Comparison

PointSolutions vs Echo360

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

Head to head
About

PointSolutions

Engage with live polls and assessments on your web-enabled device. This tool enhances learning by increasing retention and allowing instructors to gauge comprehension through real-time data collection. It supports various question types and provides tools for tracking progress and communication.

Highlights
  • Real-time and self-paced polling
  • Display of questions and response options
  • Multiple choice, hotspot, and short answer questions
  • Attendance tracking
  • Grade data monitoring
  • Messaging to presenter
Features
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The PointSolutions polling app (formerly TurningPoint) allows you to use your web-enabled device to respond to questions in real time and self-paced modes. PointSolutions is proven to increase retention and engage learners while allowing instructors to collect data to ensure comprehension. A variety of subscription options are available. FEATURES & FUNCTIONS: • Questions and response options are displayed on your device when polling is opened so that you can answer in real time or at your own pace during self-paced assessments. • Screen displays group responses, user response and indicates correct answer when polling is closed • Multiple choice, multiple response, hotspot, numeric response, true/false and short answer, open-ended question types available • Respond to attendance prompts • View courses you're enrolled in and track grade data • Ability to send messages to communicate questions or concerns to the presenter • Navigate through self-paced assessments in various ways: swiping, navigation carousel, question list view NOTE: PointSolutions mobile is compatible with iOS 13 and above. Users participating in sessions with previous OS versions can participate using a web browser by visiting ttpoll.com. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Echo360

Access lecture slides, on-demand course videos, and in-class polls. Capture and upload instructional videos directly from your device to the platform. Enhance your learning with mobile content sharing.

Highlights
  • View lecture slides
  • Interact with in-class polls
  • Watch HD video lectures on-demand
  • Capture instructional videos
  • Upload video content
  • Share fieldwork videos
Read full description

EchoVideo helps learners, educators, and staff stay connected through secure video - whether you're learning, teaching, training or sharing knowledge. From reviewing videos and presentations to recording new content, participating in interactive activities and sharing videos with colleagues or classmates, EchoVideo makes it easy to stay productive from anywhere. Key features: - Watch videos, presentations and recordings on demand - View presentation slides alongside video playback where available - Record and upload videos directly from your mobile device - Upload existing videos from your device's media library - Create notes and bookmarks while watching videos - Participate in polls and interactive activities when available - Record and submit assignments, demonstrations, updates or other video content - Securely access your organization's EchoVideo library from anywhere Important information: - An active EchoVideo account provided by your institution or organization is required. - Available features depend on EchoVideo's configuration and your user permissions. - Supported upload formats include MP4, M4V, 3GP and AVI.

Screenshots

PointSolutions4 screens
Echo3604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Echo360 at free against PointSolutions's subscription. PointSolutions's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

PointSolutions ships an update every 5 weeks, Echo360 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PointSolutions versus Echo360: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointSolutionsEcho360
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews — better15.6% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTurning Technologies, LLCEcho360

Customer experience

PointSolutions

All ratings11,740 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative73.7%

Echo360

Written reviews128 reviews
Positive15.6%
Neutral13.3%
Negative71.1%

User reviews

PointSolutions

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent for remote sessions
  • 👍 Great for continuing education seminars
  • 💡 Useful live polling technology

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constantly logs users out
  • ⏱️ Slow and delayed
  • 🔒 Login issues and connectivity problems
  • 💰 Overpriced for the features provided
  • 🤯 Causes students to miss points/grades

Echo360

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Simple to upload content
  • 🚀 Helpful for uploading on the go

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Unreliable login and authentication
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer devices and OS
  • 🔋 High data consumption for streaming
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly

Bugs and requests

PointSolutions

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes and crashes during sessions
  • Responses not recorded properly
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Polling questions not opening/closing properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Remember login ability
  • Improved stability and reliability
  • Simpler user interface
  • Geofence enabled sign-in
  • Notification system for active questions

Echo360

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Playback issues when switching apps
  • Downloaded content disappearing
  • Incompatibility with certain devices and OS versions
  • Streaming quality and buffering problems

Requested features

8 requests
  • Picture-in-picture mode
  • Background audio playback
  • Faster playback speeds
  • Improved offline viewing and download management
  • Better organization and sorting of lectures
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  • Sync progress across devices
  • Annotation and note-taking features
  • Live lecture streaming support

In-app purchases

None

PointSolutions

No in-app purchases

None

Echo360

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PointSolutions free?
PointSolutions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Echo360 free?
Echo360 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PointSolutions or Echo360 have ads?
Neither PointSolutions nor Echo360 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PointSolutions or Echo360?
PointSolutions ships an update every 5 weeks, and Echo360 monthly. Most recently, PointSolutions was updated on September 24, 2026 and Echo360 on September 19, 2026.

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