brain to think. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Time to Implement

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Return on Investment

<1 month

Perceived Cost

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Citation Finder
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