Comparison

PointSolutions vs HexLabs

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

HexLabs

This app helps students discover and manage events for collegiate and high school competitions. It provides a centralized platform to view event schedules, access important information, and plan participation. The goal is to foster an inspiring environment for students to bring their ideas to life.

Highlights
  • Event discovery
  • Personalized schedule
  • Access important information
  • View current and upcoming events
  • Resource-rich environment
Features
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HexLabs throws events for collegiate and high school students with the goal of allowing our participants to bring any of their ideas to life. From the most serious to the most hilarious, we empower our participants by cultivating a resource-rich and inspiring environment. View our events, personalize your schedule, and quickly access important information all in one place. With all the events HexLabs has to offer, take advantage of them all with a clear view of what's happening now, up next, and additional information.

Screenshots

PointSolutions4 screens
HexLabs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HexLabs at 100% against PointSolutions's 22%. HexLabs also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and rating (4.9 vs 4.4). PointSolutions's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

HexLabs holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PointSolutions has 12K ratings behind it against 8, 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 100% of HexLabs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PointSolutions ships an update every 5 weeks, HexLabs every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PointSolutions versus HexLabs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointSolutionsHexLabs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12K ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB51 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTurning Technologies, LLCHackGT, Inc.

Customer experience

PointSolutions

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

HexLabs

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
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

HexLabs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PointSolutions

No in-app purchases

None

HexLabs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PointSolutions free?
PointSolutions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HexLabs free?
HexLabs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PointSolutions or HexLabs?
HexLabs is rated higher. PointSolutions averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while HexLabs averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do PointSolutions or HexLabs have ads?
Neither PointSolutions nor HexLabs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PointSolutions or HexLabs?
PointSolutions ships an update every 5 weeks, and HexLabs every 4 weeks. Most recently, PointSolutions was updated on October 19, 2026 and HexLabs on October 2, 2026.

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