Comparison

PointSolutions vs Top Hat

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

Top Hat

Enhance your learning experience with interactive resources, in-class participation tools, and dynamic digital textbooks. Engage with professors and peers, and test your knowledge with quizzes and polls to improve comprehension and retention.

Highlights
  • Follow lecture slides on your device
  • In-class response system
  • In-app discussions with peers and professors
  • Dynamic, interactive digital textbooks
  • Take polls and quizzes
  • Access graded and non-graded homework
Features
Currently charting
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Top Hat is the perfect companion app to our comprehensive assessment platform that helps you learn better before, during and after class. Top Hat makes learning fun and engaging (seriously!) and sets you up for success, helping you connect with your professors, your peers and the content you’re learning in and out of the classroom. Here’s what Top Hat offers you: Compelling resources, delivered on your smartphone or laptop: • Follow your prof’s lecture slides on your own device • Contribute in class with an easy-to-use response system that’s always with you • Participate with your profs and peers using in-app discussions Content tailored to your course: • Experience dynamic, interactive textbooks loaded up with images, videos, audio clips and more • Read your digital materials from anywhere and keep them forever Quizzes, tests and polls that improve learning comprehension: • Challenge yourself by taking polls and quizzes on your own devices • Improve your knowledge retention with interactive assessment elements • Check for gaps in your understanding with graded and non-graded homework and short quizzes Thanks for using Top Hat. As you experience the app, we’d love to get your feedback: support@tophat.com or follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook @TopHat

Screenshots

PointSolutions4 screens
Top Hat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Top Hat at free against PointSolutions's subscription. Top Hat also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and chart position (#181 vs unranked). PointSolutions's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Top Hat holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12K and 23K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of PointSolutions's written reviews are positive against 15% of Top Hat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PointSolutions ships an update every 5 weeks, Top Hat fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
PointSolutions versus Top Hat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointSolutionsTop Hat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12K ratings)4.6 (23K ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews — better14.6% of reviews
Number of ratings12K23K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank—#181 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB162 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTurning Technologies, LLCTop Hat Monocle

Customer experience

PointSolutions

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

Top Hat

All ratings23,035 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive14.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative76.8%

User reviews

PointSolutions

From 12K App Store ratings

What 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

Top Hat

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Useful for attendance and in-class quizzes
  • 💡 Potential for interactive learning

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💰 Expensive subscription fees
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with location tracking

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

Top Hat

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Answers not registering correctly
  • Slides not loading properly on mobile devices
  • Inconsistent performance across platforms

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add page numbers and search functionality to ebooks
  • Improve syncing between mobile and web versions
  • Allow more flexible location settings for attendance

In-app purchases

None

PointSolutions

No in-app purchases

None

Top Hat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PointSolutions free?
PointSolutions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Top Hat free?
Top Hat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PointSolutions or Top Hat?
Top Hat is rated higher. PointSolutions averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Top Hat averages 4.6 from 23K ratings.
Do PointSolutions or Top Hat have ads?
Neither PointSolutions nor Top Hat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PointSolutions or Top Hat?
PointSolutions ships an update every 5 weeks, and Top Hat fortnightly. Most recently, PointSolutions was updated on October 12, 2026 and Top Hat on October 12, 2026.

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