Comparison

PointSolutions vs Bayes Manager

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

Bayes Manager

This app assists managers and policymakers in calculating the likelihood of a claim or hypothesis being true. It uses Bayes' Rule and available evidence to provide probability estimates.

Highlights
  • Estimate claim probability
  • Apply Bayes' Rule
  • Utilize available evidence
  • Support for managers and policymakers
Features
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The Bayes Manager app helps managers, leaders, and policymakers to estimate the probability of a claim, assumption, or hypothesis being true by applying Bayes’ Rule to the available evidence.

Screenshots

PointSolutions4 screens
Bayes Manager3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bayes Manager at 5.0 against PointSolutions's 4.4. Bayes Manager also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). PointSolutions's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 3). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bayes Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PointSolutions has 12K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PointSolutions versus Bayes Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointSolutionsBayes Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTurning Technologies, LLCCenter for Evidence-Based Management

Customer experience

PointSolutions

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

Bayes Manager

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Bayes Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PointSolutions

No in-app purchases

None

Bayes Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PointSolutions free?
PointSolutions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bayes Manager free?
Bayes Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PointSolutions or Bayes Manager?
Bayes Manager is rated higher. PointSolutions averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Bayes Manager averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do PointSolutions or Bayes Manager have ads?
Neither PointSolutions nor Bayes Manager shows ads.

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