Comparison

PointSolutions vs ExamView Student

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

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.

Highlights
  • Respond to online assessment questions
  • Join polling sessions
  • Teacher-led assessments
  • Student-managed assessments
  • Real-time understanding assessment
Features
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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.

Screenshots

PointSolutions4 screens
ExamView Student3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PointSolutions versus ExamView Student: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointSolutionsExamView Student
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12K ratings) — better1.5 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better30
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB37 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%

ExamView Student

All ratings30 ratings
Positive13.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

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

None

PointSolutions

No in-app purchases

None

ExamView Student

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PointSolutions free?
PointSolutions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ExamView Student free?
ExamView Student is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PointSolutions or ExamView Student?
PointSolutions is rated higher. PointSolutions averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while ExamView Student averages 1.5 from 30 ratings.
Do PointSolutions or ExamView Student have ads?
Neither PointSolutions nor ExamView Student shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PointSolutions or ExamView Student?
PointSolutions ships an update every 5 weeks, and ExamView Student every 3 weeks. Most recently, PointSolutions was updated on October 12, 2026 and ExamView Student on September 30, 2026.

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