Comparison

PointSolutions vs Synaelo

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

Synaelo

Transform your notes, PDFs, and images into engaging, personalized learning lessons. This app creates a scrollable feed with explanations, examples, and questions tailored to your study style and material.

Highlights
  • Personalized learning feed
  • Converts notes, PDFs, images
  • Adjustable lesson depth
  • Multiple explanation styles
  • Interactive questions
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Synaelo turns your notes into lessons you’ll actually want to finish. Synaelo transforms PDFs, text files, and images of notes into a personalized, vertically scrollable learning feed. Choose how deeply you want to study and how you learn best, then move through short lessons created around your material. LEARN YOUR WAY • Simple and detailed explanations • Visual diagrams • Real-world examples • Step-by-step breakdowns • Stories and analogies • Fast summaries • Multiple-choice, prediction, and true-or-false questions PERSONALIZED TO YOUR NOTES Choose a Quick Review, Balanced Lesson, Full Lesson, or questions-only experience. Synaelo adapts the length, difficulty, language, and teaching formats to your preferences. STUDY WITHOUT LOSING YOUR PLACE Save useful lessons, switch between study sets, track your progress, and return to where you stopped. FROM NOTES TO A SCROLLABLE FEED Upload your material, select your preferences, and let Synaelo organize the important ideas into focused lessons that are easier to move through. Synaelo includes a limited number of free uploads. Synaelo Plus provides additional monthly uploads, Full Lessons, more teaching preferences, and expanded study-set access. Terms of Use: https://synaelo.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://synaelo.com/privacy

Screenshots

PointSolutions4 screens
Synaelo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Synaelo at 5.0 against PointSolutions's 4.4. Synaelo also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). PointSolutions's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (12K vs 2). On price, ads 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. Synaelo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. PointSolutions asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Synaelo 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PointSolutions ships an update every 5 weeks, Synaelo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PointSolutions versus Synaelo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointSolutionsSynaelo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTurning Technologies, LLCMichael Cecilio

Customer experience

PointSolutions

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

Synaelo

All ratings2 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

Synaelo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PointSolutions

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Synaelo

Subscriptions2
  • Synaelo Plus Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Synaelo Plus$69.991 Year

Questions

Is PointSolutions free?
PointSolutions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Synaelo free?
Synaelo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PointSolutions or Synaelo?
Synaelo is rated higher. PointSolutions averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Synaelo averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PointSolutions or Synaelo have ads?
Neither PointSolutions nor Synaelo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PointSolutions or Synaelo?
PointSolutions ships an update every 5 weeks, and Synaelo every 5 days. Most recently, PointSolutions was updated on October 12, 2026 and Synaelo on September 21, 2026.

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