PointSolutions vs Qwickly Attendance
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.
Qwickly Attendance
Easily check into your classes using your mobile device. Options include PIN entry, QR code scanning, or a PIN-free method. This app streamlines the attendance process for students.
- PIN check-in
- QR code scanning
- PIN-free check-in
- Seamless integration with LMS
- Attendance record tracking
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Are you a student using Qwickly Attendance? Checking-in to class has never been easier! Download now to check-in to class using our app, with PIN or without, or by scanning a QR code given by your instructor. This app is only for students using Qwickly Attendance. With Qwickly Attendance, institutions can keep track of attendance records with seamless integration with Blackboard Learn, Canvas, and D2L Brightspace.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PointSolutions at 4.4 against Qwickly Attendance's 1.1. PointSolutions also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 245) and review sentiment (22% vs 1%). Qwickly Attendance's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). 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
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 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PointSolutions has 12K ratings behind it against 245, 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 1% of Qwickly Attendance's.
PointSolutions ships an update every 5 weeks, Qwickly Attendance weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PointSolutions | Qwickly Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (12K ratings) — better | 1.1 (245 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 1.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 245 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Turning Technologies, LLC | Qwickly, Inc. |
Customer experience
PointSolutions
Qwickly Attendance
User reviews
PointSolutions
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Qwickly Attendance
From 245 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works well sometimes
- 👍 Easy to use when functional
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constantly crashing
- 🐛 Frequent bugs
- 🐛 Randomly logging out
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🐛 Slow loading times
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
Qwickly Attendance
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes frequently
- App logs users out randomly
- App fails to log users in
- App shows stale requests
- QR codes are not recognized
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- App is slow and lags
- App requires constant re-authentication
- App updates worsen bugs
- App freezes during login
- App doesn't save login information
Requested features
5 requests- Keep users logged in
- Fix login issues
- Improve QR code scanning
- Develop a website alternative
- Make the app more reliable
In-app purchases
PointSolutions
No in-app purchases
Qwickly Attendance
No in-app purchases
Questions
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