Comparison

NAESP vs ADMINS | TalkingPoints

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

Head to head
About

NAESP

Features
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The Association believes that the progress and well-being of the individual child must be at the forefront of all elementary and middle-school planning and operations. Further, NAESP supports elementary and middle-level principals as the primary catalyst for creating a lasting foundation for learning, driving school and student performance, and shaping the long-term impact of school improvement efforts. As a national organization, NAESP operates through a network of affiliated associations in every state, the District of Columbia, Canada, and overseas.

About

ADMINS | TalkingPoints

This app enables school administrators to communicate with families via two-way messaging, announcements, and file sharing. It supports over 150 languages with automatic translation and can reach individuals, groups, or the entire school community.

Highlights
  • Two-way messaging with families
  • Automatic translation in 150+ languages
  • Send messages to individuals, groups, or the whole school
  • Attach pictures, videos, and files
  • Messages delivered via text or app
Features
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The TalkingPoints for Admins app helps admins stay connected to their school community while on the go. Through this app, you can send messages and announcements from your school inbox or personal inbox and receive replies from families. TalkingPoints will continue adding to and improving the mobile app to maximize effective engagement for our on-the-go administrators. With the TalkingPoints for Admins app, you can: • communicate with families through 2-way messaging, with automatic translation in 150+ languages • quickly send messages to one parent, a group of family contacts, a class, or the entire school • engage with families in an equitable way by sending messages that arrive via text message or the TalkingPoints for Families app • attach pictures, videos and files to your messages TalkingPoints for Admins is for school administrators whose school or district partners with TalkingPoints.

Screenshots

NAESP4 screens
ADMINS | TalkingPoints3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ADMINS | TalkingPoints at every 3 weeks against NAESP's every 4 months. NAESP's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NAESP ships an update every 4 months, ADMINS | TalkingPoints every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NAESP versus ADMINS | TalkingPoints: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNAESPADMINS | TalkingPoints
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNational Association of Elementary School PrincipalsTalkingPoints Corp

In-app purchases

None

NAESP

No in-app purchases

None

ADMINS | TalkingPoints

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NAESP free?
NAESP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ADMINS | TalkingPoints free?
ADMINS | TalkingPoints is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NAESP or ADMINS | TalkingPoints have ads?
Neither NAESP nor ADMINS | TalkingPoints shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NAESP or ADMINS | TalkingPoints?
NAESP ships an update every 4 months, and ADMINS | TalkingPoints every 3 weeks. Most recently, NAESP was updated on September 8, 2026 and ADMINS | TalkingPoints on September 20, 2026.

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