FAMILIES | TalkingPoints vs The Movement Studios
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!
The Movement Studios
Manage your account, register for classes, and stay updated on important announcements. Access all features conveniently from your smartphone.
- Account management
- Class registration
- Event sign-ups
- Notifications for class changes
- Special announcements
- On-the-go access
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WELCOME TO THE MOVEMENT STUDIOS The Movement Studios app allows you to manage your account with ease, register for classes, parties, and special events. You'll also receive important notifications about class changes, closings, registration openings, special announcements, and upcoming events. The Movement Studios app is an easy-to-use, on-the-go way to access everything TMS has to offer right from your smartphone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FAMILIES | TalkingPoints at every 3 weeks against The Movement Studios's every 33 months. FAMILIES | TalkingPoints also leads on ratings volume (92K vs 6) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). 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.
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FAMILIES | TalkingPoints has 92K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints ships an update every 3 weeks, The Movement Studios every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FAMILIES | TalkingPoints | The Movement Studios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (92K ratings) — better | 4.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 92K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #73 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TalkingPoints Corp | The Movement Studios LLC |
Customer experience
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints
The Movement Studios
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
The Movement Studios
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints
No in-app purchases
The Movement Studios
No in-app purchases
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