Comparison

TEACHERS | TalkingPoints vs TT Math 5

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

TT Math 5

This app enhances a math course, allowing students to learn independently and on the go, even offline for up to six lessons. It offers audiovisual lectures, practice problems with instant feedback, and detailed explanations for every problem. Parents can track progress with built-in controls.

Highlights
  • Offline learning for up to 6 lessons
  • 114 audiovisual lectures
  • Thousands of practice problems
  • Automated grading and instant feedback
  • Step-by-step audiovisual explanations
  • Parental progress tracking
  • Digitized textbook with search
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The Teaching Textbooks Math 5 app makes your TT course even better! Not only will your student enjoy math while learning independently, but, with the app, that learning can also take place on the go. Even when offline! Specifically, the app can be used offline for up to 6 lessons at a time. That makes it perfect for homeschool parents who need their kids to stay productive while the family is out and about during the day. The app’s other features include… • 114 audiovisual lectures that teach every core concept in the standard 5th grade curriculum • thousands of problems that give students all the practice they need to master each concept • automated grading and instant feedback for every single problem • step-by-step audiovisual explanations to every single problem so students can see exactly what they did wrong when mistakes are made (This makes the program feel as if a tutor is at the student’s side!) • parental controls that let you track your student’s progress • the digitized version of the printed Teaching Textbooks Math 5 textbook (with a search feature and a hyper-linked index) • no advertising or in-app purchase offers • Internet connectivity is required, but you can remain offline for up to 6 lessons.

Screenshots

TEACHERS | TalkingPoints4 screens
TT Math 54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TEACHERS | TalkingPoints at 4.8 against TT Math 5's 3.2. TEACHERS | TalkingPoints also leads on ratings volume (5.1K vs 129) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). TT Math 5's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TEACHERS | TalkingPoints holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TEACHERS | TalkingPoints has 5.1K ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of TEACHERS | TalkingPoints's written reviews are positive against 60% of TT Math 5's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TEACHERS | TalkingPoints ships an update fortnightly, TT Math 5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints versus TT Math 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTEACHERS | TalkingPointsTT Math 5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.1K ratings) — better3.2 (129 ratings)
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews — better59.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5.1K — better129
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalkingPoints CorpTeaching Textbooks, Inc.

Customer experience

TEACHERS | TalkingPoints

All ratings5,125 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral16.5%
Negative18.8%

TT Math 5

All ratings128 ratings
Positive51.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative38.3%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral11.3%
Negative29.0%

User reviews

TEACHERS | TalkingPoints

From 5.1K App Store ratings

What 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

TT Math 5

From 129 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for homeschooling
  • 👍 Clear and easy lessons
  • 👍 Interactive lessons
  • 👍 Reads lessons aloud
  • 👍 Affordable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and freezing
  • 🐛 App is laggy
  • 🐛 Sometimes counts correct answers wrong
  • 🐛 Custom keyboard issues
  • 🐛 Content can be too easy/repetitive

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

TT Math 5

Reported bugs

44 issues
  • App freezes and glitches when giving hints
  • Touch screen not registering numbers
  • App freezes up
  • App is very laggy
  • Sometimes kicks me out of the app
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  • Error code A-4 preventing app from opening
  • Cannot paste
  • Carrying makes you put the second digit in first
  • Typing digits the opposite way
  • App counts correct answers wrong
  • App glitches
  • Issues with loading lessons
  • App won't load a lesson
  • App not working at all
  • Syncing info issues
  • Password was wrong when it was right
  • Lectures are very confusing
  • Lost progress
  • Custom keyboard is difficult to use
  • Buttons don't work
  • App boots me out frequently
  • App is constantly freezing
  • Bluetooth keyboard not working on the app
  • Won't let me go into one of the lessons
  • Reviewing things done in 2nd grade
  • Stickers are freaky
  • Hard to access stickers
  • Audio is outdated and hard to hear
  • Doesn't let me past quiz 2
  • When I type a answer it doesn’t let me type it correctly
  • App glitches out and kicks me off
  • Don't explain it good
  • Issues with loading lessons on iPad
  • Won't let us use the Bluetooth keyboard
  • Won't let me go into one of the lessons
  • Syncing info issues
  • Missed one day of math
  • Stickers are really freaky
  • Very hard to access my stickers
  • Said my password was wrong when i knew it was right
  • Lectures are very confusing
  • Keep on loosing my progress
  • Lost all progress once
  • Custom keyboard is quite difficult to use

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add a redo button
  • Add sound effects to stickers
  • More problems on each particular math subject
  • Focus practice problems on new lessons first
  • Improve review of concepts like Roman Numerals and time
Show 7 more
  • Option to use standard keyboard
  • Fix issues with Bluetooth keyboard
  • Allow access to website version if app freezes
  • Add cool congratulations at the end of a grade
  • Make stickers less freaky
  • Improve audio quality and clarity
  • Treat older students appropriately

In-app purchases

None

TEACHERS | TalkingPoints

No in-app purchases

None

TT Math 5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TEACHERS | TalkingPoints free?
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TT Math 5 free?
TT Math 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TEACHERS | TalkingPoints or TT Math 5?
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints is rated higher. TEACHERS | TalkingPoints averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while TT Math 5 averages 3.2 from 129 ratings.
Do TEACHERS | TalkingPoints or TT Math 5 have ads?
Neither TEACHERS | TalkingPoints nor TT Math 5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TEACHERS | TalkingPoints or TT Math 5?
TEACHERS | TalkingPoints ships an update fortnightly, and TT Math 5 every 2 months. Most recently, TEACHERS | TalkingPoints was updated on September 11, 2026 and TT Math 5 on September 17, 2026.

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