PointSolutions vs Tennessee
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.
Tennessee
This official university app provides enhanced functionality for students, faculty, staff, and guests. It aims to deliver relevant mobile content to keep users connected and informed about campus life.
- Enhanced functionality
- Relevant mobile content
- Campus connectivity
- Information portal
- Official university app
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Welcome to Rocky Top! This is the official app of The University of Tennessee. We are excited to bring you a completely new app with enhanced functionality for students, faculty and staff, and campus guests. Our goal is to provide you with relevant mobile content to help you stay connected and informed. Please give us feedback at ut_utkmobilegroup@live.utk.edu. Icon set used with permission and provided by www.icons8.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PointSolutions at 4.4 against Tennessee's 3.6. PointSolutions also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 20) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Tennessee's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and review sentiment (58% vs 22%). 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 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PointSolutions has 12K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of PointSolutions's written reviews are positive against 58% of Tennessee's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PointSolutions ships an update every 5 weeks, Tennessee every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PointSolutions | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (12K ratings) — better | 3.6 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 57.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Turning Technologies, LLC | University of Tennessee |
Customer experience
PointSolutions
Tennessee
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
Tennessee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PointSolutions
No in-app purchases
Tennessee
No in-app purchases
