Questions
The things people actually ask. If yours isn't here, email us.
- Is it really free?
- Making an account is, and so is the jobs board — for people looking and for employers posting. The course material and its lessons are free too. No card, no trial clock. Membership ($9.99/month, or $99.99/year paid yearly) adds the weekly challenges and their prizes, the leaderboard, the community feed and the quizzes.
- Do I need any experience?
- Not to join or to read. The weekly challenge assumes you can already build something small — if you can't yet, the course material starts at what a computer does and builds from there.
- How does the weekly challenge work?
- A brief goes up with a deadline and a prize. You build it and submit before the deadline — the site enforces that, so late really is late — and then answer a few questions about your own code. A person judges the entries against published criteria; nothing is decided by a draw. The full rules are on the challenge rules page.
- Are the job postings safe?
- Every posting is read by a person before it appears, and suspicious ones are flagged for closer reading — no website, a free-mail company address, an odd salary, an application link on someone else's domain. That is a filter, not a guarantee. No legitimate employer will ever ask you for money, bank details or identity documents to apply. If one does, use the report button; it goes straight to the top of our queue.
- How long does a course take?
- Each is three lessons plus a quiz — an evening or two at a comfortable pace. Your progress is saved, so stopping halfway costs you nothing.
- How do I show employers what I've done?
- Your profile is public and carries your challenge entries, what you post in the community, and your LinkedIn if you add one in settings. Placing on the leaderboard is a record of work you shipped to a deadline and then explained — which says more than a certificate does.
- Can I cancel?
- Any time, from Manage billing. You keep access until the period you have paid for ends. Within 14 days of a charge you can have the money back — see the terms.
- Where do my card details go?
- Straight to Stripe, on Stripe's own page. StudiesSprint never receives or stores a card number.
- Can I use one account on two devices?
- Signing in on a new device signs the old one out. It is one account, one active session — deliberate, to keep shared logins from spreading.
- I forgot my password.
- Use the reset link. It emails you a one-time link that expires. Nobody can read your existing password — it is stored only as a one-way hash.
- Who can see my profile?
- Anyone signed in can find you by name or handle and see your posts, level and diplomas. Your email, date of birth and quiz answers are never shown.
- How do I delete my account?
- Email hello@studiessprint.com from your account address. We action it within 30 days.