Common Core Pocket vs ADMINS | TalkingPoints
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Common Core Pocket
Quickly access and search all Common Core State Standards for various subjects and grade levels. Features include keyword scanning, color-coded subjects, and enlarged text options for easy readability.
- Lookup standards by subject and grade
- View learning progressions
- Enlarged text option
- Set specific grade levels
- Scan keywords for easy search
- Color-coded subject areas
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Common Core Pocket is an easy to use reference that gives you quick access to all the Common Core State Standards wherever you are. Common Core Pocket is designed for teachers, parents, administrators, students and anyone else who uses the Common Core State Standards. Common Core Pocket FEATURES: - LOOKUP STANDARDS BY: • Subject area (English Language Arts, Math, History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects, and Writing) • Grade • English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) Strand • Math Domain LEARNING PROGRESSIONS – See how learning progresses over grade levels. ENLARGED TEXT – Responds to the large print setting. SET GRADES – Only need standards for one grade? Grade level can be set for both English Language Arts and Math. SCAN KEYWORDS – Press the scan key to highlight topic keywords in bold for easier search. COLOR-CODED SUBJECT AREAS – So you always know what standards you're looking at. INSTRUCTIONS/HELP SECTION – Actual screen shots and instruction sequences. DARK MODE ENABLED
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.
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Verdict
Common Core Pocket and ADMINS | TalkingPoints both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Common Core Pocket's written reviews are positive against 0% of ADMINS | TalkingPoints's. Common Core Pocket also leads on chart position (#76 vs unranked). ADMINS | TalkingPoints's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 28 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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
ADMINS | TalkingPoints is free to download; Common Core Pocket costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Common Core Pocket against 4.0 for ADMINS | TalkingPoints. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Common Core Pocket's written reviews are positive against 0% of ADMINS | TalkingPoints's.
Common Core Pocket ships an update every 28 months, ADMINS | TalkingPoints every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Common Core Pocket | ADMINS | TalkingPoints |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #76 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Traxica, LLC | TalkingPoints Corp |
Customer experience
Common Core Pocket
ADMINS | TalkingPoints
In-app purchases
Common Core Pocket
No in-app purchases
ADMINS | TalkingPoints
No in-app purchases
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