TEACHERS | TalkingPoints vs JMC Coach Advisor
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!
JMC Coach Advisor
Facilitate communication between coaches, students, and parents for extracurricular activities. Manage rosters, send messages, and access contact information on the go. Designed for seamless connectivity during events and practices.
- Send messages to parents
- Look up contact information
- Set team rosters
- Stay connected to students
- Manage extracurricular activities
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Always stay connected to your students and parents through JMC's Coach and Activity App. Whether you are on the basketball court, running the sidelines or with the marching band on the bus you can send messages to parents, look up contact information, set your rosters and much more. Login Instructions 1- On the school settings page, enter your school's JMC website address. Example: "myschool.onlinejmc.com" 2- Press verify. Then save. 3- Enter your username and password provided by your school/district Learn More Learn how JMC's Coach and Activity app is perfect for any extra-curricular activity by clicking here. https://youtu.be/JJNMne3vxSs Please Note • Requires JMC Office Build 10/29/18 or greater. • Requires iOS 9.1 or higher • To access the JMC Coach and Activity App, your district must be using JMC's Student Information System
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TEACHERS | TalkingPoints at 4.8 against JMC Coach Advisor's 3.4. TEACHERS | TalkingPoints also leads on ratings volume (5.1K vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TEACHERS | TalkingPoints has 5.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints ships an update every 3 weeks, JMC Coach Advisor every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | TEACHERS | TalkingPoints | JMC Coach Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.1K ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TalkingPoints Corp | JMC Inc. |
Customer experience
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints
JMC Coach Advisor
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
JMC Coach Advisor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints
No in-app purchases
JMC Coach Advisor
No in-app purchases
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