Comparison

Course Hero | Own the study hour vs Chegg

Course Hero | Own the study hour and Chegg both land on Depends.

Course Hero | Own the study hour

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you're a college student who regularly gets stuck and will actually use tutors, past exams, and textbook solutions.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Worth it only for students regularly stuck on textbook problems who will use it ethically.

Course Hero | Own the study hour versus Chegg
Compare	Course Hero \| Own the study hour	Chegg
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	College students stuck on specific homework	Stuck STEM students
Who it's not for	Students at schools where it violates the honor code	Professional or enterprise teams
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁰	Poor record: 2018 breach exposed millions; FTC finalized a security order in 2023.
Support quality	1.6 Trustpilot driven by support complaints	Repeated Reddit complaints about cancellations
Public sentiment	Reviews split sharply: app-store users praise the depth and speed, while Trustpilot users hammer billing and support.^²	Students find it genuinely useful for hard problems, but many complain about price, cancellations, and declining quality.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Recurring subscription billing is the top complaint behind the Trustpilot slide; scrutinize auto-renewal^⁴	Subscription auto-renews; many complaints about cancellation and charges continuing