Grammarly

Premium is hardly different from the normal Grammarly but is still very expensive. It charges your account without any sort of reminder because they know that if they did, you would cancel. So sad; I really wanted to like it.

I'm a professional editor and writer (NY Times, Psychology Today,
Men's Health et al.), and the author of a style and usage manual.

Grammarly is crap. I signed up for a free trial (and damn, it was hard to remove the
Thing from my computer afterward), and submitted a short paragraph simply
Dripping with errors of spelling, grammar, usage and punctuation. Grammarly
Missed every one of the mistakes; it flagged only one word as a possible
Error---one that was not an error at all.
I distrust all spell-checkers and other computerized editing tools, so yes, I was
Biased going in, but Grammarly's performance in my brief test more than
Justified my bias. Stay away from this program.

It's about as useful as the autocorrect feature on my phone. Just use Microsoft Office Word or pretty much any free word processor and you'll have better spelling and grammar checking.

On their website it says '4.5-star rating with over 20,000 reviews' which a quick google search will reveal, is not true. Not even close.

Other than that, I was worried about how they make money on a free product. Skimming their privacy policy, terms of agreement and a google search revealed that they sell the data they mine from everything you type, including confidential and/or private information (!!!)

Fortunately, their software is stable enough for everyday use. But it's not like it's going to help you much.

The free version is extremely useful and helpful. I've recommended it to many people, especially to those learning English as a Second Language. With the differences between spoken English and written English, Grammarly is an invaluable tool to help them learn in real-time through basic conversations. I'm surprised that I haven't overloaded it with alerts when I'm translating between languages, especially the Asian languages. I like that little "neutral face" at the bottom. It's like he's thinking, "I have no idea what you're typing." It does get entertaining watching that little guy change as you type. I have never gotten more use out of any app than I have from Grammarly. When I can afford to go Pro, I definitely will. Keep up the great work, and thank you!

Grammarly is literally the best tool to use if you are constantly writing emails, documents or just on the computer typing away. I've used Grammarly for 1.5 year and I cannot recommend this enough. The quick quality control over what you type and write is a godsend. Remember when Microsoft Word had that spell check feature. Think of Grammarly as Spell Check but on Steroid. It has helped me adjust my writing to better reflect what I'm trying to say. Honestly having my tone be clear and concise is sometimes hard to get across through words and Grammarly suggestion is wonderful. Sending emails is a pleasure knowing that there is no miscommunication.

Grammarly is excellent and easy to use. It makes users realize how deficient they are in writing. The program also corrects English issues and, brings significant clarity to statements.

I am never comfortable sending written documents without running them through Grammarly. By doing that, one can be comfortable that the message is received without the distraction of an embarrassing misspelling, a misstatement, or a mistake otherwise.
Gary P Hull

I'm a regular subscriber who has loved Grammarly in the past. But now some programmer has added correction notifications to change sentence order to get rid of dependent clauses without sufficient controls, for example putting description inside the quoted dialogue. Or reordering sentences in paragraphs so that the meaning is totally changed. This is getting so frustrating that I am thinking of trying another grammar service.

I found some anglophone Canadians with English as their mother tongue use Grammarly. Inspired, some four years ago, I installed Grammarly on my desktop, phone and tablet system with yearly payment and constantly used it without a break.
Now, I wonder how did I write earlier without Grammarly!
Pros: Grammarly is extremely helpful; the app guides step by step through writings for any mistake, giving an overall impression of how the reader would take the writing.
Cons: Expensive; they are unwilling to give a discount. I had to pay the full $139.95 on Aug 22,2021, for the latest Premium renewal despite my request as a senior with limited funds.

Sharp knives let a chef's vision make it to the plate. A fresh saw blade allows a carpenter to fit joints perfectly. For a writer, expressing a cutting insight with a pithy paragraph requires well-honed words in concise arrangements. Even after writing as a lawyer for 25 years, Grammarly has urged me to write better. It calls out missing commas, suggests better phrasing, and corrects spelling errors. It is subtle and unobtrusive across word processing apps and websites, and it learns from you, too. I recommended Grammarly to coworkers, friends, and my university-attending children. Others will judge you by the words you speak and write, so use the best words that you can.

On May 1st (2017), I reported that Grammarly refused to refund any portion of my one year subscription of $82 when I cancelled it after four months of using it. But after 2 months, a customer-service clerk named Ann walked an extra mile for me, and refunded $48. Though Grammarly failed in performance as an editing tool, Ann deserves three stars. Thanks, Ann, for your kindness. You make Grammarly looks better though its product has many faults.

As a software developer, dealing with clients is part of my task. Grammarly helped me to rephrase some of the keywords in my emails and messages.
And yeah, they didn't use any incentive for this review :)