PointSolutions vs ExamView Student
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
ExamView Student
This app enables students to participate in online assessments and polling sessions using their web-enabled smartphones. It works in conjunction with desktop software to collect student responses and assess understanding in real-time.
- Respond to online assessment questions
- Join polling sessions
- Teacher-led assessments
- Student-managed assessments
- Real-time understanding assessment
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The ExamView Student app allows students to use their web-enabled smartphone to respond to questions. Student responses are collected in ExamView Assessment Suite desktop software. The ExamView Student app allows students to - Access and respond to questions in an online assessments - Join a polling session and engage in either teacher-led or student-managed assessments The ExamView Student app allows instructors to - Engage students with various question types including multiple choice, true/false, yes/no, multiple response, numeric response, completion, matching, and short answer - Assess student understanding in real-time - Engage students in teacher-led and student-managed knowledge check sessions The ExamView Student app works exclusively with ExamView Assessment Suite v11 and ExamView Premium license. The ExamView Student app also requires the installation of ExamView Assessment Suite v11 on the instructor’s desktop computer. Combined with ExamView Assessment Suite, instructors can ensure that content is resonating and objectives are met.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PointSolutions at 4.4 against ExamView Student's 1.5. PointSolutions also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 30) and review sentiment (22% vs 0%). ExamView Student's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PointSolutions holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PointSolutions has 12K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of PointSolutions's written reviews are positive against 0% of ExamView Student's.
PointSolutions ships an update every 5 weeks, ExamView Student every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PointSolutions | ExamView Student |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (12K ratings) — better | 1.5 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Turning Technologies, LLC | Echo360 |
Customer experience
PointSolutions
ExamView Student
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
ExamView Student
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PointSolutions
No in-app purchases
ExamView Student
No in-app purchases
Questions
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