ADMINS | TalkingPoints vs MaST Schools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ADMINS | TalkingPoints
This app enables school administrators to communicate with families via two-way messaging, announcements, and file sharing. It supports over 150 languages with automatic translation and can reach individuals, groups, or the entire school community.
- Two-way messaging with families
- Automatic translation in 150+ languages
- Send messages to individuals, groups, or the whole school
- Attach pictures, videos, and files
- Messages delivered via text or app
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The TalkingPoints for Admins app helps admins stay connected to their school community while on the go. Through this app, you can send messages and announcements from your school inbox or personal inbox and receive replies from families. TalkingPoints will continue adding to and improving the mobile app to maximize effective engagement for our on-the-go administrators. With the TalkingPoints for Admins app, you can: • communicate with families through 2-way messaging, with automatic translation in 150+ languages • quickly send messages to one parent, a group of family contacts, a class, or the entire school • engage with families in an equitable way by sending messages that arrive via text message or the TalkingPoints for Families app • attach pictures, videos and files to your messages TalkingPoints for Admins is for school administrators whose school or district partners with TalkingPoints.
MaST Schools
Stay informed about school events, receive customized notifications, and access weekly cafeteria menus. This app provides district updates and a staff directory for easy communication.
- Event calendar with sharing options
- Customizable notifications by student organization
- Weekly cafeteria menus by day and meal
- Live feed for district updates
- Staff and department contact directory
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Introducing the brand new app for MaST Schools. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MaST Schools at 100% against ADMINS | TalkingPoints's 0%. MaST Schools also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). ADMINS | TalkingPoints's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MaST Schools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ADMINS | TalkingPoints's written reviews are positive against 100% of MaST Schools's.
ADMINS | TalkingPoints ships an update every 3 weeks, MaST Schools every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ADMINS | TalkingPoints | MaST Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TalkingPoints Corp | MaST Community Charter School |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
MaST Schools
No in-app purchases
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