FAMILIES | TalkingPoints vs CenterPointe BG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
CenterPointe BG
Access previous messages, connect with groups, and sign up for Growth Track. This app also allows for giving and much more, providing helpful information for users.
- Watch previous messages
- Get connected with a group
- Sign up for Growth Track
- Give to the church
- Access helpful information
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Thank you for downloading the CenterPointe app! We hope you find the information helpful. Here, you can watch previous messages, get connected with a group, sign up for Growth Track, give and so much more! Mobile app version: 6.19.3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: FAMILIES | TalkingPoints at 92K against CenterPointe BG's 5. FAMILIES | TalkingPoints also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and chart position (#183 vs unranked). CenterPointe BG's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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.
CenterPointe BG holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FAMILIES | TalkingPoints has 92K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints ships an update every 3 weeks, CenterPointe BG every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FAMILIES | TalkingPoints | CenterPointe BG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (92K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 92K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #183 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TalkingPoints Corp | CENTERPOINTE CHURCH, INCORPORATED. |
Customer experience
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints
CenterPointe BG
Bugs and requests
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
CenterPointe BG
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints
No in-app purchases
CenterPointe BG
No in-app purchases
Questions
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