Smoothwall Reviews 451

TrustScore 1 out of 5

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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many people found the website and app to be extremely restrictive, blocking even basic and educational content, which significantly hindered their ability to complete schoolwork and research. Customers frequently reported issues with the product's inconsistency, noting that it would block innocuous searches while sometimes allowing access to inappropriate content. The user experience was widely criticized for being slow, glitchy, and frustrating, with pages taking a long time to load or not loading at all. Some people also felt that the social media filtering was overly strict, preventing access to platforms and content that were necessary for their studies or personal interests. Reviewers expressed significant dissatisfaction with the product's overall functionality, describing it as a hindrance rather than a helpful tool.

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Application

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User experience

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

blocks people for the stupidest reasons even our old blocker wasn't this strict! It blocked my friend for searching for a Minecraft burger yet it lets him see pictures of a Minecraft creeper. Which do... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

literally blocked stuff for "education content" on everyones soul it said that man and it blocked all the resources i need for my course work like brianmac and other stuff. so random and useless. furt... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Although I hate Smoothwall for blocking alot of stuff, including pointless stuff, thats not why I’m writing this review because I want it to be unbiased. My issue is that it is incredibly dodgy. It ta... See more


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Since 2001, Smoothwall has provided world-class internet security and content filtering solutions to protect and empower millions of users worldwide. By allowing filtering, monitoring and reporting on actual web content and activity, Smoothwall enables school administrators to protect their students online.


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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

If you want your kids to hate you.. USE!

Use it if you want to ruin kids lives like this is so bad. And my school literally banned YouTube now! Like at this point the only place you can go on your computer is google- But they will probably block googling sooner or later.

20 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Smoothwall are silent killers, mood swingers

Smoothwall are silent killers, mood swingers
It blocks you, it clocks you
Downcast was the classroom, sad kids everywhere
tim was sad too, it was complete boogaloo
teachers laugh, chromebooks get smashed
no coolmath, no poki
not even the dinosaur game
Smoothwall, CLUCK YOU!!

- Mike Hawk

16 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Deserve to get bankrupt.

Smoothwall is the worst company ever. I literally want to sue them. They block educational websites, and literally EVERYTHING. They ruined our free time. They're just like "Look at me, I'm being ethical! Now give me more money!" They don't even block inappropriate websites, just other random things. Even sites that we were allowed to use and had no problem. If there is a teacher reading this, I promise you, "DO NOT USE THIS, AT ALL COSTS." Magnum was blocked, because "There was a chance it was a weapon!" Tree was blocked, because "You can buy trees, and children are somehow gonna order something online." And Mickey Mouse was blocked because "Humour And Distractions." Do they actually think at this day in age, children think that's funny, just because they watched those cartoons when they were young. The real dystopian is Smoothwall. You have no freedom to do anything, even education. If anyone working for the company is reading this, you need to deal with this now, if it keeps going this way, people actually have to take legal action, because your a scam. Children aren't stupid, remember that.

Curse you, Smoothwall. You destroyed everything.

21 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Way too strict

Smoothwall is WAY TOO STRICT; It blocks practically EVERYTHING you try to access, even educational websites! If I could, I would rate this zero stars.

7 July 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

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4 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

smoothwall is garbage

smoothwall cant block youtube searches so if you go through youtube any contraversy is unblocked well done smoothwall i am "SOOOOOOO PROUD OF YOU"
sike you suck

4 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very Dodgy

Although I hate Smoothwall for blocking alot of stuff, including pointless stuff, thats not why I’m writing this review because I want it to be unbiased. My issue is that it is incredibly dodgy. It takes ages to load, infact sometimes it doesnt even load stuff at all. Its really glitchy as well.

1 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

it is shit i cant watch animie but i…

it is shit i cant watch animie but i can watch porn
the shit doesnt filter shit i want my money back give me fudgeing freedom from your devilish shitstain of a website i would pefer jump of a highway bypass doing a backfilp than use this shity website

17 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

True Review

The app is good for blocking unwanted stuff, yes. But I hate it, because when I'm doing the game research for my schoolwork, Smoothwall still blocks the official websites with pictures or words about games even though I didn't even try to play that game! As a student, I say it's a horrible app!

10 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

FEMBOYS!!!!!!!

one day i was looking up the most humble of topics: 'femboys' but to my utter horror i saw the spirit of diddy floating through the window, then i saw the blue screen of smoothwall then my whole family died and my femboy bf left me!! (100% deserved) i was trying to cheat

6 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

trash

it blocks mario and scratch but somehow doesnt block a shopping website. HOW?!

4 June 2025
Unprompted review

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