TEACHERS | TalkingPoints vs FAMILIES | TalkingPoints
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints
This app facilitates seamless communication between educators and parents, overcoming language barriers with over 100 supported languages. Teachers can send messages, share media, and conduct polls while keeping their personal contact information private. It's designed for ease of use, even for busy educators.
- 2-way translation in 100+ languages
- Send messages to individuals, groups, or entire classes
- Keep cell phone numbers private
- Attach pictures, videos, polls, and files
- Preschedule messages
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The TalkingPoints Teacher app helps teachers reach all parents and guardians, regardless of language, via text messages in 100+ languages. Our translation is done by a combination of human translators and machines, allowing for seamless communication with all of your families. TalkingPoints helps teachers • Communicate with non-English speaking parents through automatic 2-way translation • Quickly send messages to one parent, a group of parents or to the whole class • Keep their cell phone numbers private by sending text messages through the app • Attach pictures, videos, polls, and files to text messages to share what students are learning in school • Preschedule messages to go out when parents are available to read them "Teachers have busy schedules and don't have a lot of time to learn how to use a new tool, but what I want other educators to know is how easy it is to communicate with parents through TalkingPoints. I love it and use it everyday!” - Ms. Cardenas, ESL teacher TalkingPoints is free for teachers in the U.S./Canada. Sign up today!
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints
This app facilitates communication between parents and educators, allowing users to send and receive messages in their preferred language. It automatically translates messages into English for teachers, fostering greater involvement in a child's education.
- Parent-teacher messaging
- Multilingual communication
- Automatic message translation
- Stay engaged in child's learning
- School communication platform
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TalkingPoints is a free application that lets you communicate with your children’s teachers and school. You will be able to send and receive messages through this application in your preferred language, because TalkingPoints will translate your message into English for teachers. Stay engaged and involved in your child’s learning by communicating and collaborating with their teacher and school using TalkingPoints!
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Verdict
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints and FAMILIES | TalkingPoints both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 65% of TEACHERS | TalkingPoints's written reviews are positive against 24% of FAMILIES | TalkingPoints's. FAMILIES | TalkingPoints's advantage is ratings volume (92K vs 5.1K) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for TEACHERS | TalkingPoints against 4.8 for FAMILIES | TalkingPoints. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FAMILIES | TalkingPoints has 92K ratings behind it against 5.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of TEACHERS | TalkingPoints's written reviews are positive against 24% of FAMILIES | TalkingPoints's.
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints ships an update fortnightly, FAMILIES | TalkingPoints every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TEACHERS | TalkingPoints | FAMILIES | TalkingPoints |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.1K ratings) | 4.8 (92K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews — better | 24.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K | 92K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #46 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TalkingPoints Corp | TalkingPoints Corp |
Customer experience
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints
User reviews
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints
From 5.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Powerful communication tool
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🌍 Supports multiple languages
- 💡 Helpful for ESL teachers
- 🔗 Connects teachers and families
Room to improve
- 🐛 Technical issues and glitches
- ⏱️ Slow loading times
- 🔍 Unreliable notifications
- 🤔 Confusing translation quality
- 🔒 Privacy concerns
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints
From 92K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great communication app
- 🚀 Easy to contact teachers
- 💡 Convenient for parents
- 🚀 Saves time on return phone calls
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 🐛 Logging out issues
- 🐛 Notifications not working
- 🐛 Slow to load messages
Bugs and requests
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Messages not sending or receiving
- Inability to log in or access account
- Inconsistent performance on different devices
Requested features
5 requests- Increase character limit for messages
- Add ability to edit/delete scheduled messages
- Improve translation accuracy
- Provide more language options
- Streamline login and account management
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Logging out issues
- Notifications not working
- Slow to load messages
- Unreliable service
Requested features
6 requests- Add dark mode
- Improve message organization and filtering
- Allow both parents to see conversation history
- Provide desktop/web interface
- Add time/date stamps for messages
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- Improve notification system
In-app purchases
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints
No in-app purchases
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints
No in-app purchases
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