Quick summary
Overall score: 7.5/10
| Criterion | Score |
|---|---|
| Question Bank Quality & Accuracy | 7.4 |
| Platform UX & Interface | 7.8 |
| Value for Money | 8.6 |
| Content Coverage & Depth | 7.2 |
| Analytics & Diagnostic Tools | 6.6 |
Best for: Middle-scorers who want a structured, self-paced GRE course with real video teaching — without paying big-brand prices.
Price: Premium 1-month $149 · Premium 6-month $179. Promotions are frequent; check the site before buying.
TestPrep Advice verdict
Magoosh is the structured budget course — one clear step behind GregMat+.
7.5 / 10
Magoosh does the unglamorous thing well: 290+ video lessons, 1,600+ practice questions, 3 full practice tests, and day-by-day study schedules, all wrapped in a clean platform with a 7-day free trial and a +5 point score guarantee. For students who want someone to tell them what to study each day — the structure GregMat+ deliberately leaves to its plans-plus-community model — it's the most polished option under $200. The honest ceiling is the question bank: practice realism is the weak spot veteran tutors flag first, and high scorers will find quant gaps that GregMat+'s harder material doesn't have. Our hierarchy stands: GregMat+ (8.4/10) first for most students; Magoosh as the structured-budget alternative for students who need more hand-holding.
What's included
Video lessons
290+ lessons covering every GRE section — quant, verbal, and essay — taught in short, focused segments. The library is the product's backbone: students consistently describe the teaching as clear and well-paced, and it's the main thing you're buying over a pure question bank.
Practice bank
1,600+ practice questions with video and text explanations. Volume is solid for the price, but realism is the honest caveat (see below): the questions teach concepts well without always matching ETS's voice.
Practice tests
3 full-length practice tests. Enough to build stamina and calibrate timing, though serious students will still want ETS's official PowerPrep tests for true score prediction.
Study schedules
Pre-built 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month study schedules that assign lessons and practice day by day. This is Magoosh's real differentiator against looser budget options — the course tells you what to do, in what order.
Score guarantee
+5 points on your total GRE score or your money back, on the Premium plans. Terms apply (completion requirements, baseline score on file) — read them before counting on it.
Support and apps
Ask-an-Expert: email a tutor with any question. iOS and Android apps for studying on the go. 7-day free trial, no card required.
Breakdown by metric
Every product on TestPrepAdvice is graded with the same five-criterion rubric. Each product is scored from 1–10 (one decimal place) across the five dimensions, and overall scores are the average of the five criterion scores, rounded to one decimal place.
1. Question Bank Quality & Accuracy
7.4/10
The bank is large enough — 1,600+ questions plus 3 full tests — and the explanations are genuinely good, with video walkthroughs that teach the underlying concept. The deduction is realism: veteran GRE tutors flag Magoosh's practice material as the weak spot, noting the questions don't always capture how ETS actually phrases and traps. For learning concepts it's fine; for calibrating your real score, treat Magoosh tests as directional and verify against official ETS PowerPrep.
2. Platform UX & Interface
7.8/10
Clean, modern, and easy to live in for months — video player, practice interface, and progress tracking all work without friction, and the mobile apps are genuinely usable. It lacks the adaptive engine of premium platforms, but nothing about the experience gets in your way. The study schedules integrate directly into the dashboard, so your day's work is always one click away.
3. Value for Money
8.6/10
Premium 1-month at $149 and 6-month at $179 (promos frequent) puts a fully structured video course within reach of any budget — Kaplan and Princeton Review charge several hundred dollars for GRE courses with comparable structure. The +5 score guarantee adds a safety net most budget options lack. It can't touch GregMat+'s 10.0 — $11.99/month is a different universe — but among structured courses with real video teaching, Magoosh is the value pick.
4. Content Coverage & Depth
7.2/10
Coverage is complete in the survey sense: every GRE topic gets video lessons, and the essay section gets real instruction rather than an afterthought. Depth is where it thins — the quant curriculum has gaps for high scorers chasing 165+, and the material is pitched at the middle of the distribution. Students targeting 320+ should plan a harder quant supplement; students in the 300–315 band are squarely in Magoosh's wheelhouse.
5. Analytics & Diagnostic Tools
6.6/10
You get per-topic performance tracking, pacing analysis, and progress against your study schedule — enough to see where you're weak. What's missing is the diagnostic depth of premium platforms: no predicted score, no adaptive recommendations, no per-question-type mastery modeling of the kind 7Sage-style systems produce. Adequate for a budget course; data-driven studiers will want more.
What students say
The recurring pattern in student debriefs: Magoosh buyers praise the video lessons and the study schedules by name, describe the platform as the reason they actually stuck to a plan, and report solid score gains in the 305–320 range. The complaints concentrate in two places — practice questions that felt easier or just different from the real GRE, and quant depth running out for students pushing past 160 per section. Tutor-community sentiment is consistent: recommended as a structured starting point, rarely as the only resource for ambitious targets.
Who should buy Magoosh — and who shouldn't
Buy it if
You want a structured, self-paced GRE course with real video teaching for under $200; you score in the middle bands and need someone to lay out your study days; you value a score guarantee and a free trial before committing.
Look elsewhere if
You're chasing 320+ (especially 165+ quant) — GregMat+'s harder material and lower price make it the better primary system, possibly with Magoosh's videos as backup; or you want a huge bank with deep analytics as your main platform, in which case expect to pay several times more.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Magoosh or GregMat+ better for the GRE?
For most students, GregMat+ (8.4/10 in our review) — it's harder, cheaper ($11.99/month), and has live classes. Magoosh (7.5/10) is the pick if you want more structure: pre-built study schedules, a polished platform, and a score guarantee.
Does Magoosh have a score guarantee?
Yes — +5 points on your total GRE score or your money back, on Premium plans. Completion requirements and a baseline score apply, so read the terms at checkout.
Is Magoosh enough on its own?
For middle-band targets, usually yes when paired with ETS's free PowerPrep tests for calibration. High scorers should add harder quant material.
Can I try it free?
Yes — 7-day free trial, no credit card required.
Discount Link
[No live discount codes as of October 21, 2026 — do not invent one.]