app-academy-logo

App Academy

Average Rating4.67
1140 Reviews
6 Courses

Founded in 2012, App Academy is a global coding bootcamp with a focus on software engineering. App Academy offers programs that fit every learning style, including an In-Person Software Engineering Program (16 weeks), a Full-Time Online Software Engineering Program (24 weeks), and a Part-Time Online Software Engineering Program (48 weeks). App Academy alumni have found Software Engineering roles at a range of start-ups and top tech companies.

The App Academ...

Write A Review

1,140 App Academy Reviews

Sort by
Filter by
  • Winfred Huang
    Graduate • 16-Week Software Engineering Program • San Francisco
    Verified by GitHub
    Oct 24, 2020
    Overall Experience
    Instructors
    Curriculum
    Job Assistance

    Challenging Course, Rewarding Experience

    In 16 weeks at App Academy, you will be thrown in lots of Computer Science concepts over various programming languages, given job searching prep work, and projects to demonstrate your programming knowledge. From my experience, those projects were fun and the knowledge gained has helped me to figure out additional technologies to incorporate into my projects! Even though this journey through this bootcamp has been challenging, it is worth it in the end. Aside from the amazing material you...
    Report
  • Daniel Creppel
    Software Engineer • Graduate • 16-Week Software Engineering Program • San Francisco
    Verified by LinkedIn
    Sep 22, 2020
    Overall Experience
    Instructors
    Curriculum
    Job Assistance

    Tough Experience, but well worth it.

     pros:
    - Great structured material
    - Engaging learning experience
    - Tests are easy
    - App Academy is really invested in you to succeed
    cons:
    - Requires 70+ hour weeks
    - Tests are tedious and do not reflect well on you understanding of the material
    - Very little focus on Data Structures and Algorithms
    - JavaScript portion of the curriculum is virtually nonexistent
    - Understaffed 
    Report
  • Dong Hyuk Kim
    Graduate • 24-Week Online Software Engineering Program (Full Time) • Online
    Verified by LinkedIn
    Sep 21, 2020
    Overall Experience
    Instructors
    Curriculum
    Job Assistance

    Student - Online Full-Time

    As a student, I felt that I only scratched the surface of each topic, then did my best (with my pair-programming partner) to apply the knowledge on daily projects. During the initial week-long full stack projects, I didn't have a clear idea on how to start. However, my Principle Instructor (Ian) and the TA's (Javier, Dean) were always there and extremely helpful in guiding me in the right direction and helping to debug. By the time the capstone project came around, I felt equipped to dev...
    Report
  • deepak
    Graduate • 24-Week Online Software Engineering Program (Full Time) • Online
    Verified by LinkedIn
    Sep 21, 2020
    Overall Experience
    Instructors
    Curriculum
    Job Assistance

    Recent Grad

    pros:
    they bet on you with income sharing
    there are instructors to help (within reason)
    good breath of material
    career support
    they force you to learn
    great for people who want to learn and feel confident they can do it

    cons:
    It might feel expensive after you finish
    at times you might feel overwhelmed if you don't have any tech background. but still doable. be ready to sacrifice something.
    sometimes the curriculum feels rushed or disjointed
    Report
  • Ayce
    Software Engineer • Graduate • 16-Week Software Engineering Program • San Francisco
    Verified by LinkedIn
    Sep 19, 2020
    Overall Experience
    Instructors
    Curriculum
    Job Assistance

    Software Engineer

    App Academy was an over great experience for me. I enjoyed the curriculum and met amazing people in the process. Due to the pandemic, the in-person program became online. It's a serious program that requires focus and dedication. I've had classmates with no background in coding like myself as well as those who have engineering degrees from top schools across the nation. I self-studied for 6 months prior to starting the program. If you have little to no background in coding,  this would b...
    Report
  • Ahmed El Mahallawy
    Graduate • 16-Week Software Engineering Program • San Francisco
    Verified by GitHub
    Sep 16, 2020
    Overall Experience
    Instructors
    Curriculum
    Job Assistance

    Software Engineering Immersive

    Overall I really enjoyed my experience at appAcademy. Albeit this is a review for the In-Person track, my cohort was done completely online due to COVID, which I believe provided a multitude of pros and cons. The curriculum was great and it is exactly what you expect: it is 100% a full-time commitment ranging between 9-11 hours a day roughly (prior to your projects; you'll put in even MORE time). The learning curve and experience was absolutely enjoyable for me; I loved going from a intr...
    Report
  • Kevin Zhang
    Student • 16-Week Software Engineering Program • San Francisco
    Verified by GitHub
    Sep 09, 2020
    Overall Experience
    Instructors
    Curriculum
    Job Assistance

    Solid curriculum

    Over the course of three months, a lot of material gets squeezed into such a small time frame and it initially seemed like such a daunting journey to embark on. But with all the great support I got from the staff members and also the amount of work I had put in, I strongly believe that it's an experience worth my time and money. The material was both challenging and fun, especially with how much material is taught. And beyond the bootcamp, you get to meet a lot of amazing people!

    ...
    Report
  • George
    Investor • Graduate • 16-Week Software Engineering Program • New York City
    Verified by LinkedIn
    Aug 28, 2020
    Overall Experience
    Instructors
    Curriculum
    Job Assistance

    Super intense but rewarding

    I am very glad I attended App Academy. I had been dabbling in different web development technologies for years. For example, I knew how to build web-scrapers with Python and Selenium. But I never had any formalized knowledge of the best practices to build a full-stack application. By the end of the 16 week curriculum, I was able to clone the core functionality of
    Report
  • Austin Wong
    Graduate • 16-Week Software Engineering Program • New York City
    Verified by LinkedIn
    Aug 28, 2020
    Overall Experience
    Instructors
    Curriculum
    Job Assistance

    You get what you put in

    I went into App Academy without any prior coding experience. Coming out, I feel sufficiently prepared to answer tech answers intelligently, and absorb new technologies with some kin of framework. For those thinking about applying, remember that you get exactly what you put in. App Academy is not necessarily impossible to pass, but it is entirely up to you how successful you want to be coming out. You can "pass" the course with 60 hours a week, but in order to get the most out of it, 90+ ...
    Report
  • Kristen C.
    Student • 24-Week Online Software Engineering Program (Full Time) • Online
    Verified by GitHub
    Aug 18, 2020
    Overall Experience
    Instructors
    Curriculum
    Job Assistance

    Online Immersive Full Stack Bootcamp

    I have loved my experience at App Academy. The curriculum has been rigorous but thorough. Not only did we learn the fundamentals, but we learned how to think like a programmer. We learned how to solve problems and how to ask the right questions. The curriculum extended beyond just coding and languages, and included many lessons on white-boarding, pair programming, soft-skills and job search principles. The instructors are knowledgeable and approachable, and there is always help to be fou...
    Report
  • Brad Simpson
    Software Engineer • Graduate • 24-Week Online Software Engineering Program (Full Time) • Online
    Verified by LinkedIn
    Aug 11, 2020
    Overall Experience
    Instructors
    Curriculum
    Job Assistance

    Best Online Course Ever!

    I started in February 2020 and just graduated the Online Full Stack Software Engineer course. I am currently in the very start of my job hunt and was completely prepared to do outstanding by the course. The material is great and the instructors are super knowledgable and just all around awesome. I have made lifelong friends with several of my classmates as well. If you want to change your life and become a software engineer, App Academy is the only choice in my book
    Report
  • Geoffrey
    Graduate • 24-Week Online Software Engineering Program (Full Time) • Online
    Verified by GitHub
    Aug 10, 2020
    Overall Experience
    Instructors
    Curriculum
    Job Assistance

    My App Academy Experience

    App Academy was an intense bootcamp. I thought I was prepared for what was to come but I was not. The fast pace and back to back projects will definitely wear you out, however, all bootcamps do that. The instructors we're amazing! Honestly if it was not for them I would not have graduated. I went from knowing little to nothing about code to being able to replicate sites like netflix by myself within a week. You learn a lot and you learn fast. I would say the best thing about the school i...
    Report

App Academy Alumni Outcomes

91%
Employment Rate
80%
Graduation Rate
100,000
Median Salary
Of the students who enroll at App Academy, 80% graduated. 98% of graduates were job-seeking and 91% of job-seeking graduates found in-field employment after 180 days and report a median income of $100,000. Below is the 180 Day Employment Breakdown for 390 graduates included in this report:
180 Day Employment Breakdown
DescriptionPercentage
Full Time, In-Field Employee85.9%
Full-time apprenticeship, internship or contract position2.6%
Short-term contract, part-time position, freelanceN/A
Employed out-of-fieldN/A
* These outcomes are not audited by Course Report. In some cases, data is audited by a third party.

Recent App Academy News

Jess Feldman
Updated April 14, 2023
As a response to the COVID pandemic in 2020, most in-person bootcamps quickly transitioned to online or remote classrooms. In 2023, hybrid classrooms and immersive online learning continue to be popular, but in-person bootcamp options are available again. If you ve been waiting for an in-person classroom to start your career change, then here are the 33 in-person coding bootcamps with campuses in the U.S. 3 Reasons to Go to In-Person Coding Bootcamp In-person learning may ...
Jess Feldman
Updated February 01, 2023
Course Report January 2023 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup Happy New Year! Here at Course Report, we kicked off 2023 with the release of our Best Coding Bootcamps list and announced our most recent Alumni Review Sweepstakes winner . In bootcamp news, layoffs at tech giants like Google and Amazon receive a lot of media attention, but journalists uncovered the industries that are actually adding tech jobs right now. We saw skills-based hiring prioritized by private and public sectors, ...
Liz Eggleston
Updated October 28, 2021
Course Report October 2021 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup Amidst The Great Resignation, 13% of workers say they want to land a new job in tech we re covering the latest on what it means to make a career change in October. A few coding bootcamps saw major fundraises over 100M(!), and in the news, we saw that the current administration continues to support apprenticeships. There was more talk about what it would take to extend Pell Grants to short-term programs, and how women are faring ...
Imogen Crispe
Updated July 17, 2019
Jerrik Shaw, a graduate of App Academy s software engineering bootcamp wrote a verified review of his bootcamp experience and won our latest sweepstakes competition! Over 1200 tech bootcamp graduates wrote a Verified review for their school on Course Report and went into the draw to win a 500 Amazon Giftcard. We caught up with Jerrik to hear about his coding bootcamp experience, and his new job at 23andMe! Want to win 500 in our next Reviews Sweepstakes? Write a verified review ...
Imogen Crispe
Updated March 01, 2019
In February we heard some interesting debates about the ethics of data science, how bootcamps are partnering with universities, and companies like Infosys and Google, and how the number of tech education options in Africa is growing! Plus, Thinkful attempted to predict the Oscars , the Ohio Lt. Governor stopped by Tech Elevator , and women in bootcamps were recognized . We also looked at various ways to pay for bootcamp, and tips for breaking into tech. Listen to the podcast or ...
Imogen Crispe
Updated May 02, 2018
In our April 2018 technology bootcamp news roundup we saw four overarching trends bootcamp acquisitions, employers putting their own employees through bootcamp, a continued debate between college vs bootcamp, and efforts to expand accessibility to coding education for underrepresented groups in tech. We also look at apprenticeships, the evolution of bootcamp curricula, life after bootcamp, and new bootcamps! Read the roundup below or listen to the podcast! Acquisitions ...
Lauren Stewart
Updated February 03, 2023
Most high-salary industries need more diverse workers, and tech is no exception. The conversation about diversity in tech usually focuses on gender, diversity encompasses racial, socioeconomic, cognitive, and experiential differences. Think pieces and diversity reports show large tech companies admitting they have a problem and beginning to address the diversity in tech crisis, but can the industry really change? Even if companies make public commitments to hiring ...
Imogen Crispe
Updated April 07, 2021
Timur Meyster always dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur. When he realized his finance degree wasn t going to help him actually launch his own business, Timur decided to build his technical skillset to create his own products. Since graduating from App Academy in 2015, Timur has flourished as a developer, working as a Full-Stack Engineer at augmented reality company Blippar. Timur explains how App Academy prepared him for the constant learning process that comes with being ...
Imogen Crispe
Updated December 05, 2017
October 2017 was a busy month for the coding bootcamp industry with news about growing pains in bootcamp outcomes, mergers, acquisitions, investments, a trend towards bootcamp B2B training, and diversity initiatives. To help you out, we ve collected all the most important news in this blog post and podcast. Plus, we added 12 new schools from around the world to the Course Report school directory! Read below or listen to our latest Coding Bootcamp News Roundup Podcast. Top News ...
Imogen Crispe
Updated September 28, 2017
Need a rundown of everything that happened in the coding bootcamp industry this September? You’re in luck! We’ve collected all the most important news in this blog post and podcast. This month, we kept up with the status of the bootcamp industry, learned about how bootcamps are thriving in smaller markets, and explored different ways to pay for bootcamp. Plus, we added 7 new schools from around the world to the Course Report school directory! Read below or listen ...

Frequently Asked Questions

Is App Academy worth it?
+
Is App Academy legit?
+
Does App Academy offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
+
Can I read App Academy reviews?
+
Is App Academy accredited?
+
FAQs

How much does App Academy cost?

App Academy costs around $22,000. On the lower end, some App Academy courses like Self-paced Open Course cost $0.

Where does App Academy have campuses?

App Academy has in-person campuses in New York City and San Francisco. App Academy also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.

More Information
Guarantees Job
Job Assistance
Includes Housing
Offers Corporate Training
Accepts GI Bill
Licensing
App Academy is approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education and the New York State Education Department.
Is App Academy worth it?
90%
Employment Rate
80%
Graduation Rate
$101,000
Median Salary

Get our FREE Ultimate Guide to Paying for a Bootcamp

By submitting this form, you agree to receive email marketing from Course Report.

Get Matched in Minutes

Just tell us who you are and what you’re searching for, we’ll handle the rest.

Match Me